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 wider world today and in our everyday life. We reflected on how God sent us Jesus to save us from our own sin and He wants us to work for justice in return. Year 6 then created posters/leaflets all about Justice.
This week we also had a class mass. Fr. Frank talked to us about justice too and how we all have a right to be treated justly. This includes a right to be educated, fed, clothed, cared for and loved!
Here is what else we have been up to….
In Maths this week we have been focusing on decimal, fraction and percentage equivalents. We then used our understanding of this to solve problems and answer reasoning questions.
In English we have continued with our Classic Fiction unit. We have been answering questions on cinematic choices of sound, based on the opening ‘cyclone’ film clip from the Wizard of Oz and choosing powerful words/phrases/sentences to describe the cyclone from the Wizard of Oz. We then used this descriptive language to draft a free verse poem all about the Cyclone. We copied up our descriptive cyclone poems. I was so impressed with the standard of these poems and so were the class. So much so that we made three copies-one to display in the classroom, one for our books and one to take home!
In Science we started a new topic on ‘Evolution and Inheritance’. Our focus this week was on inheritance. We looked at what inherited characteristics are and the influence our environment can have on certain characteristics. We know that offspring inherit some characteristics from one parent and some from the other parent and this leads to variance within a species.
In Geography we have been idenifiying counties of the UK. We labelled a blank map with as much information as we could, using an atlas to help us. We then used the laptops to further research some key facts and figures about the UK.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Emelia as she is an incredibly thoughful young lady and a great listener.
The Writing Award went to Isaac for his superb descriptive poem.
The Maths award went to Mia for her valued contributions to class discussion,
📌NOTICES📌:
PE day- 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…
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok. This free guide explores the potential online safety risks of TikTok, letting you know how to safeguard children and young people who use the platform.
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. Thank you.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Murphy, Mrs Ormerod & Mrs Owen
