Year 6: Blog items

Year 6 Blog - 18th October 2024

Date: 18th Oct 2024 @ 9:17am

Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.

Year 6 have enjoyed participating in Bikeability on Monday and Wednesday this week. The children worked hard to hone their road safety skills and all children who participated earned their Level 2 certificates. Well done for all your hard work Year 6, and for showing perserverence in the rain on Wednesday! 

This week in Year 6

English

In English, we have been learning all about Dame Sarah Storey, so that we can write a biography about her life. Did you know she is the most decorated female Paralympian in Britain? We have worked hard to research facts about her and started writing our biographies in class today. 

Maths 

This week, we continued with our multiplication topic. We learnt how to choose the most appropriate multiplication strategy to solve a question. Today, we started our new topic about division and learnt how to use partitioning to divide. 

RE

In RE, we created a piece of artwork to help us think about how Jesus restored our relationship with God. We called our artwork 'Jesus the reconciler’ and really enjoyed being creative! 

Topic 

In Art, we continued to scale up our dogs and worked on adding etchings to our images. We can't wait to make them into 3D pieces of artwork! 

In Computing, we learnt all about the different ways we can communicate online. We had to think carefully about what methods of communictation fit different contexts best. 

For PE this week, we have been honing our netball skills by playing matches to apply our learning! 

Home practice

Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday: 

Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. 

Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Spelling -  

Please practise these spellings this week, which are from the Y5 and Y6 spelling list. 

All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Wednesday.  

Maths Challenges: 

Sumdog 

Counting: 

This week I would like you to practise counting in decimal steps of 0.01 and 0.02, like we have practised in class. 

Draw a line with some marks on it. You could write the numbers as you count up or down, then double check it to make sure you have said the correct numbers.

Start with different numbers and count up 10 numbers then back again in 0.01 and 0.02. 

Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!

Maths Task: This week's learning is to practise questions about multiplication and division which will help Year 6 to apply their learning from class this week. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.

Have a great weekend Year 6! 

Year 6 Blog - 11th October 2024

Date: 10th Oct 2024 @ 11:56am

Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.

Year 6 have had an exciting end to their week after their taster day at All Hallows today! 

This week in Year 6

English

In English, we have continued being inspired by the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. We thought carefully about how different characters percieve August. We have also been inspired to create some poetry based on the themes from the novel - we were especially proud of our palindrome poetry, which is a special type of poem that reads two different messages when you read from top to bottom and bottom to top! 

Maths 

This week, we have learned how to use the grid method to multiply up to a four digit number by a two digit number. We also learned how to multiply mentally using a compensation strategy. 

RE

In RE, we have explored the Nincene Creed, and discussed how Catholics can make a common statement of their faith using this creed. We were then inspired to create some poetry about  ‘A world where everyone is equal’ by considering the ways in which all human beings have innate dignity and equality.

Topic 

For PSHE this week, we explored strategies that we can use to be assertive and stand up for ourselves. We created some amazing posters about our strategies!

In Art, we learned all about scaling up. We have begun to create larger drawings of dogs, so that we can turn them into a 3D model! 

In Computing, we learned all about what a data packet is, so that we could understand how computers transfer data and files between each other. We made our own messaages and broke them down into packets - just like a computer would.

For French this week we continued looking at how to read and say the time. We practised 'Il est heure' and learned 'et quart, et demie and moins le quart'. We matched clock faces to sentences. 

Home practice

Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday: 

Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. 

Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Spelling -  

Please practise these spellings this week, which are from the Y5 and Y6 spelling list. 

All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday. 

Maths Challenges: 

Sumdog 

Counting: 

This week I would like you to practise counting in decimal steps of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.25.

Draw a line with some marks on it. You could write the numbers as you count up or down, then double check it to make sure you have said the correct numbers.

Start with different numbers and count up 10 numbers then back again in 0.1:

5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, etc

and in 0.2:

6.5, 6.7, 6.9, 7.1, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, etc  

Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!

Maths Task: This week's learning is to practise questions about multiplication, which will help Year 6 to apply their learning from class this week. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.

Have a happy weekend Year 6! 

Year 6 Blog - 4th October 2024

Date: 3rd Oct 2024 @ 11:43am

Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog!

Thank you for all the Harvest donations – our box was overflowing in class! Year 6 have worked hard to be a part of the Harvest service at church today. All of the children sang and read beautifully – well done Year 6!

