Year 6 Weekly Blog 'Life is all about taking risks. If you never take a risk, you will never achieve your dreams'

What a wonderful time we have had on our residential! The sun was shining to whole time, which meant we could spend all our time outside, perfect to complete all the outdoor activities PGL had to offer! Every single child has reached their potential, challenged themselves to push beyond what they thought they were capable of and have shown such resilience and bravery! We could not be any prouder of them all. Every single one of them have supported their friends and as you can see from the photos there has been so much laughter and joy. We have all climbed, swung from a giant swing, shot arrows in archery, build a raft for on the lake and completed many problems and challenges- it was a very varied week!

The final night, was the perfect finale of our stay as we were treated to array of talented acts at the campfire. From theatrical performances, poems, dances, magic acts and a guitarist, to name but a few! What a range of talented bunch of children you have!

Enjoy the photos below which sums up our wonderful time away together making memories to stay in our hearts forever…

DAY ONE

DAY TWO


DAY THREE

Peter Pan

Year 6 have now all been given their roles for the end of year play- we are so excited to get started on it! I know each child will embrace their role and they will be encouraged both at school and home with great enthusaism! Every role in the play is crucial. Just like in a team, each member plays a significant part in working towards the shared goal. They will contribute to the overall success of the performance as a whole and help create something truly memorable. It will be a show  you won’t forget because they all played a part in creating it and we can’t wait!

Delving deeper through talk …


What have you done this week to make you feel proud of yourself?

What have you learnt about yourself during your time away?

Leading Learners

Well done to Jacob!

Jacob we were so proud of your bravery during residential… you started off nervous and cautious in some of the activities but the next day you woke up with a fresh attitude. We loved the way you challenged yourself to go beyond what you thought you could do- this takes such bravery!

Curious and Active stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are curious in their , finding God in all things. Those who are active, who use their learning for the common good. Those who learn through actively engaging through probing, seeking, asking, challenging and questioning until the truth is plain. These children are the role models of the school, who drive their own learning and who have the wisdom to know when and how to apply one’s learning. This week we thank Rose for being both curious and wise.

Notices

Keep checking the school calendar as there is so much coming up!

Wednesday 18th June- Year 5 and 6 Sports Day- 1:30pm

Friday 19th Jim Jam Jog!

Have a lovely half term, re-charging those batteries and spending much needed time with family!

We will see you in your child’s final half term at Our Lady’s.

The Year 6 team

Winmarleigh Day 3!

What a wonderful fews day it has been- your children have been wonderful from start to finish. They have embraced every moment and every activity! I bet you can’t wait to hear all about it! Today we have had children on the giant swing, problem solving and up Jacob’s ladder- they will most definitely be tired tonight, so early nights will be needed.

What a magical day …

Year 6 Weekly Blog 9.5.25 ' We are disciples of Christ, Christ goes before us, and the world needs His light' Pope Leo XIV

What a momumental week we have had in school. This week all our thoughts and liturgies have been centred around celebrating VE day and the 80 year anniversary, as well as the appointing of the new pope! This week we have remembered the soldiers and people during World War times who helped to bring peace and thanking them for bringing us this peace and freedom, whilst appreicating how we can all live in peace now beacuse of them. We celebrated this as a whole school community, in our red, white and blue, with a whole school picnic on the playground, listening to war -time songs!

There was much excitment coming in to school on Friday, discussing the appointment of the new Pope Leo XIV, our first American pope, who will be our spiritual leader, leading the Church in faith, working for peace and justice around the world- how fitting to be appointed on the 80 year anniversary of VE day!

Faithful God,
You guide us on the path of life
and your goodness is our constant companion.

Be with our new Shepherd, Pope Leo XIV,
in his service of the Church.
Fill him with the power of your Spirit,
the peace of your presence
and the compassion of Christ.

May he walk with you,
in wisdom and humility,
and lead us, together with all God’s people,
to embody your love for the world.
Amen.

After working with the children this week, we feel nothing but pride. The way the children have come in to school every day and giving their absolute best, no matter how they are feeling on the inside, is truly amazing! Each one of them are overcoming barriers and challenges, no matter how big or how small and this process is making them see, that hard work, over a long period of time, really does pay off. This week we celebrated all the children, not on their marks of their final practice papers, but on the progress they have made and for some, this has been huge! We have worked SUPER hard this week on the areas we needed to, and the children couldn’t do any more, other than remember what we always say in class… YOUR BEST IS ALWAYS GOOD ENOUGH.

Going Forward …

Monday will be the start of the children’s SAT’s journey and they are extremely ready for this! There will, of course, be some nerves and anticipation this weekend on the run up, but the most important thing to do over the next few days is to relax, exercise, have plenty of sleep and eat healthily. We need those brains ready and raring to go! It would be a good idea if the children, did a little revision (small doses) to keep their learning ticking over, we have sent a short reading task to complete over the weekend ready for Monday, a punctuation revision map to prepare them for their grammar on Tuesday, and they could always have a look at IXL or ‘maths is fun’ for their maths. It may just give them a bit of practice and confidence before the week begins. On Friday, the children set up the hall ready for Monday, so they all know exactly what they are walking in to and where to sit - I think there was even some excitement by the time we left the hall!

Next week’s timetable is as follows so that you know which each day holds. Please ensure that your child is in school on time after a really good night sleep and a substantial breakfast…

 Monday am: Grammar, punctuation and Spelling test.

 

               pm: Reading revision focus

 

Tuesday am: Reading test

 

                Pm: Maths revision focus

 

Wednesday am: Arithmetic and Reasoning 1 test

 

                      pm: Maths revision focus

 

Thursday am: Maths Reasoning 2 test

 

                  pm: read through of script (yey!)

Friday am - auditions for the play!

