Topaz Class Year 6

Welcome! 

Topaz Class have made an excellent start to the new school year! They have already demonstrated their thirst for learning and are showing what fantastic role models they are going to be this year for the rest of the school. Well done Topaz Class!

Team Captains

The children of Topaz Class pitched their speeches to the children throughout the school to persuade them that they would make a brilliant team captain. It was a very close, nail-biting vote!

Well done to everyone who took part!

The 2 Johns

The children in Topaz Class learned more about keeping themselves safe on the Internet when they were visited by the 2 Johns. The children were very engaged in the workshop and were very knowledgeable.

Art

Topaz Class have been learning about macro-photography and saturation during their art lessons. They have enjoyed taking photographs of fruit and foliage, close-up.

Save the Kelp!

Topaz Class researched the benefits of the beautiful kelp forests around the world and also investigated why they are in danger. They wrote stories and persuasive letters to demonstrate their knowledge, and we displayed them in the hall for everyone to see.

Odd Socks Day 

As part of Anti-Bullying Week, we celebrated our differences by wearing odd socks, showing that everyone is an individual and valued.

 Remembrance Sunday

Children from Topaz Class, along with children from other St Mary's classes, represented the school at the Burnham Remembrance Sunday Service. We are very proud of them all.

Anyone for Tennis?

The children in Topaz Class  have been enjoying starting to learn how to play tennis in their PE lessons this term.

Science

We have been learning about light this term in our Science lessons. The children enjoyed learning how shadows form, and how the sun affects the size and position of their shadow.

          Music

The children have been learning to play the keyboard and compose their own music with Mrs Maxwell, our specialist music teacher.               

World Book Day

The children dressed up as their favourite book characters on World Book Day. 

Visit to the Houses of Parliament  

The children were extremely fortunate to visit the Houses of Parliament as guests of Sir John Whittingdale, our local MP. We travelled to London by coach, and we were treated to a guided tour of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. It was truly fascinating and the children were captivated by the history of the building which was so expertly detailed by our fantastic tour guides, Nick and Phillip. We were then shepherded to meet Sir John in one of the committee rooms in the Houses of Parliament, where he spent an hour answering the children's carefully crafted questions. 

We all had a fabulous day, and we are very grateful to Sir John and his team for organising it for us.

Design and Technology   

The children have been designing and creating playground structures in their design and technology lessons. They had so much fun making the different types of equipment.