This week in Year 6

English

In English, we have started our new topic all about the novel ‘Wonder’ by R J Palacio. We have worked hard to use our inference and retrieval skills while reading the story together. In class, we have also explored formal and informal letters by writing in role. We researched what Treacher Collins syndrome is, a condition that the main character, August, was born with in the story.

Maths 

This week, we have learned lots of strategies for multiplication. We have learned how to partition to multiply whole numbers and decimals and we have also used the grid method to multiply four digit numbers by one digit, and numbers with two decimal places by one digit.  

RE

In RE, we have explored the signs and symbols linked to Baptism. We have also shared John1:1-5 16-18 and thought about what the words from the scripture meant. We were inspired by the scripture to reflect on the question: "How can I live as a light for others, sharing the grace of God that I received in Baptism?"

Topic 

For Geography this week, we researched all about the four highest peaks in the UK. We learned that the four highest peaks in the UK are: Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, Snowdon and Slieve Donard. We worked hard to create leaflets to explain all about where the mountains are located and how tall they are!

In Music, we continued to explore the music of John Williams, listening and appraising the score from Jaws. We also played the glockenspiels and learned the theme from Jurassic Park.

In Science, we completed an investigation to determine if micro-organisms are alive. We were able to determine that yeast, and micro-organisms, are alive because we could observe them respiring. You can see our investigation on the class galleries!

Home practice

Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday: 

Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. 

Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Spelling -  

Please practise the following spellings this week, which are from the Y5 and Y6 spelling list. 

All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday. 

Maths Challenges: 

Sumdog 

Counting: Practise counting in your multiples! 

Choose a times table. How far can you count in multiples of that number? Can you count backwards as well as forwards?

Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!

Multiples: This week's learning is to practise questions multiples and factors, which will help Year 6 with their multiplication work in class. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.

Have an amazing weekend Year 6! 

Year 6 Blog - 27th September 2024

Date: 26th Sep 2024 @ 1:31pm

Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog!

Thank you for all the Harvest donations that have been brought in this week! We are still collecting donations for the food bank next week. 

This week in Year 6

English

In English, we have completed our work on the Nowhere Emporium this week. The children all worked hard earlier in the week to describe a wonder for their stories. All of the children have used their knowledge and skills from the topic to create their own independent stories about a new wonder.

Maths 

This week, we have learned about lots of strategies that we can use to solve addition and subtraction questions. We have worked hard on a range of number line strategies, such as compensation and bridging. Year 6 have also used a formal method to add and subtract whole numbers and decimals.

RE

In RE, we have shared Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ and thought carefully about what message he taught us in this letter. We have recognised that we are stewards of creation and that we need to look after our beautiful word. Year 6 worked hard to create some amazing posters to show how we should look after creation, making links to Laudato Si’ and the second story of creation.

Topic 

For Geography this week, we explored what the climate of a mountain is like. We discovered that mountains often have their own climate and learned about how the weather on a mountain can be very unpredictable!

In French we celebrated the European day of languages and learned all about why it is important to speak different languages. Did you know only 25% of the world population speaks English?

In Computing, we learned how computers communicate with each other. We had to research the different IP addresses of websites and learned how a DNS server acts like an address book for computers.

Home practice

Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday: 

Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. 

Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Spelling -  

Please practise the following spellings this week, which are from the Y5 and Y6 spelling list: 

All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday. 

Maths Challenges: 

Sumdog 

Counting: Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?

Which is quicker, counting up to 40 in ones or counting up to 4,000 in hundreds?

Which is quicker, counting up to 10 in ones or counting up to 1,000,000 in hundred-thousands?

Which is quicker, counting up to 20 in ones or counting up to 140 in sevens?

Which is quicker, counting up to 25 in French or in English?

Times Tables: This week there are 100 times table questions to practise on Sumdog!

Maths Practise: This week's learning is to continue to practise questions on addition and subtraction. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.

Have a wonderful weekend Year 6! 

Year 6 Blog - 20th September 2024

Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 11:03am

Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog!

We have had individual and sibling pictures taken today, with everyone looking very smart in their autumn uniforms. They should take a couple of weeks to come back to us, if you would like to order any. Letters for bikeability and a taster day at All Hallows have also been handed out this afternoon. 

This week in Year 6

English

In English, we have continued with our work on  'The Nowhere Emporium' by Ross Mackenzie. We read the story 'The Wonder' in class to inspire us to think of our own wonders that we could incorporate into our Nowhere Emporium stories. We were able to gather and use some amazing higher level vocabulary to apply to our fantasy story writing! 