The following week is residential and Thursday will be the interview for jobs around school (dress to impress)

Onwards and Upwards…

The following Monday, of course, is their forthcoming ‘holiday’ to Winmarleigh. The teachers are all getting ready and looking forward to spending a few days with Year 6, it is the perfect way to end this half term- making memories, with the class and teachers, they have gone through school with, as well as pushing themselves to do things they have never done before. These children are capable of great things and I know we are going to have a great time away with them.

I have listed some essential information below which you will need to think about and know. Again, if there are any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

  • On Monday 19th May, the children need to arrive at school through the normal way (playground) at 8:45am. Please bring all bags and drop them off in the ‘All Stars’ room, next door to Year 6. Parents on this day are able to bring the children in to school via the playground with their bags where they can then say their goodbyes. There will be members of staff there to help and direct you. The children will need one case/bag with their main clothes in and a back pack for the coach with any smaller items in.

  • All children must bring a packed lunch with them for the first day. Please make sure there is plenty of water and no fizzy drinks please. The packed lunch box they will use on this day, will then be re-used to put their sandwiches in on Thursday. So please make sure you pack a proper Tupperware.

  • If your child needs any medication for the week, this needs to be in a separate bag - clearly labelled - and given to the member of staff who will be at the medicine table in the ‘All Stars’ room. The form below needs to be completed which will indicate the medication, when it needs administering and how much needs to be administered. Please bring this with you on the day with the medicine (not before).

  • Bedding- Children are required to bring their own duvet/ sleep bag and pillow. The bed sheet will be provided for. Please make sure you wrap the duvet and pillow up in a bin liner to protect it but it needs to have a BIG, CLEAR label on to show who’s is who, as you can imagine the chaos once we get there, when everyone needs to get their bags etc off the coach! Children should be familiar with their own bedding etc to ensure they recongise their own once they are there, in case labels disappear- so don’t pack for them.

  • Talent Show - Next week, I will be asking the children what their talent show act is and if they have any music etc. Please can you ensure that the act your child is doing is totally appropriate. I will be checking this next week. Anything that the children need for the talent show needs to be brought in on the morning of departure. If it fits in your child’s case - brilliant! Please ensure that they have any music that they need too.

  • Final balance - please ensure that the final balance has been paid please- any difficulties please speak to Mrs Nel.

On the Wednesday, our coach will be picking us up from Borwick Hall at 2pm, so we aim to arrive back approximately 3:30pm at the latest. However, this is traffic dependent, so therefore, we will be in contact with school to give a more accurate time and then you will receive a text message, so you know when to come and collect them.

I know you have a kit list list which I am sure you have all studied, but just a couple of reminders of the vital items:

  • no valuable or electrical items please (apart from a hairdryer if necessary)

  • make sure all clothing items are labelled with names

  • does your child suffer from travel sickness, if so they are able to take travel sickness tablets to avoid illness but please make sure it is added to the medical form.

  • packed lunch box and refillable bottle

  • indoor and outdoor shoes

  • sun cream and sun hat!

  • a book or a notebook to write in for quiet time.

  • talent show- if music is required, then please send the song either as a mp3 file, USB stick or a CD as their is not a great Wi-Fi connection at all.

  • bags will be carried by the children and have to be lifted up stairs by themselves up to their rooms, so please make sure you pack lightly.

Delving deeper through talk …

What have you done this week to make you feel proud of yourself?

What are you looking forward to most in these final weeks of Primary School?

This week we will take a break from helping in the mornings and start again after the half term!

Have a lovely restful weekend ready for a busy couple of weeks.

The Year 6 team

Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'He is risen. He is not there.'

What a way to end a wonderful term together! I am sure that you were all moved by the children’s depiction of the Resurrection this morning - many a tear had to be wiped from the eye. This morning is what education is all about. The children having the opportunity to think outside of the box, be creative and to express themselves. We are incredibly proud of them all.

Continuing to learn

We have continued to really push ourselves to learn in the last week of this term. In addition to focusing on the Easter assembly, the children have been writing their own versions of Jesus’ journey to His cross. This piece is being written in 1st person so the children really have to focus on the emotion of the event. I can’t wait to share these with you after half term. In maths, we have done lots of percentage work and to make sure children remember everything they have learnt, it’s important to keep this ticking over during the Easter break- please keep practicing finding percentages of numbers!

All of the children have revision resources and some past SAT papers for over half term for them to practice and have a go at. They have worked so hard and we are now onto the final push. Support your child the best way you see fit, these will not be assessed by me, so whatever level input you feel is necessary then please feel free. If you click on the button below, it will take you to the section on the Year 6 web page ‘How to Help Your Child.’ I have updated the page with lots of useful sites for the children to access. If you see there is an area that children need more practice, then these sites should help, but remember one of the most crucial ways is through books. So please make sure you set aside time of Easter to read together. The final weeks after half term will be focused on revision and helping the children in each of the different areas.

LEARNER OF THE HALF TERM…

Voted for by your classmates for being an excellent learning role model within our classroom. The class think you have shone this half term …

Ruby

Grateful and Generous STAR of the half term …

Voted for by your classmates who think Ella deserves the STAR award, for being a kind friend.

Helpers in the morning for after Easter

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Liam Jacob Ella Niamh

Notices

Back to school on Tuesday 22nd April

On behalf of the Year 6 team, I wish you all a restful and holy Easter. Take time to spend with each other and to enjoy the beautiful weather- let’s hope it remains.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker

Year 6 Weekly Blog' During the season of lent contemplate your heart and look at your world with hope'

Earlier this week we attended mass as part of our journey through lent and preparation for the resurrection. This was a beautiful time spent with our reception partners and the nursery children, spent in deep prayer and reflection.

