Class 6 | Monkton Infants School

Super Science

15th January 2025K Holtham

Class 6 have been learning all about a scientist from the past called Louis Pasteur. He carried out experiments to prove that germs spread from person to person through the air and through touch. His aim was to minimise the spread of germs and reduce the transmission of diseases.

The children carried out an experiment where one person from each group put their hand in glitter then shook hands with other children in their group. The children noticed that the glitter spread easily from person to person. The only way we could get the glitter off our hands was to wash them with soap and water. This highlighted the importance of washing our hands thoroughly to reduce the spread of germs.

Feeling Proud

8th January 2025K Holtham

Our PSHE topic this half term is ‘Dreams and Goals’. This week, we talked about successes we have achieved that have made us feel proud. The children made lots of lovely suggestions for things that have made them feel proud; such as receiving Golden Awards or prizes for good work, winning trophies for things like football and dancing, or getting better at something they have been practising.

Festive Fun

18th December 2024K Holtham

Class 6 have enjoyed lots of Christmas themed activities this week including making Christingles, baubles, cards and calendars. The children also enjoyed watching our Christmas pantomime – ‘Dip & Dab’.

The Hoity Toity Angel

10th December 2024K Holtham

We are so proud of our Year 2 children for their fantastic speaking, singing and dancing in our Christmas performance of the Hoity Toity Angel. They really are superstars!

Properties of 3D Shapes

3rd December 2024K Holtham

In our Maths lessons we have been learning all about the properties of 3D shapes. The children identified and named a range of 3D shapes and recorded how many faces, edges and vertices each shape has.

Florence Nightingale

26th November 2024K Holtham

In our History lessons we have been learning all about Florence Nightingale. Florence was a nurse who cared for soldiers during the Crimean war – she changed the way patients were treated, improved conditions of the hospitals, and became the founder of modern nursing.

Class 6 were absolutely amazed to see Florence appear in our school! She must have travelled here from the past! She was a very kind lady and told us all about her life and her experiences as a nurse in the 1800s. The children asked her lots of brilliant questions and learnt lots of facts about her. They then wrote some fantastic recounts of her visit.

Mindfulness

20th November 2024K Holtham

In our Healthy Minds session this week the children learned that taking notice of the world around us can help us to relax. We talked about the ‘Take 5’ method – when we are feeling anxious or worried we can use our senses to notice 5 things we can see, 4 things we can touch, 3 things we can hear, 2 things we can smell and 1 thing we can taste. The children then completed a mindfulness colouring activity.

Five Ways to Wellbeing

12th November 2024K Holtham

Natalie from the Healthy Minds Team visited us this week to talk about ‘The 5 Ways to Wellbeing’. These are 5 simple things we can do everyday that can help us to feel happier and more positive:

1. Connecting with people
2. Taking notice of the world around us
3. Learning
4. Being active
5. Giving to other people – like a smile, a compliment or sharing something.

The children learnt that connecting with people can help us, and them, to feel special. We can connect by doing things like talking to our friends and family, helping a friend with something, eating a meal with family or playing a game with a friend.

Bonfire Night Poems

6th November 2024K Holtham

The children in Class 6 have been using their senses to write some fantastic poems all about Bonfire Night. They even included onomatopoeia to describe the noises that the fireworks make – like whoosh, zoom and bang!