Maths 

This week we have completed our Place Value topic and begun to learn about the four operations, starting with addition and subtraction. We have been learning about the mental and written strategies that we can use to help us add and subtract numbers, such as partitioning using a number line. 

RE

We have continued with our 'Creation and Covenant' topic in RE this week and have been learning about the meaning of the second story of creation. We shared the next part of the story together, where Adam and Eve are tempted to eat from the tree of knowledge, and used watercolours to paint our favourite part of the story! 

Topic 

For Science this week, we have learned how to classify leaves. Together, we gathered leaves from our forest school area and investigated how to classify them like Scientists. We enjoyed gathering our samples and sketching them in our Science books!  You can see us working hard on our galleries.  

This week in PSHE, we discussed what makes a positive and healthy friendship. We imagined that we had to give advice and provide a solution to some friendship problems in our lesson.  

In Geography, we researched how mountains are formed. Did you know that there are five different ways that a mountain can be formed? We presented our research as some amazing posters! 

Home practice

Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday: 

Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. 

Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Spelling -  

Please practise the following spellings this week, which are homophones and other words that are often confused: 

All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday. 

Maths Challenges: 

Sumdog 

Counting: This week we have had to count powers of ten for our place value work. Try to count in powers of 10 (1000, 10,000, 100,000 etc). You could do this out loud or write it on a piece of paper.

You could draw a numberline, like we have done in class this week. Can you count up and down in powers of ten? How far can you go?  Challenge yourself by choosing different starting numbers and practising your exchanging. 

Times Tables: This week I would like the children to practise their 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables. There are 100 questions to answer on Sumdog! 

Place Value: This week's learning is to practise questions on addition and subtraction. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.

Have a wonderful weekend Year 6! 

Back to School Online Safety

Date: 19th Sep 2024 @ 9:26am

With your children now back in school, it is a great time to review online safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be beginning their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas. 

Self image and identitiy

Online relationships

Online bulllying

Health, Well-being and lifestyle

Online reputation

Managing online information

Copyright and ownership

We will blog regularly to keep you updated with developments in the online space, sharing platform guides and links to expert training for you to keep your children safe when exploring the internet. Below you will find guides on new devices and WhatsApp.

To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.

http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb

Year 6 Blog - 13th September 2024

Date: 12th Sep 2024 @ 1:40pm

Welcome to our first blog of the year! 

Year 6 have worked really hard during their first full week of school. All of the children have transitioned well into our class routines and have been working hard during their lessons. I would like to congratulate each of the children for their brilliant letters of application for responsibilities around school; they were all so wonderful that Mrs Wood has given each child two jobs this year! I am looking forward to seeing all of our Year 6 working hard to support the school as ambassadors, eco team members, school councillers, sports captains, liturgy team, housepoint team members and much more! 

Thank you to everyone who completed a summer holiday challenge, it was lovely to see the children enjoying and embracing the outdoors this summer. 

We also celebrated our first mass together on Thursday with the rest of KS2. Well done to all the children who read and helped at the mass. 

This week in Year 6

English

For English, we have been reading 'The Nowhere Emporium' by Ross Mckenzie. This week, we have been thinking about the character of Daniel and what we can infer about his thoughts and feelings. Everyone worked hard to apply their inference skills by writing a diary entry in role. We were all very proud of our hard work! As a class, we also debated if the character of Lucien Silver would be good or evil. We had to find evidence from the text to support our answers. 

Maths 

This week we have continued to improve our place value knowledge in Maths. We have learned how to partition numbers up to 10,000,000 and also how to round whole numbers and decimals. As the week has progressed, we have become more confident at applying our knowledge and showing resilience for our deeper learning tasks!

RE

We have started our new RE topic this week, with a focus on the second story of creation. Together, we have explored the symbolic meaning of the story and understood what important message it teaches us. We have learned that this story teaches us that we need to live in a community with each other. We also discussed that we are stewards for creation and how we have a responsibility to look after the environment. 

Topic 

In Year 6, we are really enjoying our Science topic, which is all about classification. We have learned about a famous scientist, Carl Linnaeus, who created a way to classify animals into different categories. We used Seesaw to create a biography to learn all about his important work. 