We have had another successful week in Year 6, where they have worked so hard and reflecting on their learning constantly. The children have recieved more feedback on previous papwers and now have a very clear idea on the areas they need to work on and what they may want to revise. They have now got English and Maths revisions folders and books, which they can take to and from school to help them revise and prepare, but please can you ensure that these come abck to school every day as they will need them. Next week, revision material will be available to children to choose areas they might want to do extra work on, they will not be marked but they can use the material to aid their revision should they wish to, it is completely optional but we want to eqipt them as much as possible.

What have we been learning this week?

English - This week our focus has been on srevising the spelling of singular and plural nouns. We have also looked at the use of apostrophes in possession and the rules for singular and plural nouns.

Maths - We have now completed our fraction work and now we can all add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions! We have started moving on to percentages, which the children have already a good handle on!

PE- We have loved our PE this week, practising our fore and backhand in tennis! We have even started our Resurrection assembly and can’t wait to share this with you!

Year 6 have started their clubs this week and goodness me have I been proud of them! They have all been extrmemely well organised and engaging for our younger children!

Don’t forget to keep encouraging children to read as much as possible and to ocmplete their homework, to have it on time- good practice for next year! This week we had 8 children who did not either complete the whole homework in their books or hand it in on time. Please also use the link below if you want to do some extra learning …

Delving deeper through talk …

What are the different spelling rules when changing sungular to plural nouns?

My Happy Mind…

How have you been a good friend this week?

Leading Learner

Well done to Layla this week.

Layla, you have had such a wonderful attitude towards your learning this week- every day you have come in with a smile ready to work your socks off but also help others!

Grateful and Generous stars…

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term in their actions. Children who show gratitude for all of their own and other people’s gifts- also regarding other people as precious gifts themsleves, reflecting our school’s mission statement. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who show generosity in their service for others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Elsie for being Grateful and Generous.


Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Elsie Millie Ben Jacob

Notices

  • Date for the diary- Year 6 Resurrection Assembly is on Friday 11th April.

  • School Leaver Hoodies- Next week is the final week to get your orders for the hoodies at Top Marques- please make sure you go in and order the correct size.

  • Bikeability - this has been booked for Monday 16th and 23rd June. If you would like your child to take part in this crucial trainng before they go on to high school then please complete the consent form via the QR code on the letter.

  • MEDICAL FORMS- we still have some medical forms that need to be completed and sent back to school. Please ensure any conditions and food or other allergies are mentioned in this form.


Have a lovely weekend.

We will see you on Monday.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker

Year 6 Weekly Blog 'A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new' Albert Einstein

This week we have listened to and reflected on Luke parable of the fig tree, which highlights God’s patience and the need for believers to produce good fruit. Year 6 have looked at how we can produce good fruit in our lives and what the symbolism means behind it. In liturgy we discussed how just like the fig tree needed a chance to bear fruit, we also need time to grow and become better christians.

Wow we have been a class full of Isabella Insects this week: listening to advice, celebrating the things we have achieved, looking forward to the things we want to develop next and most importantly not comparing ourselves to others. Such vital skills when we are teaching our children to be independent learners; giving them the confidence to take risks, try different skills and most importantly, be allowed to make those crucial mistakes and learn from them. We have had a week of feedback from our first practice SAT’s papers and next week we will continue with this journey. This is a huge learning curve for the children, and a crucial one, as it allows them to celebrate their achievements but also, to see for themselves the areas they need to work on. The first paper is never a full reflection of what your children are capable of, but we must celebrate them whatever mark they got as it is the first hurdle of a journey together. They now fully understand this process, as we have talked at length about how our feelings/ emotions can take control, preventing us to see or read questions carefully, the silly mistakes we make when we feel like we are being timed, the way the questions are worded and decoding ‘what does it want me to do?’ and then the strategies they can use to allow them to become more accurate or efficient. These are just SOME of the barriers, or as we would say, ‘learning opportunities’, that the children need to learn or overcome, before they even then, apply all of their knowledge.

I am so proud of the way Year 6 have approached this feedback. They have faced these sessions with such resilience, determination and maturity. This is why it is so crucial to do these papers at this time as they are ready and have the skills to face these challenges. The children have laughed and celebrated at their silly errors, know exactly where they have gone wrong, know what they need to work on and are, dare I say it, even excited to do it again and ‘beat’ their score. These papers will go home with the children next week to share with you. Take the time to go through these papers, to celebrate their achievements, let them explain their mistakes and what they should have done and let them share their targets with you.

What have we been learning this week?

Learning has been full on and fast paced this week. I am so impressed by the attitude of the children and their desire to make progress.

English - ThIs week our focus has been finishing off our learning around progressive tense. We are getting closer to the end of our class novel- The Boy at the Back of the Class, which the children are loving! Mrs Gregan has treated us to a book she found at the school fair- ‘The girl at the front of the class’ which we can’t wait to read after!

Maths - this week we have been adding and subtracting fractions!

PE- we have thoroughly enjoyed our PE this week. On Tuesday we have been putting together sequences on the large equipment in the hall and on Wednesday, we have been practising our forehand and backhand in tennis, seeing how long we can keep a ralley going!

You will see from the homework this week that we are really gearing up to the final weeks of teaching. Please continue to keep asking questions and I will help you wherever I can. Over Easter we will be sending a number of practice papers home to have a go at over the holidays, all of these will be due back the first day back after the Easter holidays. Support your child the best way you see fit, these will not be assessed by me, so whatever level input you feel is necessary then please feel free. If you click on the button below, it will take you to the section on the Year 6 web page ‘How to Help Your Child.’ I have updated the page with lots of useful sites for the children to access. If you see there is an area that children need more practice, then these sites should help, but remember one of the most crucial ways is through books. So please make sure you set aside time of Easter to read together. Below also is the timetable and just so information about SAT’s week.

