Year 6 Home Learning 11/09/25

Homework should be completed and brought back to school for the following Wednesday

Homework books - Please personalize/ cover your homework book to tells me something about you, I would love to find out more about you! Please ensure that your name is clearly visible.

Assembly- You now have your lines for our Assembly a week next Tuesday. Please learn them off by heart and practice speaking with loudly and with great expression! You also have the song to learn- remember it’s to the tune of ‘twinkle twinkle’.

Maths- Please keep going on TT Rockstars- 5 minutes every night! Please complete the connsolodation of our maths in your homework in your books.

Spelling - will be practiced throughout the week and the children will be quizzed on the Thursday. These are in your books ready for you to practice.

OPTIONAL HOME LEARNING FOR THE HALF TERM TO ENHANCE OUR CURRICULUM

Year 3 Homework- Wednesday 10th September

Spellings

This weeks spelling are homophones, words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. In addition to the look, cover, write and check activity, the children will need to fill in missing words in sentences with the correct homophone.

1. great
2. grate
3. steak
4.stake
5.break
6.brake
7.poor
8.pour
9.our
10. hour

Reading
The children’s reading targets have been reset ready for this half terms reading. Please continue reading at home daily.

Autumn 1 Optional homework

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Year 5 Weekly Blog 04.09.25- ‘Every great journey starts with just a small step’

What a wonderful start to the new school year it has been. The class have picked up where they left from Year 4 in terms of their attendance with us having 100% this week! Let’s keep this up. It has been a mixed bag of weather this week but that has not stopped the children exploring and having fun out on the playground. Our classroom is starting to come together with signs of learning coming to life- it would be great for parents to see this on Wednesday at our induction evening.

We have dived straight into our learning, especially with our history topic of the Ancient Greeks and learning about all of their important aspects which have impacted our world today- such as democracy. We have introduced a new column to our place value chart in maths which is our tenths column. We have been exploring different ways of showing tenths from diagrams to fractions and now decimals. In English, we have been looking into WW2 and lots of different specific vocabulary associated with this as we lead up to our first class novel of the year.

Kidsafe

Next week, we will starting our kidsafe lessons in line with our RHE curriculum. Here is an outline of our first lesson. If you have any queries or questions to discuss then please let me know.

Riddle of the Week

Test your parents on today’s riddle. If they are struggling, then remember what the clue is…

8 + 8 = 4

How is it possible? You can only use the numbers and operation shown in the riddle

Let’s Celebrate

There are no certificate winners this week, with this starting up again next week, but I would like to celebrate all of Year 5 for settling into life as upper juniors so well and for having a fantastic first week of the school year!

Notices

• Homework- Please check the homework blog for your child’ weekly homework, including the deadline date.

• Book Collection- Please can everyone have a look at home for any library books that they may have taken home at the end of last year.

• Forest School- Those children attending forest school, a letter has gone home this week. We will be having our whole class forest school day on 3rd October.

• Induction Evening Wednesday 10th September- There will be two slots for parents to attend at 3:45pm-4:30pm or 4:45pm-5:30pm. This is a chance to know more about the routines in Year 5 such as reading, homework, curriculum and also the opportunity to ask questions.

• Sports Timetable- A full timetable for all of the sports opportunites this half term is available on the sports page of the school website [engage-sport]

  • Football training starts this Monday at 8am. Please come to school in your football kit with boots and shinpads on with your school uniform in your bag ready to get changed.

• Trip to London Thursday 18th September- A full blog in regards to our trip to London will be live next week for details on timings, itinerary and what to bring. If you have any questions about the trip then these can be answered on induction night. Payment is still live on parent pay

• Medical and Consent Forms- Please complete the forms below ASAP.

Have a wonderful weekend from Mr Cornwell and Mrs Johnson

Year 5 Homework- Due Thursday 11th September

Compulsory Homework

Reading

Everyone has now completed their star reader assessment and has been to the library to choose a book. Lots and lots of reading to help achieve our class word goal and to also help bring your writing skills alive!

Times Tables

Lotf of TTRS practice to keep being super speedy- a large majority of the Year 5 Maths curriculum is based on solid times tables knowledge so keep practicing- even if you have already gone green!

Spellings

The children have a spelling sheet to complete which is based on this weeks spellings. The children should be familiar with how to complete this as we have practiced this in our spelling lesson.

