YEAR 6
ms. ryan /Mrs homer :a.m.aMs. Ryan:
Why did you decide to be a teacher? I decided to become a teacher after volunteering at my children's school in Chicago. It was fun! My sister was already a teacher so it was nice that she could help me when I was training. Is being a teacher like you thought it would be? It's kind of how I thought it would be except there's a lot more variety than I expected. I love all the extra things we do at school - shows and fairs and competitions etc. What lessons do you enjoy teaching most? I love teaching English - no surprise - but I also really enjoy teaching maths... I like seeing children suddenly understand how to do something. It's like seeing a light bulb flashing above their heads! If you weren't teaching, what would your dream job be? That's easy... I would be an architectural historian. I love buildings - old ones, new ones, pretty ones, ugly ones all of them!! And I love finding out about them. My own children always complain that I take more photos of roofs and doors on holiday than I ever take of them!! Hahaha What was your favourite subject at school? At primary school I loved story writing. We did that every week and I mostly rewrote the stories I was reading at home!!! At secondary school, drama was my favourite subject. I loved being in school plays and I didn't even mind learning all the lines!! I don't think I could remember them all now! What were you told off for at school? Talking too much!! It wasn't my fault (honest); I just had a lot to say and not enough time to say it in!! Mrs Homer: Why did you decide to be a teacher? I decided to be a teacher having worked abroad in an International School as a Teaching Assistant. I enjoyed it so much I decided to become a teacher. Is being a teacher like you thought it would be? Being a teacher is very different to how I imagined it to be. It involves way more than just the teaching bit! What lessons do you enjoy teaching most? I really enjoy teaching our English lessons that are linked to our theme. I have loved teaching (and learning lots) about Ancient Greece. If you weren't teaching, what would your dream job be? My dream job would definitely involve lots of travel and eating. Maybe reviewing lots of expensive hotels in lots of different destinations for Trip Advisor?! What was your favourite subject at school? I really enjoyed Geography at school and finding out about other countries. What were you told off for at school? At school I was a good girl and rarely told off. |
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MacbethAs part of our Macbeth work, we created tableaux of the feast where Banquo’s ghost appears. We then voiced the thought of the guests at the feast. This helped us with writing diaries and letters from the main characters. Year 6 studied Shakespeare soliloquies and then wrote their own for Macbeth. They thought about language, sentence structure and his frame of mind. click HERE to read some of their work... |
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Young VoicesAt the end of January, some very lucky children were able to attend the Young Voices concert in Birmingham. Practising of the songs and dance moves had been taking place in school and at home since September! All of their hard work finally came to fruition on this one amazing night where they joined thousands of other children, from many different schools all over the country, in a huge arena to sing a variety of songs from modern pop and older classics. Watching them sing their hearts out was a huge audience with many parents coming along to support and enjoy the event!
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bbc radio 2 500 words competitionYear 6 took part in the BBC Radio 2, 500 Words competition this year and we were very impressed by the results; we are particularly pleased for Henry, whose story is one of only 5,000 that has been put through to the next round. There were over 100,000 entries, so well done Henry!
You can read Henry's story for yourself!! After Death |
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