Delving deeper through talk …

What is the difference between simple, perfect and progressive tense?

My Happy Mind…

What have you learnt from the relate module?

Leading Learner

Well done to Isaac this week.

Isaac, you could get this certificate every single week for your attitude towards learning. You have come back to school seamlessly, with great enthusaism and determination and your work always reflects your outstanding learning attitude!

Grateful and Generous stars…

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term in their actions. Children who show gratitude for all of their own and other people’s gifts- also regarding other people as precious gifts themsleves, reflecting our school’s mission statement. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who show generosity in their service for others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Jacob for being Grateful and Generous.


Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Cora Jacob Luke Rose

Notices

  • Date for the diary- Year 6 Resurrection Assembly is on Friday 11th April.

  • School Leaver Hoodies- a Parent payment of £20 has now been set for all those wanting to purchase a school leavers hoody. These are a great keepsake for the children and usually they request to wear these on their leavers day out ready for a class photo! Top Marques, St Annes, are now expecting you to go in to shop to make sure you get the correct size and let them know what size you want- payment is not needed in the shop this is through ParentPay.

  • Bikeability letters have gone out today- this has been booked for Monday 16th and 23rd June. If you would like your child to take part in this crucial trainng before they go on to high school then please complete the consent form via the QR code on the letter.

  • MEDICAL FORMS have also been sent out today for our upcoming residential. I know you have completed these back in Autumn, however, we need to ensure no changes have been added so if you could complete these again we for next week we would be very grateful as I need to start sending information over. Please ensure any conditions and food or other allergies are mentioned in this form.


Have a lovely weekend.

We will see you on Monday.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker

Year 6 Weekly Blog 'Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each community and every believer. Above all it's a time of grace' Pope Francis

We are now right at the beginning of Lent and Year 6 this week have spoken about in Liturgy what we must do to prepare for the death adn resurrection of Jesus, as we journey towards the cross. We have reflected on how we can build our relationship with God through many different ways such as prayer, fasting and almsgiving. We then made our own lenten promises, of what we will do during this time to become closer to God and added it to our Prayer and Liturgy display.

This run up to May is always a crucial one, where we can really refine the skills we need and reinforce any necessary information. So many of you have asked how you can help your child at home and what you can do to give them confidence in the final few weeks. Staying calm and not putting unnecessary pressure on children will ensure that they remain confident and continue to have that ‘I can’ attitude; early nights will be crucial over the next few weeks as they will be tired from all of their hard work and of course keep talking to them about their success but also areas to improve, helping them to set a plan of what they can do to reach their targets. One HUGE way to support your child, is homework. Every week, I spend time organising and planning for the areas that Year 6 need the most, complimenting what we are doing in class. Having a parent work alongside them to do this homework WILL help them. Reading is the other area, reading alongside your child every night- modelling fluency and pace, modelling reading punctuation and asking them questions about what they have read will also have a great impact.

 

What have we been learning this week?

English - This week we have looked in to the fight scene of Mercuito and Tybalt, as well as continuing to revise the tense rules for simple, perfect and progressive tense, as well as working on the active and passive voice. Yesterday, we reflected closely on Juliet’s response to hearing the news and looked at her confusion and confliction as we gather oxymorons and even made our own!

Maths - We have continued to master our fraction work, solving problems, converting mixed and improper fractions, comparing and ordering and of course consolidating our arithmetic.

French- This week we have started looking at items around the home in french.

PE- This week we have been working on our racket control and rallying skills in tennis…

 

Leading Learners

Well done to Cora this week.

Cora, you have been so resilient in your learning and this week we can see how your hard work is paying off! You have persevered with that deep maths learning of new methods, you are retrieving your grammar much more with ease and you have been so determined to complete all your work independently. Your fraction work this week has clicked in to place and you are whizzing through it, as you have such a sound recall of your times tables. We are so proud of your ‘I CAN’ attitude, enthusiasm and determination!

Grateful and Generous stars…

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term in their actions. Children who show gratitude for all of their own and other people’s gifts- also regarding other people as precious gifts themsleves, reflecting our school’s mission statement. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who show generosity in their service for others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Dominic for being Grateful and Generous.

Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Erin Esther Ella Riley

Notices

  • Date for the diary- Year 6 Resurrection Assembly is on Friday 11th April.

  • Friday 21st March Own clothes day and bring an Easter Egg for our Easter Egg raffle.

  • If your child would like to make a ‘people you love’ planter on Friday 21st March during school, then the payment for this is on ParentPay- it is the perfect time with mother’s day and Easter just around the corner! Final payments are due before Tuesday, this will be when orders are taken and unfortantely no later payments will be accounted for.

  • Scholastic book fair starts after school on Wednesday19th March- 21st March.

  • School Leaver Hoodies- a Parent payment of £20 has now been set for all those wanting to purchase a school leavers hoody. These are a great keepsake for the children and usually they request to wear these on their leavers day out ready for a class photo! Top Marques, St Annes, are now expecting you to go in to shop to make sure you get the correct size and let them know what size you want- payment is not needed in the shop this is through ParentPay.


Have a lovely weekend.

We will see you on Monday.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker

Year 6 Weekly Blog... 'A book is a gift you can open again and again'

Turning to the Cross

This week, we celebrated the start of Lent at mass as a whole school. This was such a beautiful time, of deep prayer and reflection, it is an invitation to rearrange your priorities—to focus on what matters most and leave behind what matters least.

We have now exchanged our Lenten boxes with Reception, ready to collect money for Cafod during Lent. It was so clear how much effort all the children had put in to when creating their boxes and they loved getting together again to give it to their partner.