Vocabulary check- Our tricky Year 5 spellings are the final 5 spellings on our test. Use a dictionary to find the definitions of these words and write them in your homework book.

1. play

2. see

3. high

4. all

5. build

6. earth

7. circle

8. buzzes

9. bushes

10. witches

11. achieve

12. category

13. dictionary

14. excellent

15. nuisance

Decorate your homework book

Please bring your homework book back in on time every Thursday. Your job is to write your name on your book and folder and to decorate both of these so they are personalised for you.

Optional Homework

Have you never been a Class Councillor? Would you like this opportunity to represent the school council at Our Lady’s? Now is your chance …

If you would like to be considered in our class votes then you need to prepare a short speech, presentation or poster that outlines why your class should vote for you and why you would be good at the job. We are voting next Friday, so make sure you prepare and bring in everything you need before this day.

Eco- Councillors and Play Councillor

Could you write a paragraph about why you would like to be either a Play or Eco Councillor and why you think you would be good at this role? What do you see yourself doing and how could you help? These will be going to the leaders of this council so please either type this up or write on a separate piece of paper so they can be handed to the leaders to read through.

This week....

Wow, what a fabulous start to the year!

This week we have been exploring primary colours (red, blue and yellow). We have had great fun sorting objects and choosing different sized red, yellow and blue pom poms then trying to them up using tweezers or pegs. This was really tricky but good practice in readiness for writing and drawing (we had to use duck fingers to hold the peg and tweezers).

In the afternoons we mixed red and blue paint with shaving foam and made purple! Then we mixed yellow and blue and made green! Next, yellow and red…what colour do you think we made!!

You may have noticed we get very messy at nursery! Next week we will be exploring secondary colours (green orange purple).

The children have so been keen to grow their brains. We have started to learn our letters sounds.

In school we use Read Write Inc. phonic scheme to help us.

How Read Write Inc. phonics works- a parent/ carers guide. Click here.

Click here to find out more. There is lots of useful information so that you can work alongside nursery as we introduce a new sound. This week we have started with ‘m’. Click here to help your child say the sounds correctly. See if you can find out how we say ‘m’ . Please don’t be tempted to race ahead and learn all the speed sounds (at nursery we only do set one). It is important that we fully grasp each sound and how to write it before we move on. Watch this space!

This week we have focused on two stories. Little Rabbit Foo Foo and the Colour Monster. We have talked lots about how we feel using colour! Luckily everyone sad they were happy and full of love! Phew!

Click here for Little Rabbit Foo Foo

Click here for the Colour Monster

In nursery we LOVE stories and books, the book area is a very popular part of nursery both inside and outside. Why it is important to read to your child! Click here.

As you can see we have had a gentle start to nursery!!!! Next week we have even more planned, so have a good rest this weekend everyone!

Before I finish just a few goo housekeeping points to make life a bit easier for the nursey ladies.

• Can all fruit and veg be put in reusable pots- please do not put the pots in a plastic bag. Similar fruit does not need to be put in a bag. As a school we have gone plastic free. we are urging parents to help us by not sending food in one use plastic/packets. See Mrs. Gregans blog on the main page for lots more information.

• Can you make sure your child has a named Our Lady blue book bag and not a back pack. They are very difficult to store and can cause a tripping hazard. Also, bags should only have one key ring on if necessary.

• Your child should have one piece of fruit or veg for each session they attend. One piece for half day, two pieces for a full day.

• Can to make sure anything that comes in to nursery is clearly labelled.

• As the children are physically active all day and engage in PE session three times a week could you please ensure that they are not wearing any jewellery, including earrings.

  Thank you for your cooperation.

  Finally, thank you all for preparing your children so well in readiness for starting nursery. It is such a huge step in their learning journey.

  Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.

  God bless

  Barbara

Year 4 Weekly blog Friday 5th September "Jesus is the loyal friend who walks beside us." (Pope Francis)

What a beautiful first week in year 4 and what a a lovely group of children! WE are going to have a brilliant journey together.

The theme of our worships and our RE lesson this week has been trusting in God and loyalty. Children learned about the call of Abram and how he showed unwavering trust in God’s plan for him. In the Gospel, we learned about the disciples’ loyalty to Jesus and thought about how we can be loyal to Him.

