We have had another great week in Year 6. The class have continued to work incredibly hard, and I am so pleased with how much we have managed to cover. On top of this, we have also appointed our Head Boy and Girl! I cannot express how proud I was of every single one of those who shared their speeches with the rest of the school, outlining why they think they should be chosen for Head Girl/Boy. It made the decision for teachers and pupils extremely difficult, and the voting was very close. However, I can now announce…
Head Girl- Isabella Deputy Head Girl- Eliza
Head Boy- Declan Deputy Head Boy- Jacob
Congratulations to you all! I know you will all help to lead our school in the right direction and represent Our Lady’s wonderfully.
Well done to all of those who applied too! This afternoon, a role of responsibility was given to every child in the class. I cannot wait to see this Year 6 class take on these responsibilities and show the rest of the school what great role models and leaders you all are!
Here is what we have been learning this week….
In Maths we have continued with our focus on place value. We have been look at 3-decimal place value and converting between fraction/decimal equivalents.
In English we have continued with our Biography unit. In the first few weeks of this unit we truly immerse ourselves in the text type, and apply several different reading skills, whilst exploring different biographies. This week we have been scanning texts for key information, summarising texts, exploring key vocabulary and identifying cohesive devices.
In RE we have continued with our Kingdom of God unit. This week, we have been responding to the questions ‘Is the Kingdom of God in Heaven. If not, where can I find it?’ We have written a letter response to this question, using Jesus’ parables, Pope Francis’ views and our own views to form our response.
In Science we have been looking at the functions of the different parts of the heart and how they play a key role in the circulatory system. Last week, we recapped a few other ‘systems’ we have learnt in Science, and had a go at drawing what we though the heart looked like. It was interesting to compare what the heart actually looks like, and what we thought it did.
In PE, we completed an agility test in our Sports4Champions lesson. We had two attempts on each activity and put our best attempt in our booklets. These activities included: speed bounce, balance beam, long jump, relay and target aim. The class thoroughly enjoyed this and I was so impressed with their effort and behaviour!
In History, we drew and labelled our own timeline of some of the key events of WW2. We made sure to make an extra note of when the Battle of Britain occurred as this will be our main focus over this topic.
Please click here to view this week’s homework expectations.
AWARD WINNERS:
The Golden Award went to Nevaeh for showing what a helpful and caring young lady she is.
The Maths award was given to Molly for showing great resilience with her Maths this week.
The Writing award was given to Cianna for her well-written and beautifully presented work.
Thank you, Year 6, for yet another superb week. Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Murphy & Mrs Owen