You are never alone when you are lost in a book…

We love World Book Day! Yesterday brought such happiness, laughter and excitement to the classroom. I hope you enjoy looking at the photographs from yesterday! We started the day off with the live ‘Great Big World Book Day Footy & Booky Quiz 2025!’ led by the football premier league, which was all about books and of course football! Then we swapped our books with one another and then spent some time reading with our reception partners. The rest of the day was dedicated to our class novel ‘The boy at the back of the class’ where we collected vocabulary and wrote a description piece of a market place!

Where has our learning taken us this week?

Maths - We have continued with our long division practice and consolidation, but we are doing really well- we even have some to practise for homework! We have got ur fraction work up and running- simplifying fractions, comparing fractions and now changing improper and mixed fractions! In English, we have studied the balcony scene in more detaled and written our independent diaries as Romeo- I can’t wait to read them!

We had a fabulous mroning at forest school! We have had mud kitchens, den building and tree climbing- think the picutres say it all …

Delving deeper through talk …

What is the consecration and how is Jesus present throughthe mass?

My Happy Mind…

Can you remember what was on the check list for being an active listener?

Leading Learners…

Well done to Archie this week.

Archie, you work tirelessly in lessons to be the best you can be and we love teaching you as you are always so focused and engaged. Your attention to detail, reflective attitude towards your learning and ability to think deeply about subjects, help you to take your learning that step further.

Grateful and Generous stars…

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term in their actions. Children who show gratitude for all of their own and other people’s gifts- also regarding other people as precious gifts themsleves, reflecting our school’s mission statement. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who show generosity in their service for others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Benjamin for being Grateful and Generous.

Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Michael Benjamin Liam Cora

Notices

  • Date for the diary- Year 6 Resurrection Assembly is on Friday 11th April.

  • Friday 21st March Own clothes day and bring an Easter Egg for our Easter Egg raffle.

  • Scholastic book fair starts after school on Wednesday19th March- 21st March.

  • School Leaver Hoodies- a Parent payment of £20 has now been set for all those wanting to purchase a school leavers hoody. These are a great keepsake for the children and usually they request to wear these on their leavers day out ready for a class photo! Top Marques, St Annes, are now expecting you to go in to shop to make sure you get the correct size and let them know what size you want- payment is not needed in the shop this is through ParentPay.


Have a lovely weekend.

We will see you on Monday.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker

Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'When we give cheerful and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.'

Welcome back to the second half of the spring term. There is no doubt that it is going to be a busy term with lots and lots going on. I am really excited that we will end the term with an Easter assembly. It will be a lovely way to bring our class family: parents and children together.

This half term, we are focusing on the virtues of being Grateful and Generous. This half term we will be growing to be grateful for our own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day; and generous with our own gifts and the service for others. There is so much love in our school and especially our class and I am so grateful for all of your wonderful children, how hard they are all working and of course all the support from you as parents. Keep supporting them at home with their daily reading, completion of homework and of course attendance, it is such a crucial time, that we can not miss any learning opportunity!

‘Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo.’ Drama is a brilliant way to bring text to life and we will be using drama throughout this entire unit. Before half term we filmed and photographed the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Please enjoy our film below.

Where has our learning taken us this week?

Maths - We have continued with our long division practice and consolidation- this will be ongoing now, so please do not worry if we are not 100% confident with this just YET- we WILL get there, we just have to be Sadie Spiders! Fractions will be a big part of next week’s learning, so please make sure you spend time on the homework, recapping finding fractions of numbers from year 5 in preparation! This week the children have recieved feedback on their wonderful diary entries, in the role of Juliet and had a chance to improve and edit their work, ready to complete their next diary entry as Romeo next week!

On Wednesday, the children had a visit from St Anne’s firefighters, to revisit fire safety from their Year 2 learning but also to talk about Road Safety. We learnt some great ways of how to keep ourselves safe…

Being an active and curious learner.

I am sure the children have come home to tell you that they have had their grammar paper back this week. This was such an exciting and worth-while learning journey, where we have been through the paper, celebrated achievements and even mistakes- as the mistakes we make are what we truly learn from the most! I would like to remind all of you that this process is not to label or to level your child, as we have not yet completed the whole curriculum, we simply do this to ensure your children are familiar with the layout, formatting, style of questions and of course to learn what is expected of them. The children have had the chance to think about what areas they know they need to work on now and reflect on what progress they would like to make next time- marginal gains are always the best way! We were so proud of the children’s maturity and resilience during this feedback time.

Delving deeper through talk …

What did we learn from our Fire Safety Talk- how can we keep ourselves safe?

My Happy Mind…

Our next module is ‘relate’, before we start think about the questions: How can we have good relationships with others?

Leading Learners

Well done to Liam this week.

Liam- Wow we are so proud of your reflective, focused and determined approached to your work. We are so impressed with your writing this week- keep up the great work!

Gratetful and Generous Stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term in their actions. Children who show gratitude for all of their own and other people’s gifts- also regarding other people as precious gifts themsleves, reflecting our school’s mission statement. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who show generosity in their service for others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Erin for being Grateful and Generous.

Helpers in the morning for after half term:

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Ben Erin Liam Millie


Notices

  • World Book Day Thursday 6th March- dress up, there are many different ideas that Mrs Gregan has put on her blog, to make this not an expensive event! Children have been asked to bring in a book that they would like to swap with a friend to keep, to pass on the gift of that book to others! We will be also meeting up with our reception partners next week to read with them! Any spare books that have not been swaped will be put towards our school book fair to raise money for our library, so if you have more than one spare please do bring them in.

  • School Leaver Hoodies- a Parent payment of £20 has now been set for all those wanting to purchase a school leavers hoody. These are a great keepsake for the children and usually they request to wear these on their leavers day out ready for a class photo!

  • Lent Boxes are due in on Monday- thank you to those who have already brought them in- they look wonderful!

