Assalamualaykum! Y6 worked really hard on their Lapbooks at home; I really enjoyed reading them and learnt a lot- I hope the children did too. As Ust Hafsa (Y3 teacher) is our Humanities co-ordinator, I gave her the difficult task of finding a winner. Ust Hafsa said that all children had worked really hard but…

In preparation for making their burgers, Y6 have been trying different sauces and types of buns that could be used to make a burger. It was an interesting learning experience for the children who had not tasted (or perhaps did not know the names if they had tasted!) some of the sauces and types of…

On Friday 7th June, Y6 had their Eid party to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Children looked fabulous as they came to school dressed in their beautiful Eid clothes. In the morning, we had a quiz competition, played hot potato and the chocolate game (children sat in a circle and rolled…

Assalamualaykum! For the past half term Y6 have been working on a DT project “Making Burgers”. The project has entailed brain storming words associated with burgers to get children thinking about burgers laterally; researching about the kind of burgers that people enjoy including patty, condiments and sides by surveying friends and family; and then also…

This half term, when writing in the information genre, Y6 experimented with something a little different. They were writing their non-chronological report about bacteria and they have written it across a double page, included illustrations, tried to interest and engage the reader and it is in the style of many published children’s information books. Children…

Suffah Primary School has been given a small piece of land in the masjid by the sheds on the greenery on the left as you enter the masjid. Y6 went down to the plot of land to plant a few plants in the small strip that we have for our class. We have planted some…

To celebrate the end of term and our learning of the Ancient Greeks, Y6 had a Greek Feast for the last hour of school on Friday. All the children had made a great effort to get together costumes and were beautifully and authentically dressed in Ancient Greek costumes. We all sat down at a table…

Year 6 were really excited to participate in a 75- minute Drama Hut workshop on the 28th March 2019. The topic was the Ancient Greeks (which we have been studying for the last term) and the facilitator was dressed as Athena- a Greek mythical figure- as the children entered the hall. After discussing what the…

Assalamualaykum! Children went on a very interesting and informative trip to Westminster Abbey on the 14th March 2019. At 9.30 am, Y6 met at Hounslow East Station from where we would embark on our learning adventure. We travelled via the Piccadilly Line and District Line to Westminster Station and emerged into the rain for approximately…

We spent a week looking at how authors create suspense in their stories: we read an extract from Of Mice and Men and found that John Steinbeck used short sentences, repetition, and slowed down the action to create tension and suspense. We also studied an extract from Tins by Alex Shearer and found that he…

This week, Y6 read a summarised children’s version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth- a play set in Scotland which covers themes of blood lust, treachery, thirst for power, betrayal, fate vs free will, ambition, and the natural compared to the unnatural. The children were riveted by the story and they really enjoyed it; we are looking forward…

Assalamualaykum! Our geography topic this term is Mapping Skills. For their first lesson, children learnt about the 16-point compass. We then went into the hall to practise our skills by playing Aeroplane and Controller in pairs. One child was the aeroplane and the other was the controller who had to use the 16 point compass…

Assalamualaykum parents! Every child in Y6 in invited to take part in a fantastic lapbook competition. Children should choose a mountain or mountain range e.g. Mount Everest, Mount Snowden, Mount Kilimanjaro, The Rocky Mountains etc and then create a lapbook. The lapbook should contain lift up flaps and pockets and the following information: The front…

Alhamdulillah! Yes, SATs week is over! Y6 have completed 6 different tests in grammar, spelling, arithmetic, reasoning, and reading comprehension. We began every morning with some time to relax and refuel with our friends during breakfast in the library. Then, we would make our way back to class, arrange the tables and sit and reflect…

On Friday after the SATs, Y6 spent all morning relaxing and cultivating their creative side with a morning of art- Aboriginal Art We discussed who the Aboriginal people are and where they live and then looked at some examples of Aboriginal art. We learnt that Aboriginal art served a greater purpose than an expression of…

April is Autism Awareness Month and Suffah Primary School took part in marking Autism Awareness Week with a range of thought-provoking activities. We had two assemblies on Monday and Wednesday. On Monday, Ustadh Asif lead the assembly with the theme: “We are all same but different and should treat each other kindly.” The children were…

Y6 have had an amazing science week packed full of activities and learning! We went off timetable in the afternoons in order to use the time for extra science lessons. The aims and objectives of Science Week are to inspire and enthuse young people about science, to empower them as citizens, and to create the…