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

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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!

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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?

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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

Sculpture and 3D- Mega Materials

Time flies when you’re having fun! This half term the children have looked at and turned their hand to using varying materials to produce a sculpture. There have been many challenges in this topic with adapting and manipulating such differing materials, but none the less, everyone had a good go! From sculpting a bar of soap, to creating a 2D wire sculpture, many skills were needed through this half term! 

Next half term, we are turning our attention to Food Technology, where we will look at nutrition and how to adapt a recipe for personal choice. Our first lesson was terribly hard as we tasted and evaluated existing biscuits on the market! We will also be looking at budgeting, marketing and packaging 

Have a lovely May half term, 

God Bless 

Mrs Mather 

Mechanisms- Pop Up Book

My goodness, what a short half term with all those Bank Holidays! It has indeed flown by! This half term we have revisited mechanisms and have learned how to create a pop up. Through discussion of a design- criteria and planning, the children have created a pop- up book that they can share with their Year 1 partner.  Many skills are revisited in this topic from accurate cutting skills, the thought process of how something will move and the technique of layering so that the moveable mechanisms are hidden. We will complete this topic the first week back. I will add photos of all their hard work after the break.

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Next half term, we are moving io to Food Tech, where we will be looking at nutritional values and adapting a basic Bolognaise Sauce to enhance flavour and nutritional value. Your class teacher will let you know in advance what ingredient your child will need to bring in for their session.

Have a lovely May half term

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Electrical Systems- Steady Hand Game

How quick this half term has flown! In design technology this term, we have used our scientific knowledge of electrical systems to aid us with our topic. Through exploration of toys, we have thought about a product being fit for purpose, its function, aesthetics and target audience prior to the planning process. The children used their mathematical knowledge to produce a base made from nets. Then added their electrical system that included a buzzer. I am sure you can imagine the noise level within class as each child became successful in their task, producing a working toy!  

Next half term, we turn our attention to Food Tech, where they will plan a nutritious three course meal in groups. We have an added twist this year where they will be cooking it all in Forest School. Miss Lavelle and I are really excited to be doing this and cannot wait to see what they come up with! Your class teacher will let you know in advance what ingredients your child will need for their session. 

Have a lovely May half term break, 

God Bless 

Mrs Mather 

Pneumatic Systems- Pneumatic toy

This half term has been action packed with learning! The beauty of Design Technology is that it links to so many other subjects. Pneumatics certainly go hand in hand with science. We have explored and investigated what pneumatics are and how they worked. The children then used this knowledge through discussion, to come up with a design-criteria for a moving toy. Thinking about safety, aesthetics ang the pneumatics. They had such fun planning and creating their toys! 

Next half term, we are moving onto Food Technology, where we will be looking at nutrition and seasonal ingredients, then using that knowledge to design a healthy, seasonal tart. Your class teacher will let you know in advance what ingredients your child will need to bring for their session. 

Have a lovely May half term, 

God Bless 

Mrs Mather 

Year 5 Half Term Homework- Due Tuesday 10th June

IXL

• Maths (GG1) - Multiply a decimal by 10, 100 or 1000.

Maths

The children have been given a multiplication sheet to complete in their books. There is an example question at the top to help you.

Grammar and Punctuation

To complete the sheet stuck in their books. Follow the set of instructions to help present your work.

Spellings

Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings. Is there a pattern with lots of these words?

1. went

2. enough

3. rhythm

4. believe

5. neither

6. either

7. receive

8. deceive

9. ceiling

10. receipt

11. conceit

12. conceive

13. seize

14. protein

15. caffeine

Mrs Barkers group

1. went

2. with

3. song

4. listen

5. roof

6. given

7. ticket

8. take

9. grow

10. energy

Year 4 Weekly blog Friday 23rd May "Christ has no body but yours, no hands, no feet on Earth but yours." St Teresa of Avila

Two beautiful events on consecutive weekends! Well done to all children who made their First Holy Communion in the last fortnight. You must feel so close to Jesus. This week, in RE lessons, children have looked at ways in which the people of the church continue the work of Jesus and have studied the communion of Saints.

This week in maths, children have been looking at how to scale numbers and how this can help them solve multiplication and division with much larger numbers. We have now moved onto learning about shape - it has been all about different triangles in the last few days.

This week in our English lessons, we have been describing the Fire-Fiend and then finishing our novel. Children have then written stories based on this and also composed limericks about the characters!

On Tuesday afternoon, many Year children represented the school in A striking and Fielding event. They were impeccably behaved as usual and enjoyed practising their techniques.

Our last Science lesson on souns saw us learning about loudness and pitch. We discovered what is actually happening to sound waves in these two different phenomena.

In PE, we have been practising for sports day - and honing our catching, aiming and running skills

Conversation starters

Science

How do you change loudness and pitch on different instruments? What are the soundwaves like?

My Happy mind

What is your favourite happy breathing technique?

Let’s Celebrate!.

Our learning certificate this week is another double whammy. A Lizzie Ladybird/Bobby Bee goes to Albert for being such an enthusiastic learner who asks for advice in the net steps in his learning. We are loving your growing resilience!