    Reminder: Can you design and make a special lenten box for your Reception partner. This needs to be a specially designed and decorated container that you can give to your partner the 2nd week back after half term ready for them to take home and collect money during lent for our chosen charity. Think about what your partner likes and what their interests are, this may help you when planning what to do- refer to your partners card they wrote for you. You could make your box out of any plastic container, cardboard box, it is up to you- just make sure it is fully cleaned out first! Below is a reminder of your partners and a little inspiration:


Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker


Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'Don't be afraid to take on the biggest of challenges, they offer the greatest reward.'

Yesterday we celebrated the Jubilee year as a community at church. This was a beautiful way to mark this special year and look at ways we can all be pilgrims of hope. Father Peter, talked us through the beautiful meaning behind the logo. We looked at the four figures, representing all of humanity, coming from the four corners of the earth. They embrace each other to indicate the solidarity which should unite all peoples. The figure at the front is holding onto the cross. It is not only the sign of the faith, but also of hope, which can never be abandoned, because we are always in need of hope, especially in our moments of greatest need. There are the rough waves under the figures, symbolising the fact that life’s pilgrimage does not always go smoothly in calm waters. Often the circumstances of daily life and events in the wider world require a greater call to hope, but God’s love for us will always give us the anchor that we need. We then talked about all the ways that we can be pilgrims of hope, whether this be through prayer, going to church, kindness or spreading our love.

We have reached the end of a very busy and full half term. I know I say this most weeks, but I really am in awe of the work that the children are completing and the expectations that they have of themselves. Whether it be Science, Maths, RE or Art, the children always get fully stuck into their learning and become immersed by what they are being taught. I am so very proud of them all.

Online Safety

In the midst of our busy week, we devoted a large amount of conversation time to online safety. Tuesday was National Online Safety Day and we took part in the BBC live lesson on online safety. On this day, children from all over the country will have been looking carefully at their online behaviour; hopefully they will have learnt a thing or two. We looked at what scams and phishing are, and ways that we can spot them! We have also looked at social media platforms, there age restrictions and how the internet can influence our behaviour, thoughts and feelings, both negatively and positively. We have had some extremely interesting and open conversations around these topics!

Where has our learning taken us this week?

English - ‘Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo.’ This week we have explored Romeo and Juliet’s first encounter and written a recount in role- very romantic! In Maths we have been focusing on our long multiplication and using this to problem solve, then we have started with our long division practice- this will be ongoing now, so please do not worry if we are not 100% confident with this just YET- we WILL get there, we just have to be Sadie Spiders! In RE we have learnt what happens during the Liturgy of the Eucharist, in particular how we are offering our lives to God during the offertory.

This week we have filmed our version of the prologue for Romeo and Juliet- this will be ready to put on the blog first week back, but here is a sneak preview of our the play in 30 seconds and a few photos of our drama in the hall…

Being an active and curious learner.

I am sure the children have come home to tell you that this week we sat our first mock SAT’S papers. They have completed these with great resilience and such a positive attitude. This has not been completely new for your children, they have regularly had a go at example questions, however this is the first time they have completed a whole paper. After half term, we will continue to complete the Maths and Reading, but they all understand the importance of this and I am sure lots of lessons will be learnt which will enable us to build and move forward together as a class. Once they have completed these assessment, they will of course be marked and handed back to them where they will be encouraged to think about their progress and where they want to be next time they take a set of papers. Marginal gains is what it is all about. Over the next few weeks, the children will be bringing folders home, with their papers in them. This is their opportunity to share their work with you, to purple pen, celebrate their successes and reflect on their mistakes. At this point, it is really important to remember that the Year 6 curriculum has not been fully covered yet and we still have plenty of time. Please celebrate your child’s achievements and help them to develop their own targets. You may also find, over the next few weeks, past papers or SAT examples may come home as part of their homework. This can be completed the best way you see fit- whether this is alongside your child, independently or even, if they independently start and then go over their answers after. Homework is not always about assessing your child, this is done in class, homework is all about consolidating what they have learnt in class, revising and practicing skills they will need, so this may not always be formally marked, but what they have gained from carrying out these practice papers will have helped them greatly.

Delving deeper through talk …

How can you keep safe online?

My Happy Mind…

What are you grateful for this week?

Helpers in the morning for after half term:

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Arthur Erin Niamh Faye


Notices

  • World Book Day 6th March- dress up, there are many different ideas that Mrs Gregan has put on her blog, to make this not an expensive event!

  • Back to school on Tuesday 25th February.

  • Homework over half term- read lots and practice your multiplications- are you still green on your heat map on TT Rockstars?

  • LET’S GET CREATIVE

    Two creative tasks for you to do over half term:

    1. Can you design and make a special lenten box for your Reception partner. This needs to be a specially designed and decorated container that you can give to your partner the 2nd week back after half term ready for them to take home and collect money during lent for our chosen charity. Think about what your partner likes and what their interests are, this may help you when planning what to do- refer to your partners card they wrote for you. You could make your box out of any plastic container, cardboard box, it is up to you- just make sure it is fully cleaned out first! Below is a reminder of your partners and a little inspiration:


  • Have a a restful half term.

    Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker


Year 6 Weekly Blog 7.02.25 - 'For never was there a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo.'

This week in our RE our focus has been on the liturgy of the word during mass and the significance of this on how Jesus is present through his words, looking closely at what messages he is trying to convey to us. We have deeply reflected on how, through the bible, God is speaking directly to us, telling us how much he loves us and how he wants us to live. This has fit beautifully with this week’s gospel we have read in class, which described how Simon Peter, James and John were compelled to follow Jesus after witnessing a miraculous catching of fish. During the Liturgy of the word, we too can reflect how we can become followers of Jesus and be fishers of mean, spreading God’s love.

