Mrs Inkson (Head of Year 6)
It finally arrived – the week we had been working towards since before half term! On Wednesday and Thursday this week, the Year 6 classes held their Primary Years Programme (PYP) Exhibition. This was the culmination of all our hard work researching and presenting our learning on global issues that we feel passionate about. The range of issues chosen by the girls was phenomenal – including gender quality, plastic pollution, carbon emissions, disability discrimination, the future of food and LGBTQ+ rights.
Each Year 6 class had a morning or afternoon in the marquee to set up their exhibits and welcome parents in to share their work. The exhibits were vibrant, creative and beautifully presented, comprising written work, art work, statistics, scientific investigations and digital work. In addition to all the prepared work the girls had done, they had to plan and practice what they were going to say to our visitors. During the exhibitions, the girls spoke clearly and confidently and were able to answer any questions the visitors had.
It was lovely to see the girls all enjoying sharing their knowledge clearly and conducting themselves so confidently. Comments from parents included:
“I wanted to drop you an email after today to say how impressed today I was with the whole class, all the girls were a delight and engaged and every one of them had learnt key facts about their project and really came across confidently.”
“Whilst speaking to the other girls about their work I was always aware of my own daughter’s voice in the back ground, answering questions capably and explaining what she has learnt with a good depth of knowledge. I was able to stand back and watch her talk confidently with no hesitation and with belief in what she was saying.”
“The exhibition this morning was absolutely fantastic. Their level of knowledge on their chosen subjects was amazing. Their hard work has very visibly paid off and they should all be immensely proud of their achievement. The media they used to display their facts, figures and global issue made the exhibition so visually appealing - I thoroughly enjoyed it”.
It was lovely to be able to welcome our Year 6 parents back into the Junior School gardens for this event. A fitting way to celebrate their Junior School life!
View photos from the exhibitions HERE.
View a video montage of photo HERE.
