Welcome to Year 6! Willow Class are taught by Miss Sheardown, Mrs Woolsey & Mrs York.

For PE, please ensure that you have a fully-labelled kit in school, which is both suitable for indoor and outdoor activities, on Mondays and Tuesdays. Any lost property will be stored safely until it can be returned to its rightful owner and Year 6 pupils have their own lockers and trays to store their personal belongings.

Our homework is set weekly on a Friday and is due by the following Wednesday. 

Please check this page regularly for updates and photos all about our fantastic learning journey.

PGL Update Day 5 - Friday 2nd October

It was a bit of a struggle for a few people to get up for a 7.05am breakfast again today, but we soon got going again to make the most of our last day! After breakfast, all three groups headed to the woods to take part in 'survivor', where we practised our bushcraft skills, including whittling kindling with knives, lighting fires and building shelters. We then had the final challenge of the trapeze - arguably the most difficult activity of them all! Climbing a telegraph pole with small footholds, we then had to clamber onto a very small platform, all whilst the pole was wobbling! We then had to take a leap of faith and jump off! What a great activity to finish on. It was then time for a final lunch of fish and chips or sausage and chips, then a group photo with our certificates before heading to collect our bags and head home. 

 William - Trapeze

PGL Update Day 4 - Thursday 1st October

Our final full day already… where has the time gone? Most people had to be woken up by Mrs Webb, Miss Simpson, Mrs York and Miss Sheardown for our 7.05am breakfast, but once we had refuelled with cooked breakfasts, toast, cereals, fruit and yogurts, we were ready to go again! This morning we headed out into the glorious sunshine to try our hands at the zip wire and some rifle shooting, then had some burgers and chips / a selection of sandwiches and salad for lunch to keep our energy levels up, followed by the delicious cakes that Mrs Harrison had kindly dropped off for us to commemorate the school's Macmillan coffee morning. The afternoon activities included the vertical challenge (an obstacle course going straight up into the air) and played aeroball, a fun game which mixed basketball with trampolining! We then regrouped for dinner, which was a choice of chicken or veggie curry with rice or meatballs and pasta with veggies, followed by jam crumble cake or donuts for dessert. After a bit of free time, and a second visit to the gift shop, we celebrated Emily B's birthday with cake and then mixed into teams of 6 for the evening activity which was called 'Passport to the World', where we went off in search of different country flags in the dark to complete our 'passports'. 

Aeroball 

 Niamh - Zip Wire

 

PGL Update Day 3 - Wednesday 30th September

Our third day of fun has arrived, and after a good night’s sleep (with all rooms quiet by 10pm - and quite a few much earlier than that!) and a hearty breakfast, we all got ready for another adrenaline-fuelled day! The day began with a slightly drizzly morning, but as we all kitted up and headed down to the lake for some canoeing, the sun started to peep through from behind the clouds. Everybody threw themselves into the experience and we had a great time paddling around the lake and playing games. Most of the class even went for a VERY refreshing dip afterwards! We then split off into groups again and some headed off around the site in small groups for an orienteering activity and others took on the sensory trail, where we had to follow a route through the forest while blindfolded, relying on our other senses to help us find our way around various obstacles. Our lunch today was a choice of sandwiches or jacket potatoes with different fillings to fuel us up for the afternoon. All groups then tried out the high ropes challenge - which was a real test of our nerve - and then completed either the sensory trail or orienteering activity. Then it was time for dinner, which was either lasagne or chicken nuggets with a choice of potato wedges, garlic bread, vegetables and an assortment of salads, followed by jam donuts for dessert.

After a bit of chill time (and a competitive room inspection for the tidiest room!) our evening activity today was balloon splash. For this, we split into teams and completed a series of challenges where we could win coins for our team. This included things like strutting down a catwalk, pretending to be a chicken laying an egg and giving our best gangster granny impressions! Then, we could use the coins to purchase materials such as bubble wrap, fabric and string to create a protective carrier for a water balloon which was to be dropped from the top of the climbing wall! 3/6 teams were successful in protecting their water balloons! Have a look at today's gallery below...

 A refreshing dip!

 High Ropes Course

Balloon Splash

PGL Update Day 2 - Tuesday 29th September

After a relatively good night’s sleep, with all rooms having fallen silent by 10.30pm, we began our action-packed day with breakfast at 7.15am. Today there was a choice of bacon, beans, tomatoes, toast, hash browns, an assortment of cereals, porridge and fruit, then we split off into our 3 groups again and began our main activities. Today’s morning included archery and rifle shooting, plus all groups took on the climbing wall! We then had a filling lunch of pasta bolognese, sandwiches or ratatouille with salads and fruit. The homemade croutons on the salad bar were a particular hit!

In the afternoon, the sun beamed down as we faced some problem-solving challenges and all groups faced the giant swing, which really got the adrenaline pumping! After all of that, we were ready for a filling dinner of katsu chicken or macaroni cheese, with optional sides of green beans, pasta and rice, followed by homemade brownies… some very unusual combinations of food were consumed! After a bit of free time, we visited the gift shop and bought ourselves some drinks and sweets. We've also had a lovely visit from Miss Reeder, who joined us as we headed off to light a campfire, where we sang songs, danced and, of course, toasted some marshmallows – a fantastic end to our second day.

Take a look at the photos below for more!

Oliver B - Climbing Wall 

Sam, Rudi & Henry  - Giant Swing

PGL Update Day 1 - Monday 28th September

The day has finally arrived! We’ve all been settling in well to our residential here at PGL. After arrival, we had an orientation walk around the site with Izzy, our group leader for the week. We learned about the activities and sang songs as we explored. We then split off into our three groups and headed for the first activities. This afternoon, all three groups tried out the Jacob's Ladder challenge and then tried our hands at fencing - en garde! At 5.40pm we had dinner together, with options tonight of fish fingers, chicken in a cheese and tomato sauce or vegetarian chow mein with a choice of pasta or chips and steamed carrots and sweetcorn. There was also a salad bar to choose from, an assortment of fruit and jelly for dessert - yum! 

Tonight's evening entertainment required us to camouflage ourselves in our darkest outfits and split the class in half to play ‘ambush’, a huge after-dark game of hide & seek with a few added twists and turns. We had a great time running about in the dark - a fantastic way to end our first day of adventure! We then headed back to our cabins and got ready for bed.

Have a look at the photos below to see more from our day!

IBCC Art & Poetry Day - Friday 18th September 

We enjoyed a trip to the International Bomber Command Centre for an art and poetry day organised and funded through Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire. In the morning, we were thrilled to work with a wonderful performance poet, Ash Dickinson. We all enjoyed performances of his special brand of poetry and were inspired to write some really emotive pieces which Ash was very impressed with. In the afternoon, we had a hands-on pottery workshop with a local artist and decorated our own mugs with mixed media, which we are excited to receive once they have been fired. We were then given time to explore the centre, including placing poppies on the memorial walls around the spire. We are very fortunate have such amazing opportunities granted to us in Lincolnshire through Aviation Heritage, what a wonderful day!

Tuesday 8th September - Outdoor Learning Intro Session

Today we met Danny for an introductory session to outdoor forest school-style lessons. We will be working with Danny weekly after half term to learn survival skills, bushcraft and develop our teamwork and problem-solving skills. We enjoyed learning more about the campfire, testing out the hammocks and trying out the slackline!

Our Weekly Timetable

Year 5/6 Spelling List

Year 6 SPaG Definitions

SATs Practice Papers