I don’t think anybody can say that the Year 6 classroom is not a varied one! From performing Romeo and Juliet, writing footballer profiles in french to tackling long multiplication in Maths, we have certainly had a full and diverse week of learning. Older literature is our focus now, in particular Romeo and Juliet. This week we looked at three different interpretations of this play and we have mapped out the whole plot, summarizing each main event. I will be using the 1996 film occasionally throughout the teaching sequence. This film is a certificate 12, but I can assure you that all of the content that the children will be shown will be suitable and appropriate. Year 6 loved reading and analysing scene 1, collecting all of the Shakespearean insults, making up our own using collected nouns and adjectives and then using them in our drama later that day …

This week the children have attemped grammar and arithmetic SAT’s whole papers. The children have of course have attempted example questions since September, but this is the first time they have seen them as a whole paper. This is not a benchmark for their learning, and their score is not relevant at this time, as we have not yet covered the whole Year 6 curriculum. This was simply to give the children an insight as to what the papers look like, the style of questionning, to come across misconceptions sooner, rather than later, giving the children the time and space to reflect and evaluate in a safe space. They will be getting a bit of feedback on these next week, but please do not at this point focus on scores, instead please ask that important question … what did you learn? We have to teach the children to see beyond the immediate scores and instead see this as a process, a journey of self-reflection and learning.

Delving deeper through talk …

How is God present through the Liturgy of the word?

My Happy Mind…

What character strength are you most grateful for and why?

Leading Learners

Well done to Gabriella this week.

Gabriella- Gabriella, we are so proud of your resilience in Maths this week! You have come in to school each day, fighting to achieve your goals and we love your ‘I CAN’ attitude- keep it up!

Faithfilled and Hopeful Stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term 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 Niamh for being faithfilled and hopeful.

Lunch Time Awards …

Marvelous Manners awards … Ben B

Role Model of the week … Faye

Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Ben Niamh Isaac Elsie

Notices

  • Please do continue to keep up to date with your child’s homework (particularly spelling). The vocabulary that the children are being asked to spell are getting more complex and they will need your support to figure out the best strategy to use. Learning them over time, rather than bulking them the night before, always seems like the best route to use.

Have a happy weekend.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker

Year 6 Weekly Blog 31.01.25 'The one who has hope lives differently; the one who has hope has been granted the gift of a new life'

This week our liturgies have been centred around the Jubilee year- the year of hope. We have now launched this across the school, this is a landmark moment in the life of the global church. We, as a school community, are invited to join together as pilgrims of hope, pledging to work together for God’s kingdom of justice, peace and love. This week, we have created our Holy door leading to our classroom, welcoming hope for ourselves and others every time we enter…

Where has our learning taken us this week?

We have had another great week in Year 6, with lots of hard work, resilience and of course laughter! In English we have been practising using our active and passive voice, use of semi-colons, reading skills and have kicked off our topic on Romeo and Juliet. In maths, we have been scaling up and down, using our knoweldge oif number to problem solve, finding factors of numbers and missing numbers in calculations- all in preparation for next week where we will start our long division learning- children need to be able to retrieve their mulitplication facts quickly to be successful in this area, so please keep working with your children at home, if you feel like they need some extra practise! In French this week, we have been translating football vocabuary, in Music we have been harmonising and using notation and in Science we have conducted an experiement, testing the hypothesis: Do fizzy drinks contain more sugar than fruit juices?

Leading Learners

Well done to Ruby this week.

Ruby, you always have such a wonderful attitude towards your learning and this motivates the people around you. You are always focused and determined in any task you are given, your effort across all subjects makes you a super role model and we are always impressed with your reflections in RE.

Faithfilled and Hopeful Stars

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term 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 Archie for being faithfilled and hopeful.

Lunch Time Awards …

Marvelous Manners awards … Jacob

Role Model of the week … Esther

Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Faye Esther Luke Jacob

Notices

  • Parents day is on Friday 14th February- please make sure you have made your appointments.

  • Homework- Please check the homework every week and keep helping your child with any work that they are struggling with. It is important to make sure we are reading for at least 15 minutes a day at home to keep broadening our vocabulary, practising fluency and for some of us we need to be able to read with speed, whilst still undertsanding the text- this only comes through regulalr practice, please help them.

Year 6 Weekly Blog 26.01.24 'To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try' Rosa Parks

It has been such a reflective week in Year 6. In our RE and liturgy we delved a little deeper in to the scripture ‘I am the bread of life’, at how we can nourish ourselves spirituality as well as physically through our daily interactions with others, as well as prayer and different ways we can connect or talk to God. Earlier in the week we reflected on the gospel and what it means to follow God. We have also kicked started the Jubilee in assembly, where we are joining together as a global family for the year of Hope.

Where has our learning taken us this week?

We have had a lovely week in class. Full of hard work, enthusiasm and deep reflection- and we even managed to watch the Dr Who episode where the doctor met Rosa Parks, which was such a great tool to use before we wrote our wonderful Biographies. The children were so gripped and great conversations led on from this about the injustice of the time. This week the children have finished their Outcome 2 biographies on Rosa Parks.We have done so mcuh work leading up to this, gathering vocabulary, cohesive devices and practising our use of semi colons, the children had such a wealth of knowledge and tools and could write with great confidence. I am looking forward to marking them over the weekend- they are so proud of their work!

On Monday we had a wonderful visit from Rachel from ‘Faith Friends’, to help us to learn more about Judaism. The children showed such curisity and loved hearing about an alternative faith. They had so many great questions and we can’t wait to hear more about the celebrations and fesitivals on our next visit in summer…

Leading Learners

Well done to Riley this week.

Riley, thank you for reflecting so deeply on your writing targets, responding to any feedback given and making an active effort to keep improving your work- we are so proud of you! You take advice and comments on board and apply this to your writing, we have loved picking up your book this week and seeing just how much progress you have made! 