For PE, invasion games is our new theme for the next few weeks. Year 6 have worked hard on improving their throwing and catching and begun to apply these in a game of netball. 

We have also begun our new Art topic, which is all about making a 2D drawing into a 3D drawing. We have explored the work of artist Lubaina Hamid and shared our opinions on their work! 

In Geography, we explored what a mounrtain was. We have also used atlases to locate the seven summits, which are the highest mountains on each of the continents. 

Home practice

As mentioned in meet the teacher, homework has been set for this week. Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday: 

Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen. 

Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Spelling -  

Please practise the following spellings this week from the Y5/6 spelling list: 

All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday. 

Maths Challenges: 

Sumdog 

Counting: This week we have had to count in tenths to complete our rounding work. Try to count in decimal steps of 0.1, 0.2 or 0.5. You could do this out loud or write it on a piece of paper.

You could draw a numberline, like we have done in class this week. Can you count up and down in decimal tenths? How far can you go?

Times Tables: This week I would like the children to practise their 3, 4, 5 and 6 times tables. There are 100 questions to answer on Sumdog! 

Place Value: This week's learning is to practise questions on rounding numbers. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.

Thank you to everyone who came to Meet the Teacher on Thursday evening. The presentation is attached at the bottom of the blog. 

Have a great weekend Year 6! 

Year 6 Blog Friday 12th July 2024

Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 12:32pm

Welcome to our last Friday Blog of the year.

What a fabulous week we have had!

Year 6 were tremendously good in their production of Bugsy Malone. It was a huge success and so many people have commented on how much they enjoyed it. We can see many budding actors and actresses, watch out Broadway!

The Tough Kidder event also went extremely well and everyone's help made it such fun for the younger children.

The Bikeability Team were impressed with how well Year 6 managed on the road. They quickly learned a selection of bike skills on the playground, then learnt how to ride correctly and safely whilst out on the road. The next session will be Thursday 18th July, so rememnber those bikes!

The band performances were fabulous today, well done to all those involved.

Next week will be a very special week for Year 6, including the Leaver's Assembly and Mass/Party, the Retreat Day to Liverpool Cathedral/Crosby Beach and your last few days at St Oswald's Catholic Primary School.

We wish you all a wonderful Summer Holiday and all the best for your new adventures at High School.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 5th July 2024

Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 4:42pm

This week, we have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our Bugsy Malone production (Tuesday 9th July at 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.30pm) and preparing for our Leavers Assembly, which will take place in the final week.

The transition day to All Hallows on Wednesday went really well, everyone had a good time, made friends and watched some of the older children performing songs, dances and playing instruments.

It is the Summer Fair tomorrow, so looking forward to seeing you all there!

Have a good rest this weekend, the last two weeks are going to be very busy!

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 28th June 2024

Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 11:25am

We had a really fun week, fantastic effort Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this difference game!

https://nrich.maths.org/927 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.

In Art, we started a mini-project where we will be making shadow puppets. We created visual notes to help gather our ideas, made a short storyboard and drew our puppets in preparation for making them next week.

In History, we learnt about what happened in the years leading up to WWII and about what Germany is like now. We sorted some European countries into a table, deciding if they were democracies or dictatorships.

PE - we enjoyed a game of rounders.

In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given). Please keep learning the words thoroughly! 

Drama - We spent a lot of time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well!

Forest School

This week we made s'mores. We remembered how to keep safe around the fire and we were invited to toast our marshmallow. We then sandwiched our marshmallow in between some biscuits and chocolate buttons. We also made some stick art using wool and pipe cleaners. Some of use had a go at lighting a fire using a flint and steel.

  #30 Days Wild

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 21st June 2024

Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 7:12pm

Another busy week, great effort Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this tangrams game!

https://nrich.maths.org/1 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.

Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. 

We wrote some excellent playscripts, a description about 'My Special Place', a biography about Charles Dickens and a short dialogue between a father and son, who were whalers.

In PE on Wednesday, we practised for Sports Day.

The Year 6 Sports Day was a great success today, everyone did so well.

In French, we continued preparing for our French cafe.

In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out last week). Please keep learning the words thoroughly! 

Drama - We spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well, we are half way through the script now!

Forest School - another great session...

One group learnt about the summer solstice.During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night.This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made forest eyes using yarns, beads and wool in sunny colours.

The other group learnt how to use hammers safely. They learnt how to safely hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a work of art. The children were very inventive and creative.We also used the Kelly Kettle to boil water for some delicious hot chocolate.

