Barley Class Blog

Date:

27 November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Barley Class Enterprise!

In Year 6 we have decided to create our very own festive snowman for our Enterprise Project.

We looked at some existing design ideas for inspiration and then designed our own designs clearly labelling these and ensuring we listed the materials we would need to create these.

In order to decide on a price to sell our products, we conducted some market research to find out the price that we could reasonably sell this item, we then deducted the cost of materials and calculated our potential product.

As well as this, pupils will be creating a Christmas game for the fayre too!!

Date:

25 November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Road Safety

Mark from Humberside Fire & Safety paid us a special visit to deliver a whole school assembly this week. We have been learning about road safety in our classes through different activities. He used demonstrations and visuals to show us the importance of wearing helmets when we cycle or scooter, as well as how important it is to be visible and wear bright colours around roads. 

Date:

Friday 15th November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Macro Photography

In year 6, we have been learning about #macrophotography. We looked at the work of #EdwardWeston and used our analysis of his work to take our own #photographs. We have photographed various items, both indoors and outdoors thinking about the light sources, saturation levels and the background to capture the various details and patterns.

Date:

Friday 15th November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Gladiators

Year 6 enjoyed celebrating and supporting. Children in Need today, starting with a live, virtual assembly with the gladiators! Pupils then used their mathematical skills to try and escape from a virtual room by solving different problems!!

Date:

3 November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Street Art

Year 6's art unit this term has involved studying street art that is used to convey a powerful message. The children have learnt a drawing technique called chiaroscuro, which is used to create light and dark, and they have used a range of media to create their final pieces. They've all done an amazing job and have managed to showcase important messages.

Well done, Year 6! 🙌👏🎨

Date:

3 November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Chiaroscuro

Recently, Year 6 have been learning about the drawing and painting technique of chiaroscuro and applying their understanding of using light and dark to create form and impact in Maya-inspired word art ✍️

Date:

Friday 1st November

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Photo Opportunities

Barley class started their new Art project this week based on photo opportunities. Pupils applied their understanding of composition to create an effective photomontage advertising poster. How amazing do these look!?! 😀

Date:

Monday 28th October

Posted by:

Mrs Smith

Laceby British Legion

Barley Class had a special visit from Steve, who is part of the Laceby British Legion this week. Steve shared his experiences whilst serving his country and the importance of Remembrance Day!

Thank you Steve for speaking with our Year 6 pupils!

Date:

16th October

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

Laceby Stanford Primary Academy 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 Laceby Stanford Primary Academy l 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!