Monday marked Armistice Day: November 11th. 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
Remembrance Assembly
Here’s what else we have been up to this week…
In Maths we have been using our knowledge of fractions to add and subtract mixed numbers to solve word problems.
In English we are planning and starting to write our class Biography. We are planning each paragraph together and then drafting each paragraph as a class, before the children then innovate our class write into their books. Our focus person for our Biography is Usain Bolt. Next week, the children will then plan and write a biography independently. They will be able to use our class write to help them to structure and organise their own piece of writing.
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 the components of our blood and the differences between veins, arteries and capillaries in order to understand their function.
In History we have continued to investigate the effects on children during World War II and enjoyed handling artefacts from this period. In fact we are considering creating a pop up museum in the hall so that we can share our knowledge! Watch this space!
Children in Need
For Children in Need we dressed in colourful clothes to raise money and we would like to say a huge well done to Paddy Mc Guinness for his contribution to Children in Need.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Ronnie for always acting with respect.
The Writing Award went to Tommy for his understanding of tricky grammar concepts.
The Maths award went to Corben for concentrating on his work this week.
NOTICES:
Friday 16th 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.
KS2 disco is on Friday 16th November
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.
Bike ability dates
Year 6 dates:
21st & 22nd November 2024
28th & 29th November 2024
5th & 6th December 2024
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.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Ormerod & Mrs Owen