Well done to the Cricket and Netball teams who represented the school exceptionally well at the tournaments.

  #30 Days Wild

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 14th June 2024

Date: 13th Jun 2024 @ 1:34pm

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Friday 21st June - Year 6 Sports Day.

Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.

Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

We are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. 

We have written some great non-fiction, including an explanation of what climate change is and a persuasive piece encouraging people to act now to reverse the effects of climate change.

In PE, we practised for Sports Day, developed our tennis skills and played mini games.

In French, we created menus for the French cafe.

In Music, we are learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out this week). Please learn the words as soon as possible! 

Drama - We have spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. Next week the acting will really begin!!

Forest School - another great session. One group built obstacle courses and demonstrated them to the rest of the class.

The other group, learnt how to use hammers safely. Their activity was to hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a piece of art. The children were very inventive and creative, well done Year 6.

We enjoyed a great session all about transition to High School.

We also had a visiting dance teacher who helped us to create and perform a dance for the upcoming Olympics.

  #30 Days Wild

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 7th June 2024

Date: 7th Jun 2024 @ 12:30pm

A very busy week but lovely to be back, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/15106 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Team photos next week, so please have PE kits in school every day!

Friday 21st June - Year 6 Sports Day.

Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.

Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.

Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).

Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.

Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.

Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).

Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day. 

Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.

Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!

In English this week, we have been enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School. The children have written some great pieces about their passions, challenges they have faced and special anecdotes.

In our Maths lesson, we did some applied Maths. Game Show Maths - Goldenballs and Countdown.

In RE, we re-wrote our information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church for a display in class.

In PE, we practised for Sports Day, worked on our tennis skills and played mini games.

In French, the children used the key phrases they had learned to write a script for the French Cafe session.

In Art, we sketched oak and silver birch trees, focusing on shading techniques.

In Music, the children are learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of last week's blog, please learn the words!

Drama - Year 6 will be spending a lot more time rehearsing for Bugsy Malone. They did so well in the auditions and with script reading.

Forest School -We had our first session. We learnt how to be safe around a fire. We learnt how to start a fire. Then, we made our campfire pizzas. We chose our favourite ingredients taking care that there was enough  left for everyone. We watched them being fried on the fire. We had time for some exploring and then went back around the fire to make popcorn. We played some hide and seek games and then had a quiet reflection about what we had learnt, discovered or been surprised about.

We all thought the food was delicious!

  #30 Days Wild

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 24th May 2024

Date: 23rd May 2024 @ 3:41pm

A great week, well done Year 6.

Half Term Home Practice

Reading

Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every day.

Spelling

When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.

Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/2856 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School. 

In Maths, we spent time doing Nrich problem solving activities, these required a lot of thought and patience.

In RE, we wrote information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church.

In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Thursday - amazing batting, bowling and catching skills!

In French, we learnt and practised the vocabulary necessary to order food and drinks. For example, voici le menu, vous avez choisi? Je voudrais, l'addition, s'il vous plais.

In Art, we created imaginary landscapes using sketching, painting and collage skills.

In History, we wrote diary entries from the perspective of the witches in the Pendle Witch Trials. It might be worth a visit to Pendle Hill!

In Music, time was spent learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents below, please learn the words!

Outdoor Learning -  last week we spent time in the nature area and made beautiful nature sticks.

Enjoy your Half Term Holiday.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 17th May 2024

Date: 17th May 2024 @ 2:24pm

Fantastic effort during SATS Week Year 6.

You did so well this week and have worked incredibly hard all year.

Enjoy a lovely weekend with family and friends. Make sure you do all the things you love to do and have a good rest.

See you next week.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 10th May 2024

Date: 9th May 2024 @ 3:46pm

Another very hard working week, excellent effort Year 6.

No Home Practice this weekend. Please rest, relax and spend time with your family and friends doing the things you really enjoy. Eat well, sleep well and we will see you bright and early on Monday morning.

Reading

However, if you want to read for pleasure, that would be very worthwhile.

Spelling

There will be no spelling list to learn for next week, but if you want to take another look at the year 5/6 spelling list and the glossary in your study book that would be useful. 

