In our class worship this week we have been reflecting on God’s love for us. His love is unconditional and the greatest love of all. Well someone who showed God’s love through his actions was Saint Maximilian Kolbe. We looked at the life and actions of Maximilian Kolbe in our RE lesson this week, and how he helped to spread the Kingdom of God. We were all so humbled by his courageous actions and his dedication to Mary and God from a young age. He was such an inspirational man, who put others before himself, something that lead to his own death. He sacrificed his own life for that of a stranger!
We also had our first class mass on Thursday. We went over to church and shared in worship with Fr. Frank and parishoners from Our Lady’s parish. I was so pleased with how respectful the class was.
Here’s what else we have been up to this week….
In Maths we have covered prime numbers, square and cube numbers and order of operations!! It’s been a busy week. The class have done so well, and there have been some challenging questions we have looked at together as a class. We used the cubes to make bigger cubes, and help deepen our understanding of cube numbers….
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 Science we finished describing the different functions of the parts of the circulatory system and we have planned an investigation, which we will undertake in our next lesson. We are investigating the questions How does different physical activity affect our heart rate?
In History we watched some news reels from the Battle of Britain and made notes on what daily life was like for an RAF pilot. We then used these notes to pen a letter to a loved one, as though we were an RAF pilot. We also had the chance to read a genuine letter from a real pilot during the Battle of Britain-its was quite emotional to read!
In HRSE we discussed how children can respect their bodies as gifts from God by looking after them appropriately. We are learning that good choices regarding rest, sleep, exercise, personal hygiene and diet will have a positive impact on our health.
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…
Live streaming - This free online safety guide profiles live streaming – a hugely popular activity among young people that’s certainly not without hazards.
Setting boundaries around gaming - This looks at the benefits of setting boundaries around video gaming to help young people learn healthy online habits.
WhatsApp - This is an updated examination of WhatsApp – the globally popular messaging platform which contains both old and new hazards for young users.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Bobby for being a kind member of the class.
The Writing Award went to Amelia for the huge improvement in her hand writing.
The Maths award went to Ayson for his superb work using BODMAS to solve calculations.
Notices:
PE days- Wednesdays this half term.
Reading books - the class have now (finally!) complete their STAR Reading tests and been given their new ZPDs. I have said that they can finish reading the book they were in the middle of, even if it is not within their range. However, once they have finished that book they must then pick books within their range. Please can someone from home sign their records any time they complete home reading. In Year 6, I would expect them to be reading at least between 3 and 4 times a week.
All of Year 6 now have their appointed roles within school. Many of them had their first official duties this week and I have been so impressed with how they have undertaken these roles with such maturity.
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.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Murphy, Mrs Owen & Miss Evans