Our virtue star this week is Emilia . You are such an active learner! You want to do your very best and so you put everything into achieving this. You also help others to do well too.

Notices

First Tuesday back - 10th June, children are making biscuits in DT with Mrs Mather. Here is the ingredients list to bring in on Tuesday.

On Friday 13th June, the children will be celebrating a mass with lots of other new Holy Communicants at St Joseph’s parish. They will attend in full school uniform and we will walk there. They will be having a picnic lunch - so please bring a packed lunch on this day.

Thursday 19th June Its our annual Gym Jam Jog. Children can come in wearing their PJ’s. Sponsor forms have gone out this week so lets get collecting!

On Sunday 6th July we are having the last school family mass in church. On this day, we are asking that all our First Holy Communicants come to church dressed in their outfits. They are then invited with you to the parish centre for a Holy Communion breakfast, organised by the parish. Please could you fill in the form below so we can get ideas of numbers?

Upcoming dates

Monday 16th June Sport’s day for Year 3 and 4

Wednesday 25th June Year 4 Viking day. Children can come to school dressed as Vikings or Viking gods or goddesses.

Tuesday 1st July St Bede’s Prayer day visit.

Sunday 6th July Holy Communion family mass and breakfast in parish centre. See form above

Tuesday 8th July Rivers trip to Cuerdale Valley. More info given soon.

Monday 14th July Flute concert for parents in school at 2:15pm. Children will be showing you all they have accomplished in their flute lessons this year.

Have a great holiday everyone

Mrs Lyons and Miss Bray

Mechanisms- Pull along Toy

This half term has been action packed with learning! We have been looking at mechanisms, in particular wheels and axels. The children have investigated what shape makes the ideal wheel and how they turn on an axel. They have practiced and fine tuned their skill of cutting a circle accurately and effectively using varying thicknesses of card. Through discussion, we came up with a design-criteria to make a pull along toy for a 1 year old child. This included safety aspects, aesthetics and the mechanism of the wheels and axels. The children have had such fun designing and making their toy, as you can see!

Next half term we are moving on to Food Technology, where we will be looking at nutrition and making smoothies. Your class teacher will let you know in advance, any ingredients that your child will be need to bring in for their session.

Have a wonderful May half term,

God Bless

Mrs Mather  

How blessed we have been with the weather!

How blessed we have been with the weather! The sun has shone, the temperature has risen, which has meant that the children have opted to spend as much time as possible outside. After a hard days’ work, there is nothing better than blue skies and fresh air.  Snack time has been enjoyed outside on the benches and a little treat on the hotter days with an ice pop to cool us down! Inside activities have included VE Day, St Georges Day and artworks for our summer display. Although a quick half term, the children have enjoyed relaxing and being together. Friendships are blossoming and new ones made on a daily basis.  

Thank you for your continuing support in our new venture- I cannot believe there is only one term left! It has been a joy and a pleasure to be able to support you with our wrap around care.

We will reopen on Monday 9th June at 7:45 am for breakfast club.

Have a lovely May half term break,

God Bless

The All Stars Team

This week...

Last week some of our friends went on a tour of Our Lady’s church with Father Peter. We found out such a lot! Father showed us the font, tabernacle, stained glass windows and all the stations of the cross. Try and ask your child about our tour when you go to Mass on Sunday.

On the way back from church we popped into the social centre for a drink and biscuits, mmmmm. Take a look at our photos

Worship

This week during prayer and liturgy we have been discussing Ascension Day (click here) and Pentecost (click here).

Ascension Day is the 40th day of Easter. It occurs 39 days after Easter Sunday and it focuses on Jesus' ascension after his resurrection, and the message that he gave to his disciples right before he was taken to heaven. It also tells of the coming of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) as promised by Jesus.

The children have been drawing pictures of what they think heaven looks like with Steph, we are going to put them in our Worship book.

We also asked talked about . . .

 our favourite part of God’s world and why they are important to you.

 why it is important the we look after God’s world and how we can do that?

 what you would change about God’s world?

 How could you make God’s world even better?

When we come back after the half term break we are going to go for a walk and find the most amazing thing that God created.

Emma’s Blog

Hello everyone.

I can't believe it’s half-term already! 

We have been very busy painting characters for our display all about 'Once upon a time stories'. The children decided which characters they would like to see on the display. We had Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Rapunzel, The Big Bad Wolf and many more. All of the characters are from the stories we have been focusing on this half term. They have enjoyed role playing these stories too. We also made a magnificent fairy tale castle with a very long turret for Rapunzel to live in. We used lots of sparkles and metallic paints. It looks so magical, we are so proud of our display.

I hope you all have a fabulous half term. I can't wait to hear what you have all been up to. 

Fingers crossed for the sun to keep shining for us.

 See you all in 2 weeks.

 Emma

Michelle’s blog

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's blog.

This week we have taken part in lots of different fun challenges. We started with the buzz wire game, where the children had to have a steady hand to be able to move along the buzz wire without setting the buzzer off. It was very tricky. We then had a challenge to see if we could carry the most water from one end of the garden from the other using a scoop. We worked in our house teams and concentrated not to spill any. The next challenge was to work together to fill the numicon board. Numicons use physical shapes and tools to represent numbers and maths. They help children to better visualise the relationship and value of numbers. Each Numicon shape represents a specific number.