Maths

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

We had a lovely day, Mr Mears sent a good luck message from Australia! We did some yoga and had some quiet meditation time. We also read, completed some mindful colouring and spent time outdoors making nature sticks.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 3rd May 2024

Date: 30th Apr 2024 @ 1:46pm

A very hard working week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (03.05.24 – 10.05.24):

particular                possess            

peculiar                  possession       

perhaps                 possible    

popular                  potatoes

position                  pressure

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/5018 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 10.05.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. Our main focus has been on reading comprehension and SPAG.

In Maths, we worked on time, ratio/proportion, fractions, decimals and percentages, finding percenatges of amounts and working out the mean, median, mode and range.

In RE, we wrote some lovely explanations of what we think the power of the Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to do.

In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Monday, which was game based - amazing batting and catching skills!

In French, we recapped food items and learnt the words for different drinks.

In Science, we carried out a whole class investigation. We observed what happened to objects when they were refracted through a liquid.

Enjoy your long weekend, Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 26th April 2024

Date: 25th Apr 2024 @ 4:22pm

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (26.04.24 – 03.05.24):

mention                occasion            

minute                  occasionally       

natural                  often     

naughty                opposite

notice                   ordinary

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this game!

https://nrich.maths.org/1204 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 03.05.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Cricket Festival Monday 29th April. Please have your PE kit in school!

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

In English this week, we have mainly focused on grammar and reading comprehension. We are getting better at answering inference questions, with clear and detailed answers.

In Maths, we worked on ratio and proportion in lessons and revised roman numerals, factors, prime numbers, squared/cubed numbers and measurements.

In Science, we planned an investigation on how shadows change during the day.

In PE, we practised our tag rugby skills and played mini games, including hand ball.

In French, our new topic is food and drinks at the cafe. We learnt and named food items in french.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 19th April 2024

Date: 18th Apr 2024 @ 3:38pm

A great first week back, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (19.04.24 – 26.04.24):

important                learn            

increase                  length       

 interest                  library     

island                      material

knowledge              medicine

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at working out the distances/counting with negative numbers!

https://nrich.maths.org/5929 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 26.04.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.

Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/ 

Reminders

Cricket Festival Monday 29th April.

Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.

Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.

In English, we wrote fantastic arguments for and against homework for children at Primary School. We gave our own good opinions and reasons for these.

In Maths, we worked on multiplying and dividing fractions.

In RE, we started the topic - Serving (this includes Pentecost). We listened to a story about a witness. Following this, we had mini-debates on the subject: Is it better not to be a witness or to be one?

In PE, we practised our cricket skills - we played mini games and put into practice some new skills we'd learnt.  

In French, we completed our end of topic assessment. We demonstrated our listening, writing and reading skills linked to items of clothing/colour/description.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Thursday 28th March 2024

Date: 28th Mar 2024 @ 3:38pm

A fantastic week, well done Year 6.

The Easter Liturgy in Church was wonderful this afternoon, you all did so well with the readings, singing and performing.

Have a great holiday and a good rest, but it's important to keep doing some home practice each day!

Home Practice:

A pack has been issued for you to work on over the Easter Holiday.

See you in the Summer Term in your summer uniform.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 22nd March 2024

Date: 19th Mar 2024 @ 2:50pm

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these thirteen spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (22.03.24 – 28.03.24):

soldier                system               vegetable

stomach             temperature       vehicle

sufficient             thorough            yacht

suggest               twelfth

symbol                variety

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this factors and multiples game!

https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 28.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

 Easter Egg Raffle - you can still buy tickets for 50p in class.

In English, the children wrote draft reports about Hurricane Michael, including cohesive devices. We will proof-read and edit these next week and write a final version.

In Maths, we worked on division and the chunking method.

Year 6 led a lovely Retirement Assembly for Steve, the swimming instructor at Penwortham pool, who has taught swimming lessons for nearly 30 years.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 15th March 2024

Date: 12th Mar 2024 @ 1:38pm

A very busy week, well done for working so hard Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (15.03.24 – 22.03.24):

relevant                secretary

restaurant             shoulder

rhyme                   signature

rhythm                  sincere

sacrifice                sincerely

Maths

Counting/Number Games

Have a go at this counting game!

https://nrich.maths.org/1241 

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 22.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

Thursday 21st March Family Bingo 6.30 - 8.00pm (tickets available from the office).

In English, we worked on direct speech (inverted commas) and indirect speech (reported speech) linked to what the characters in our book might have said. Also, the children wrote some fantastic ideas for a sequel story, using modal verbs and adverbs of possibility.

