Year 6 Weekly Blog 16.10.26

Date: 15th Oct 2026 @ 12:03pm

This week we have come to the end of our story in Freedom, where Nat has finally gained his freedom and we looked at the real people who appeared in the book and how they influenced the abolishment of the slave trade. We looked deeper at how Liverpool benefitted (incorrectly) from the slave trade and how the architecture and businesses we see today were a because of the profits made from the trade.

In maths, we have started to look at how we can use equivalent fractions to help us compare and order fractions, as well as how we can add and subtract fractions from each other. In Science, we carried out an experiment to simulate the findings of Charles Darwin as he explored the Galapagos islands. The children used various “beaks” in order to see if the shape and size affected the ability to gather food and , if so, which food source would best suit that beak.

We have also started to look at Remembrance, as we will not only lead the school in an act of remembrance in November, but also be invited to share some poetry during a special festival of remembrance at Formby High. The children have started to note down power adjectives, similes and metaphors in preparation for composing poetry next week.