This week, we have reflected on the gospel and the word ‘king’.This celebration of the word is the last of the Liturgical year, celebrating the feast of ‘Christ the King’. Jesus refers to His Kingdom not being of this world. We shared how God’s kingdom is within each of our hearts, and we have to let this Kingdom shine through. We then discussed what Jesus was like as a king and how we can be kings today- what type of leader would He want us to be?
Thank you also to our three prayer leaders or who led us in a beautiful liturgy earlier this week…
And in the blink of an eye…another week in Year 6 has passed. From the minute that the children walk into class in the morning to the moment that they walk out of the door, they are constantly learning and challenging themselves to be the best that they can be. It really astounds me just how much work that the children have completed. As we approach Advent, and the birth of Jesus Christ, we continue to strive to be Faithfilled and Hopeful in our actions, which are our two virtues this half term. Next week, we will make our advent promises ready for the whole school display, thinking about the ways we can prepare ourselves and our hearts ready for the birth of Christ.
Learning is always fast paced in Year 6 and this week has been no exception. This week in Maths we have been adjusting the calculations to be more efficient and accurate. We have been analysing our class novel, working on our sentence structure and writing a descriptive paragraph for one of the scenes. In science, we have looked at anomalies in data and learning about why these may happen. In RE we have been learning about the female protagonists of the old testament and comparing this to the roles of women wihin our church today- raising the question…
Delving deeper through talk …
Do women play a big enough role with our church today? What roles can they do?
HRSE question…
Have you discussed leading on from our lesson earlier this week how our body changes as you get older?
Helpers in the mornings:
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Logan Beth John Paul Lily
Leading Learners
Well done to Gus this week.
Gus we have been so impressed with the way you have reflected on your writing targets, listening to the feedback given and taking advice. This has helped you to be particularly focused in English, learning the best you can to enable you to use these skills in your writing. We can see how determined you are to reach your goals! You have been super reflective in your approach, celebrating the areas you have achieved and recognising what you need to work on. This self-reflection has meant that we can see a marked improvement in your writing- keep it up Gus!
Faithfilled and Hopeful Stars
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are intention in their actions. Children who show great faith in themselves, others and God. We will also be spotting children who are hopeful, who show hope for the future, enabling us to trust ourselves and those around us with the decisions that will shape our future. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Seth for being faithfilled and hopeful.
Reminders
Notices
Please see year 6 homework section to learn the songs ready for our Christmas concert- you will now have been given a song bookelt to help you learn the words.
Hot snack menu - The order form is on Mrs Gregan’s blog, if you would like to order any hot snacks for your child this coming week. Please complete your orders ASAP (before Monday).
Own clothes day - Once again we will be creating Christmas hampers / prizes for the school Christmas raffle. On Thursday 27th November we will be having an own clothes day along with chocolate donations.
KS2 Christmas Concert: This will take place at Church on Tuesday 16th December. The children will perform the concert twice at 2pm and 6pm
Tudor morning in Year 6- Tuesday 16th Decemeber- Tudor costumes at the ready, but we will need to bring our school uninforms to get changed in to ready for the Christmas concert!
For the last 7 months Joseph has worked incredibly hard rehearsing for this fantastic show at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. It looks like a fabulous show- if you love the film ‘Nativity’ then you will love this show! Well done Joseph, we are all very proud of you! If you get the chance on the run up to Christmas, it will be definitely worth a visit!
Have a lovely weekend with your family.
Mrs Harrison, Mrs Tierney and Mrs Barker