Barley Class Blog

Date:

16th Octomber

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

🍁 Autumn Craft Event 🍁

Pupils had a wonderful Autumn craft event making and crafting lots of autumn themed activities! From Leaf faces to 3D trees… lots of crafting fun! The cherry pie and drink was yummy too!!

Date:

16th Octomber

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Barley Basketball tournament

To conclude their sessions in basketball, Year 6 pupils took part in a tournament, applying their dribbling, passing and shooting skills to gain as many points, playing against each other.

There were some fantastic skills and amazing teamwork.. well done to our winning team!!

Date:

9th October

Posted by:

Mrs Hill

Well Being Wednesday

As part of well being Wednesday Foundation Stage collaborated with Year 6 this afternoon to celebrate world mental health day. We shared positive affirmations, practiced different calming exercises and had a good natter!

Date:

8th Octomber

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

We are Science investigators

As part of our Electricity unit, Year 6 pupils have been investigating if different components affect the brightness of a bulb. Pupils planned their investigation, looking carefully at the variables and how to ensure to make it a fair test. Pupils then used different components to test the brightness of a bulb… great work Barley class!

Date:

8th Octomber

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Basketball Shooting

Year 6 pupils focused on shooting in PE this week using the BEEF method: Balance, elbow, eyes and follow through. Pupils worked together to use the skills they’ve been learning to manoeuvre the ball towards the hoop… dribble, pass, shoot.

There was some fantastic shooting with great teamwork! Well done Year 6!

Date:

29th September

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

We are computer technicians 💻

In Year 6 we have been discovering the evolution of computers overtime and identifying the use of code breaking and password hacking. Today we took a step back in time and had a try of the ‘retro’ arcade game - Frogger - which was originally released in 1981.

Barley class thoroughly enjoyed this journey into the past and were shocked by the advancements in gaming software. Games today are no longer ‘pixelated’. We then began research into Bletchley Park, historical figures within computing and what some of the first computers were really like!

Date:

15th September

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

We ❤️ Reading

Our new home reading scheme has been a huge success in Year 6! The wide variety of books have grabbed everyone’s attention and shown how much Barley pupils love to read! This week we achieved 83% of pupils who had read 3 times of more this week!! Amazing work Barley… keep it up!!!

Date:

11th September

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

🌟 Head Pupils 🌟

We are delighted to share the faces of our 3 head pupils for this year. We are so proud of all of the pupils that applied for the role - it was a very close race. It was a perfect opportunity for children to learn how a democracy works, as well as valuing pupil voice (linked to our rights respecting charter). We look forward to how they are going to support the school during their final year here.

Date:

Tuesday 10th September

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Year 6 - Ancient Greece Hook Day! 🇬🇷

Barley class had a fantastic Hook day learning all about different aspects of Ancient Greece! We started our day by focusing on the Greek myth, Theseus and the Minotaur, discovering the mythical creature who lived in a labyrinth. Our interest on labyrinths enabled us to use our shape, space and measures maths skills to design our own, complex labyrinth designs- This was tricky but we persevered and succeeded- just like Theseus did! We continued our journey through Greek culture and lifestyle but tasting Greek food and studying the history of the Olympics through primary sources: Greek pots as they depicted the events during this time. We ended our day taking part in a range of Olympic sports!

Date:

Monday 9th September

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Basketball

Year 6 will be learning about the sport Basketball this half term. For the first session we focused on dribbling and the skill of control and speed to keep the defender from gaining possession of the ball. This then developed in small games to help practise this skill. We had such a great lesson and showed some great skills. Our hands showed how hard we worked… muddy but great fun!! 🤩

Date:

Friday 6th September

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Stanford School Head Pupils

Wow! Well done to our amazing Year 6 pupils who delivered their Head Pupil speeches in our assembly on Friday. Their commitment, dedication, kindness and motivation shone through from all of the candidates. We are all very proud of you!

Mr Childs, Chair of the Parish Council, came to visit the pupils during their speeches. As a former pupil of Stanford School and a previous candidate for Head Pupil, Mr Childs spoke to the pupils about his role as Chair and what qualities you may need for these important role. Thank you Mr Childs for inspiring our pupils in their future aspirations!