Faithfilled and Hopeful butterflies

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 Esther for being faithfilled and hopeful.

Lunch Time Awards …

Marvelous Manners awards … Ola

Role Model of the week … Sophia

Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Elsie Liam Michael Layla

Notices

  • Next Wednesday the NHS are here to measure height and weight. There is also a short survey for the children to complete in regards to their mental well-being. Please make sure you have read the letter they have had fully, so you know what to expect on this day.

  • Parents day is on Friday 14th February- please make sure you are mindful of this date and appointments will be available soon.


Year 6 Weekly Blog 'I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never thirst' (John 6:35)

This week in RE and litrugy we have been reflecting on Jesus’ teachings on spiritual nourshment. God wanted us to understand that as well as satidfying our physical hunger we also need to build our relationship with God, satisfying our spiritual nourishment for our souls ansd for our inner selves to grow strong. We talked about all the ways we can grow our spirituality and how this develops our faith and hope, which has enhanced our virtues Faithfilled and Hopeful even further. Earlier this week we shared a liturgy where we looked at these virtues and how we can use them in our lives, the children were then asked to write a prayer on these to add to our ‘hope’ display in the classroom.

Where has our learning taken us this week?

Wow the learning in Year 6 has really started to pick up pace and Year 6 are rising to all of the challenges- we are all so proud of them. We are managing to fit in so much learning and they are even becoming much more organised in the mornings, getting all of their equipment and books ready for the lessons ahead.

  • English - This week we have been working hard on our biography work, writing a paragraph each day on our Henry VIII biography and practicing using semi-colons and our relative clauses, using them as embedded clauses and at the end of our sentences. Next week we will be writing our own biographies on Rosa Parks, we were hoping to watch the Dr Who eposide to help us undertsand her struggles, please let me know via email if this is not something you want your children to see.

  • Maths - This week we have been looking at multiples to 100,000, finding midpoints on scales and estimating.

  • Science- This week we have been continuing our learning in to the human body. We have been learning about the function of the heart and what it looks like. The children listen to three different heart rates this week and replicated this with musical instruments.

Leading Learners

Well done to ARTHUR this week.

Arthur, thank you for reflecting so deeply on your learning this week, ensuring you apply what you have learnt to all areas and striving to be the best you can. You have listened to advice and are working hard across all areas, focusing on your learning and ensuring this is reflected in your written work. We can see you know exactly the areas that you are determined to improve and this week you have been actively challenging yourself to improve well done Arthur!

Faithfilled and Hopeful butterflies

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 Rafe for being faithfilled and hopeful.

Lunch Time Awards …

Marvelous Manners awards … Luke

Role Model of the week … Pippa

Helpers in the morning

This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Pippa Rafe Sophia Bella

Notices

  • Please do continue to keep up to date with your child’s homework (particularly spelling). The vocabulary that the children are being asked to spell are getting more complex and they will need your support to figure out the best strategy to use. Learning them over time, rather than bulking them the night before, always seems like the best route to use.

  • Just a reminder that lip balms or any type of creams, are classed as a type of medication and therefore (if needed) need to be handed in to the teacher- thank you for your support.

Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'The best is yet to come. The start of a New Year is the chance to rewrite your book.'

Welcome back…

Wishing you all a very happy new year. It has been so lovely to welcome the children back to school this week, despite the bitter cold. The most important part of any school is the people within it. We have loved seeing the smiles and listening to all of the wonderful stories that the festive season has brought. On Monday we celebrated as a whole school the feast of the Epiphany in liturgy. It was an opportunity for the children to spend a few minutes reflecting on what a miracle the baby Jesus was.

The children have been thinking about what 2025 might look like for them. The children have all reflected on their year ahead and thought about their new year’s resolutions- what do they want to improve this year and what are they going to do to achieve this. They are all going to come across some monumental experiences and opportunities this year. Some of them will be challenging, some will be exciting, some they will be anxious about. Whatever happens, they know they have the skills to tackle it with great resilience and determination. I have to say, they have all come back to school extremely well rested and ready to take on all the challenges they come across in their learning- I am so proud of them this week, they have worked so hard!

This half term, we are looking at what it means to be faithfilled and hopeful. Both of these qualities will be really important as we journey towards half term, having faith in oursleves, others and most importantly God. With faith and love, comes hope, hope that we can achieve the things we want to and hope in others.

This week we have done lots of work on multiples to 100,000, as well as working on the accuracy of our arithmetic work. Our focus in English has been on gathering content and analysing biographies, adding vocabulary and it’s features to our working wall. Next week, we will spend each day writing a paragraph on our class biography of Henry VIII, I can’t wait to see how they put everything they have learnt in to practice.This week in indoor PE we have been practicing and developing our athletics events and trying to beat our personal best in speed bounce, standing long jump and triple jump.

Leading Learners

Well done to Pippa.

Pippa, you work tirelessly in lessons to be the best you can be and I love teaching you as you are always so focused and engaged, with your great attention, you have the ability to think deeply about subjects, taking your learning that step further! Your thirst for learning is contagious and how you strive to challenge yourself in your work is wonderful- keep this up Pippa!

Faithfilled and Hopeful butterflies

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 Layla for being faithfilled and hopeful.

 Lunch Time Awards …

Marvellous Manners awards … Liam

Role Model of the week … Elsie

Helpers in the mornings:

This week and for the first week back after Christmas we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:

Ella Luke Michael Elsie

Notices

Indoor Athletics Competition- Will take place on Wednesday 15th January at Stanley Park Sports Centre in Blackpool. Those that have been picked will have been informed and information will be on the sports page.

PE is now on Tuesday and Wednesday. Indoor PE is Tuesday and outdoor is Wednesday at 9am.

Homework is handed in every Wednesday and goes out on Thursday.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker