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This week Y6 have been working exceptionally hard preparing for their SATs. 

The week beginning Monday 13th May 2024, pupils in Y6 across the country, will take the key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests – commonly known as SATs.

 

These tests, alongside teacher assessment of English writing and science, are used to measure school performance and to make sure individual pupils have the support that they need as they move into secondary school.

The tests are  in English grammar, punctuation and spelling, English reading and mathematics. They take place every morning from Monday through to Thursday.

The rest of the junior site have been very quiet and thoughtful whilst the tests take place as the children sit in the shared activity area, so that they don't disrupt the Y6 as they practice ahead of the actual week of testing.  It has been a good practice for everyone! We wish Y6 all the best in the real ones, they have worked so hard and deserve to do well.

On Tuesday Year 2 visited the Barbican Centre for another concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, this time presented by the conductor Tim Redmond.  The theme was Musical Mechanics. Through this, the children have been learning that making music is a bit like fixing a car -  we can take it all apart, identify the problem, improve it and put it back together again.  The children sang the songs they had practised at school beautifully and enjoyed jumping in their seats every time they heard the boom of the bass drum during 'The infernal dance of the firebird', composed by Ivor Stravinsky.

On Monday 18^th March, Year 5 went on an exciting trip to the Barbican theatre to watch the London Symphony Orchestra play a concert. They performed songs about heroes, outlaws and villains like William Tell, Treemonisha, the Sultan from Scheherazade, The Montagues and the Capulets and many more. They also learnt how to do the Hoedown as they learnt about Billy the Kid. Everyone loved the music, but particularly loved bouncing on their chairs during the William Tell Overture, pretending to ride their horses!