Tomorrow marks Armistice Day: November 11th. On Sunday 12th, it is Remembrance Sunday. Today, Year 6 led a special remembrance assembly. Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed since the end of the First World War in 1919 to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. We wanted to gather as a school as a mark of respect to remember and pray for all those fallen soldiers, who have bravely fought for our country in past wars, and also for those who are still fighting for our country now. Year 6 led this assembly so beautifully-many members of staff commented on how well they led this reflection and how respectful they were. Our Head Boy and Girl-Joseph & Charlotte- have also been selling poppies around school this week, with all proceeds going towards the Poppy Appeal.
Remembrance Assembly
Here’s what else we have been up to this week…
In Maths we have been using our knowledge of coordinates to translate and reflect shapes on a grid. We then moved onto our new unit on decimals. Firstly, we focused on dividing numbers by multiples of 10,100 and 1000. We looked at how dividing by an amount such as 300, we could divide by 3 and then divide by 100 or if we were dividing by 40, we could first divide by 4 and then 10. We also looked at decimal and fraction equivalents.
In English we have continued with our Classic Fiction unti. We have been: close reading the introductory paragraph from The Wizard of Oz to deepen our comprehension; answering questions on cinematic choices of sound, based on the opening ‘cyclone’ film clip from the Wizard of Oz; choosing powerful words/phrases and vocabulary to describe the cyclone from the Wizard of Oz. We have used this descriptive language to start drafting a free verse poem all about the Cyclone.
In RE we started a new unit on ‘Justice’. We looked at what Justice actually means and what God teaches us about justice. We also looked at examples of injustice happening in our world today but also examples in our everyday life. Year 6 then created posters/leaflets all about Justice.
In Science we looked at how diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle choices can have a positive/negative impact of our bodies and health. The class then created information texts all about what we should do to maintain a healthy and well balanced life, which will keep our bodies in good physical condition.
In HRSE our next session was on ‘Peculiar Feelings’. The aim was for the class to deepen their understanding of the range and intensity of their feelings; that ‘feelings’ are not good guides for actions and to learn that some behaviour is wrong, unacceptable, unhealthy or risky.
In Geography we started a new topic on The UK. To begin with we labelled (on a blank map) the 4 countries, capital cities, seas and islands that surround the UK. We then researched the answers to questions all about the UK using different sources of information: the internet, atlases, our Geography books and knowledge organisers.
In Art painted poppy pictures in honour of Remembrance day. They are beautiful….
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Joseph for taking on so much responsibility within school and undertaking any task with such respect. He is really helping to look after this school!
The Writing Award went to Frankie for his effective use of language in his descriptive poem.
The Maths award went to Isabella for her great work converting between decimals and fractions.
NOTICES:
Friday 17th November is Children in Need Day. To mark this day in school we would like to invite children to come to school in their own clothes that day, Pudsey ears and all, for a donation of £1 to Children in Need charities.
PE is on Wednesdays.
Homework- I have set homework this week, details of which can be found on the Year 6 Homework Page.
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
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 guide gives helpful advice about…
microtransactions – those in-app or in-game purchases which can tempt young users into regular online spending.
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.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Murphy, Mrs Owen & Miss Evan