This week we have also examined our school mission statement - “You are precious in my eyes.” Children learned that God wants them to know how much He values them. On reflection, children realised that if everyone is God’s precious handiwork, we should treat each other like precious jewels! We have thought together about our rights and our responsibilities at school to help our class mates learn well, keep safe and be loved.

In Science, children have been learning about the 7 life processes that all living things do and in English we have started our new novel - Charlotte’s Web.

In our Kidsafe lesson this week, children learned about general ways to keep themselves safe - on the road, on a bike, when out and about and when online. We learned about ‘Yukky feelings,’ and discussed what they should do if they have them. Please read the letter below which explains more.

Children have all been given new reading targets and have a school reading book. There is a little informal homework set - most importantly, parents homework! Please be filling in the important online forms below.

Conversation starters

Science

What are the seven life processes?

Let’s Celebrate!.

No certificates this week - we will start next week.

PE stars this week were: Henry S for super gymnastics moves and Isla for super catching skills. Well done!

Notices

PLEASE FILL IN THE FORMS BELOW AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY

Wednesday 10th September Induction evening for parents

This is a chance for you to meet me properly and find out all about the Year 4 experience. I would love to see you all then - many of you are familiar faces! We are running two sessions 3:45pm - 4:30pm & 4:45pm - 5:30pm. Hope to see you in our Year 4 class.

Walking to church - Monday at 9:00 for Our Lady’s birthday. If anyone would like to walk with us and come to mass, you are most welcome.

Forest school - Children that are attending forest school sessions have been informed and have letters in bags. These sessions start on Tuesday 14th September. Please ensure they have theright clothing so they can participate.

Ukulele letters

Please bring the return slip showing commitment to ukulele if you haven’t already done so.

Thank you for being patient with me at the door at home time. Have a lovely weekend - may we continue to have a bit of sunshine.

Mrs Lyons and Miss Slater

Autumn 1 Extra-Curricular Timetable

With a new school year comes a new timetable for extra curricular opportunities. If you click on the button below, it will take you to the timetable. Please do check the starting dates for the clubs as some of them differ. For the children in Year 5 and Year 6 who will be representing the school team, fixtures will follow. There is a cluster meeting next week where the format will be decided but we are probably going to be moving towards a mini-tournament approach, rather than weekly fixtures. This will allow more children to take part and represent the school team. Once this has been decided, I will let you know dates.

Please sign up to the clubs using the buttons below.

Year 6 Homework Week 1

Homework usually should be completed and brought back to school for the following Wednesday

 English - Reading - Read, read, read, read every single day! We now have completed our Star Reading quiz and have new ZPD’s for the term, we have chosen our books- who will be the first to get 100% of their target?

Spellings

Spellings will be practised throughout the week, both at school and at home. These will be a combination of past spellings/ phonics, retreival of vital spelling rules and new spelling patterns. Sometimes there may even be a quiz for you to complete on Purple Mash. We will then have a quiz in class on a Thursday once you have spent a good amount of time practising these spellings throughout the week. These spellings are in your homework books.

Decorate your homework book

Please back your homework book and clearly label with your name- it would be lovely to add some detail that showed me who you are and what you like, whilst also protecting it as it comes back and forth to school.

Optional Homework

Have you never been a Class Councillor? Would you like this opportunity in your final year at Our Lady’s? Now is your chance …

If you would like to be considered in our class votes then you need to prepare a short speech, presentation or poster that outlines why your class should vote for you and why you would be good at the job. We are voting next Thursday, so make sure you prepare and bring in everything you need before this day.

Eco- Councillors and PLay Councillor

Could you write a paragraph about why you would like to be either a Play or Eco Councillor and why you think you would be good at this role? What do you see yourself doing and how could you help? These will be going to the leaders of this council so please either type this up or write on a separate piece of paper so they can be handed to the leaders to read through.

Welcome everyone!

Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to nursery. We are busy getting everything ready for Tuesday, we are going to have so much fun!

Please remember to bring:

• a change of clothing

• your Our Lady book bag

• your snack (one piece of fruit or veg for each session)

• your packed lunch (unless you have booked a school dinner)

• and to name anything your child brings to nursery

Nursery opens at 8.45 am and closes at 3.30 pm. A member of staff will come greet you at the gate so that you can sign your child in in and out of nursery.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Have a lovely weekend.

Barbara