In Maths, we were dividing decimal and large whole numbers using both mental and written methods (chunking).

The Japanese students delivered a fantastic lesson all about toys in Japan on Thursday afternoon. Year 6 had great fun playing with the toys and they learnt a few Japanese words too!

Last Freddy Fit session for Year 6, we had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the loud music and high energy lesson.

In RE, we discussed and wrote about the qualities of good friendships and things that might spoil those friendships with a focus on class unity.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 8th March 2024

Date: 5th Mar 2024 @ 1:30pm

A super week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (08.03.24 – 15.03.24):

persuade                programme

physical                  pronunciation

prejudice                 queue

privilege                  recognise

profession               recommend

Maths

Counting/Number Games

https://nrich.maths.org/6499 

Have a go at this counting game!

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 15.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

Freddy Fit will be in school on Wednesday 13th March, please remember those PE kits!

Thursday 21st March Family Bingo 6.30 - 8.00pm (tickets available from the office).

In English, we continued reading Tuesday by David Weisner. We wrote excellent playscripts, remembering to use all the key features and related it to the story. In addition, we planned and wrote police reports based on what happened on Tuesday, using reported speech and formal language.

We all looked fabulous in our World Book Day costumes, we completed some book related wordsearches and crosswords.

In Maths, we have been working on translations and reflections. We have done very well with this, using the coordinates to help translate shapes and reflecting shapes through both the x and y axes.

Fr Michael came into school to do confession with Y6 on Thursday.

In Science, we learnt how we see things and labelled parts of the eye. 

In Music, we revised 'Twinkle Twinkle' on the recorders and began to learn 'Old McDonald had a farm' with a new note F#.

In Art, we had a lovely afternoon making Mother's Day cards.

In French, we spoke about the clothes we wear and what other people wear.

Je porte...

Il/Elle porte...

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Blog Friday 1st March 2024

Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 2:58pm

A great week, well done Year 6.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (01.03.24 – 08.03.24):

marvellous                nuisance

mischievous              occupy

muscle                       occur

necessary                  opportunity

neighbour                  parliament

Maths

Counting/Number Games

https://nrich.maths.org/6402 

Have a go at this game!

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 08.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!

In English, we have started our new book Tuesday by David Weisner. The children became police detectives and investigated what happened on Tuesday. They chose witnesses to interview and wrote a list of questions designed to help the interviewee retell as much interesting detail as possible. We will use these to write a playscript and report next week.

In Maths, we have been working on coordinates and geometry. Year 6 described positions in four quadrants, used coordinates to complete shapes and worked out the coordinates on blank axes.

In RE, we finished writing our letters in the style of St Paul to the children in Y2. Hopefully we will be able to read them to Y2 next week.

In PE, we continued tag rugby skills and games. We also had a triathlon session which included swimming arms, riding bikes and running. Year 6 were really good at it, despite the rain!

In Music, the children played Guess the time! and Twinkle Twinkle on the recorders (new note F sharp).

Zentangle Art was fun and the patterns were very detailed.

In History, we learned about different crimes and punishments during the Tudor period and how that changed.

Year 6 Team.

Year 6 Friday 23rd February 2024

Date: 20th Feb 2024 @ 8:16am

A great week back, well done Year 6.

Fabulous effort at completing your home practice over half term.

Home Practice

Reading

Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.

Spelling

Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. 

Spellings (23.02.24 – 01.03.24):

hindrance                 interfere

identity                      interrupt

immediate                 language

immediately              leisure

individual                  lightning

Maths

Counting/Number Games

https://nrich.maths.org/5865 

Have a go at this interactive game!

Sumdog

You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 01.03.24.

Log in at www.sumdog.com

If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.

Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Reminders

Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesday 27th February.

World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!

In English, we have written for different audiences and purposes. We rewrote a piece in third person about a young boy receiving a present. We tried to include excellent description and some dialogue. We also wrote a first person flashback in the role of Jacqueline Auriol, the first european woman to break the sound barrier in 1953. In addition, we reported on high diving giraffes and wrote a beautiful poem based on a poem by Peter Vacz, using personification.

In Maths, we have been comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers and finding differences.

In RE, we wrote letters in the style of St Paul for the children in Y2. This advised the Year 2 children how to grow up as members of our school community.

In PE, we worked on our tag rugby skills and played mini games.

In French, we learned a range of clothing vocabulary.

Year 6 Team.