This activity was tricky as the shapes didn't all fit at first. The children had to work out that some shapes had to be moved and turned make them to fit on the board. However, we did manage it in the end. The last challenge was a subitising quiz where the children had to say how many objects they could see. They said they wanted to challenge you, so here it is. Click here.

Watch out, they are fast 

Have a lovely half term

Michelle 

Sports Day

For the children attending Sports Day on Wednesday 11th June 1.15-3.30 pm; could you please ensure your child is wearing shorts, t-shirt and trainers. Also, could you please bring a named bottle of water please.

Your child will have designed their own t shirt to wear during Sports Day, which we have in nursery. Please note before washing the t shirt you must press it for at least three minutes to seal in the colour.

Gym Jam Jog

Thursday 19th June is our fundraising Gym Jam Jog! Please come to school for 8 am and jog with us around the school field to to raise funds for our PTFA so that we can continue to enhance the school environment. It is great fun so join us and get inloved!!! See you there…bright and early and wearing your gym jams.

Induction for September school starters

Thursday 19th of June 3.45-4.45 pm is also the induction session for children joining Reception at Our Lady’s in September 2025. Pop it in your diary. It’s a great chance to meet the team and visit receptions classroom.

Finally, I hope everyone manages to have a restful half term break and I will see you all on Monday 9th June.

Look after each other and stay safe

God bless

Barbara

Year 4 homework for over the half term holidays

No formal homework as such over the holidays but it would be really good if you could focus on your times tables and read a good book ready to quiz when you return

I have handed out some times tables tests that we do in class where you could ask someone to time you and then mark them together (as we do in class)

I will not be collecting these in to mark - it is for you to use them to help you. You also have the songs below if there are still some you are shaky on. Of course, you can work on TTrockstars to increase your rock star status and will set you some ‘Beat the teacher’ challenges on Rockslam.

Optional Home Learning - Summer 1

Last chance to complete:

Year 3 Homework- Wednesday 21st May

Spellings

This weeks focus is the ‘ture’ sound , spellings are:

1. nature

2. future

3. picture

4. feature

5. pasture

6. scripture

7. adventure

8. agriculture

9. furniture

10. temperature

Reading
We have done amazing with our reading this half term, despite it being a short half term, most children have reached their reading targets - Well done!

Purple Mash - French - modes of transport quiz. Science - Friction, put the correct words in the text activity.

Summer 1 Optional homework

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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 2 Home Learning - to be handed in after half term on Monday 9th June

Even though we can’t hand in our home learning next Monday - please complete the following and hand back on our return - Thank you

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READING

The children will be visiting the library this Friday - our final day. They will be bringing this book and a couple of books that match their ZPD. Please read daily - a break from this routine can have an impact over 2 weeks. Reading underpins all learning.

Reading opens up different worlds! Enjoy!

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MATHS

We are now ready to tackle division problems. Please enter your TT Rockstars account and when you go into “Jamming” please select Division Only or Multiplication and Division. I’ve attached the image of the Jamming page to show you the buttons - have fun. Remember we can use skip counting to find out how many equal groups make the total.

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SPELLING

Last week we explored words ending in the “l” sound. The spellings had different letters at end - le al il al - gosh it was tricky!!!

Play zones with your child:

This games works in a similar way to the ‘Corners’ party game.  Place -le, -el, -al, -il on paper in four corners of the room.  These need to be large enough to see from a distance. Provide paper and chunky pens in each zone.  The adult says aloud a focus word and then within the context of a sentence, e.g. pencil.  I’ve lost my pencil.  Children must decide which spelling is needed to write the focus word and then move to the appropriate ‘zone’.  Once in the zone, children can practise writing the word on the paper and decide whether it ‘looks right’

Words to use:

bottle middle castle muddle battle ankle tickle circle giggle puddle eagle

camel marvel travel squirrel angel parcel gospel

medal animal magical pedal

pencil until pupil gerbil

Have fun!

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HANDWRITING

Write a 5 sentence diary challenge!! It has to be funny and written using your very best handwriting. No more or less than 5 sentence! Make sure it makes sense and is super neat!

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Do complete before the holidays - then you can relax

Mrs H x

Winmarleigh!

As usual, when you are out in the countryside, the Wi-Fi can be problematic. Despite Mrs Harrison and her team’s best efforts, the photo uploading is not happening so I am waiting for them slowly to come through to me however they can. As they do arrive, I will pop them up on the blog for you to have a look at. I will just add them into this gallery so that they are all in one place.

The children have had a brilliant start to their first few days, taking part in lots of problem-solving tasks. The focus on this week is that the children need to work as a team to over come challenges together - some with vision and some without! Before the children left, I challenged them to do something difficult; something out of their comfort zone. I for one would not be going as high up that Jacob’s Ladder!

The children are all well, had their tea and having a great time! I will text when new photos are added so that you can see them and write a little update on here tomorrow. Prayer for better wi-fi!