And just like that, we come to the end of our first half term! I am so pleased with how well all of my Year 6’s have settled into the Year 6 routine and expectations, and because of this, we have managed to cover so much in 7 weeks. From fractions and percentages to biographies and letter writing, we’ve covered a range of topics. The class have been so engrossed in their History topic, ‘The Battle of Britain’, and we have looked in-depth at 'The Kingdom of God, linking this with our beliefs and making links with scripture. On top of all that, we have established our roles and responsibilities, lead whole school assemblies and made a start on some practice SATs papers….a week off to relax is definitely deserved!
Today we had our Harvest festival and we came together as a whole school to celebrate this. Thank you for your generous contributions to our Harvest collection, it’s' very much appreciated. The tins of food (over 500 tins!!) will be going to a local food bank for people within the community, which I’m sure you’ll agree is a worthy cause. Thank you for your generous support!
This afternoon the children were very excited to have a visit from a therapy dog. The dog came in to visit all the children in a special assembly and after half term, he’ll be working with children in Year 2.
Here is what else we have been up to this week….
In Maths we have continued to look at fractions. We have been multiplying them, dividing them and finding fractions of amounts. We also had a go at an arithmetic paper this week. I was so impressed with how well the class did with this, especially considering it was the first paper they had done. We also used a lesson this week to go over some of the questions they found most difficult in the test.
In English we finished off our biographies and had a go at two papers: the GPS (grammar) paper and the reading paper. Again, I was so proud of how everyone did in these papers. I did have to remind the class that it is only October and we still have plenty of time before our actual SATS, which also means plenty of time to see those initial scores go up!
In RE we looked at some of the miracles Jesus performed, linking them to His compassion and how it showed signs of the Kingdom of God. We also discussed the times in which we have shown compassion to others and ways in which we can follow Christ’s example by showing compassion through our future actions.
In History we looked at historic landmarks, from WW2, in our local area. We used a map of our local area to locate pillboxes, RAF training grounds and even an experimental radar station! Did you know there is a pillbox, from WW2 on Common Edge Road?? Just up the road from school!
This week we also had a special workshop delivered by ladies from the NSPCC. This workshop emphasised the importance for our children to speak out when they are worried about anything. We talked about the different kinds of abuse that children may suffer and that there will always be someone to talk to about this, whether it be a trusted adult they know or Childline. ‘We all have the right to speak out and stay safe!!’
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Emma for being a considerate member of the class/
The Writing Award went to Ayson for the huge improvement in his written work, since September.
The Maths award went to Hallie for all of her efforts this half term-they have certainly paid off.
NOTICES:
We return to school on Tuesday 31st October.
PE will remain on Wednesdays when we return after half term.
Homework-I have not set homework over the half term. I do ask, however, that the children keep up with their home reading.
Contact information- if you need to contact me for any reason, please email using year6@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk.
Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter
Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…
WEDNESDAY WORD Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.
Online Safety
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guides give helpful advice about…
EA Sports FC 24 This is the spiritual successor to FIFA which is likely to be a similarly spectacular hit among young football fans.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all.
I hope you all have a lovey half term!
Mrs Murphy, Mrs Owen & Miss Evans
