In our PSHE lesson this week we have been understanding and appreciating the value of self-love! In Year 6, we are really good at pointing out other people’s strengths and the things we love about each other; however, we don’t often take time to celebrate our own strengths and the things we love about ourselves. So that’s exactly what we did this week!! We took some time to self-reflect and think about the things we love about ourselves. We discussed the importance of self-esteem and this lesson really helped to boost our confidence and improve the image we have of ourselves-such an important thing to do!
Here’s what else we have been up to this week….
In Maths we have continued with multiplication, specifically long multiplication. By the end of the week, we started to look at negative numbers, particularly in the context of temperature. We will continue with this next week.
In English we finished our guided write on Usain Bolt’s biography and we have now planned for our independent biography. Next week, we will be showing off what superb writers we are, and completing our independent big write. This will help to inform our writing targets for next term!
In History we penned a letter to a loved one, in the role of and RAF pilot. We had a set of key history vocabulary that we needed to include to ensure we included historically accurate information.
In Computing we were presented with a questionnaire on Bletchley Park and we had to research the answers on our laptops. This will help us with our next computing task: to create an informative PowerPoint all about Bletchley Park.
We had our last Sports4Champions lesson this week. We all got our booklets back with our amount of points totaled up, and we will receive our prize vouchers next week! For our last lesson we played a fun team game, which highlighted the importance of communication skills. Please note: as this was the last S4C lesson, there will be no After School Club next week.
This week we also had the Welcome Assembly for the Reception class. This was just for KS2 as it gave the older children chance to meet the new starters, and vice-versa. The Head Boy/Girl and Deputy Head Girl/Boy did an amazing job at leading this assembly-well done Isabella, Declan, Jacob and Eliza!
AWARD WINNERS!
The Golden Award went to Sienna for being a wonderful role model. She is such a delightful young lady, with lovely manners and a positive attitude towards her school life.
The Writing Award was given to Laciee for her superbly innovated biography. It was grammatically accurate and cohesive.
The Maths Award was given to Nathaniel for his great work on long multiplication!
Important Letter from Miss Haggerty
Please read the letter from Miss Haggerty regarding ‘Squid Games’ and the impact it is having in school.
Further information regarding ‘Squid Games’ can be found on these websites:
National Online Safety - what parents need to know
Digii Social - advice on how to keep your children safe
Support to set up the right controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites your children may use, can be found at Internetmatters.org to give your child a safer online experience. There you’ll be able to download guides for specific devices.
Active Blackpool Sports Camp Offer
This is a message from Mrs Holden and about a Blackpool Sports Holiday club that you may be interested in….
Active Blackpool are providing sport and physical activity sessions for children and young people who have mild to moderate additional needs within the local community. The Active Lives team will be running school holiday camps and a weekend club. Both provisions are free to children and young people aged 5 – 18 year olds who have mild to moderate additional needs. Both will take place at Blackpool Sports Centre. Booking must be made prior and a consent form should be completed before the participant can attend.
Inclusion Camp Poster Activity Weekend Parent Consent Form
Parents’ Meetings-Friday 22nd October
Thank to all those who have already booked a time slot for the virtual parents’ day, next Friday. Can I ask for any parents who have not yet managed to do so, please follow the link sent last week and book an appointment as soon as possible. It is really important for me to meet with all parents to discuss your child’s progress so far and their targets moving forward. Thank you.
As always, I hope you all have a lovely weekend! I cannot believe next week brings us the end of the first half term! REMINDER: we break up on Thursday 21st October, normal finishing time.
Mrs Murphy & Mrs Owen
