Being in Years 5 and
6- What we think....
‘I like Year 5 so far because it makes
me feel so grown up… We have to work much harder now and if
we don’t finish in time ‘da da daa’ the class moves
on.’
‘You have to take responsibility for yourself.’
‘We are built up physically and mentally
because we do ice skating, trampolining, rock climbing, badminton,
kayaking and sailing.’
‘After all the years of being at Dallington
School I have always wanted to step into the garden without being
chased off by year six – now I can!’
‘It is quite relaxed but it requires some
responsibility.’
‘In Mogg’s Group for some reason I
feel free.’
‘When I first got into Mogg’s group
I was very excited but anxious... you start to feel like a member
and it gradually starts to get easier. I think you would like it if
you tried it.’
‘Mogg is a great teacher… it is really
fun… I also like the projects we do… I have been here
since I was three years old and I still enjoy it.’
‘It is fun because we get to mix with different
ages, 9-11.’
‘We even get to make web pages.’
‘Being in Year 6 has its ups and downs.’
‘The delight of Year 6 is that you are in
charge of Upper Mogg’s Garden in the corner of the playground.’
‘The school has recently bought lots of
new flat-screen computers which help everyone to get a better education.’
‘We do loads of different work, from the
history of Clerkenwell to learning how to knit!’
…and on exams
‘Before your exams you have to buckle down
but afterwards it feels like you are not at school… you are
so relaxed… you feel eight years old.’
‘In the middle of the exam you can’t
help thinking “this means we have to leave, doesn’t it?”,
so you just can’t help feeling a bit sad.’
‘Thinking of the word exam is probably more
scary than actually doing the exam itself!’
‘It was only when I realised how little
time I had left that I became nervous.’
‘The hard bit, being patient.’
‘The City of London exam was enjoyable.’
‘Afterwards I did have a few worries but
I felt better after reviewing the whole incident. The worst shock
was that they gave you a sick bag!’
‘In the maths, there was nothing that you
had never seen before.’
‘If anyone who has done an exam is reading
this now, it makes you nervous listening to your parents going on
about them.’
‘The exam was relatively easy.’
‘Whenever anyone mentioned exams I would
shiver all over and get very nervous and worried but I just have to
say that I am glad it’s all over.’
‘When I did my first exam I got a tummy
ache from being so scared. I really wanted to run away because people
had said it would be very hard.’
‘When you are doing the exams you realise
how much you love Dallington.’
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