This week in our RE our focus has been on the liturgy of the word during mass and the significance of this on how Jesus is present through his words, looking closely at what messages he is trying to convey to us. We have deeply reflected on how, through the bible, God is speaking directly to us, telling us how much he loves us and how he wants us to live. This has fit beautifully with this week’s gospel we have read in class, which described how Simon Peter, James and John were compelled to follow Jesus after witnessing a miraculous catching of fish. During the Liturgy of the word, we too can reflect how we can become followers of Jesus and be fishers of mean, spreading God’s love.
I don’t think anybody can say that the Year 6 classroom is not a varied one! From performing Romeo and Juliet, writing footballer profiles in french to tackling long multiplication in Maths, we have certainly had a full and diverse week of learning. Older literature is our focus now, in particular Romeo and Juliet. This week we looked at three different interpretations of this play and we have mapped out the whole plot, summarizing each main event. I will be using the 1996 film occasionally throughout the teaching sequence. This film is a certificate 12, but I can assure you that all of the content that the children will be shown will be suitable and appropriate. Year 6 loved reading and analysing scene 1, collecting all of the Shakespearean insults, making up our own using collected nouns and adjectives and then using them in our drama later that day …
This week the children have attemped grammar and arithmetic SAT’s whole papers. The children have of course have attempted example questions since September, but this is the first time they have seen them as a whole paper. This is not a benchmark for their learning, and their score is not relevant at this time, as we have not yet covered the whole Year 6 curriculum. This was simply to give the children an insight as to what the papers look like, the style of questionning, to come across misconceptions sooner, rather than later, giving the children the time and space to reflect and evaluate in a safe space. They will be getting a bit of feedback on these next week, but please do not at this point focus on scores, instead please ask that important question … what did you learn? We have to teach the children to see beyond the immediate scores and instead see this as a process, a journey of self-reflection and learning.
Delving deeper through talk …
How is God present through the Liturgy of the word?
My Happy Mind…
What character strength are you most grateful for and why?
Leading Learners
Well done to Gabriella this week.
Gabriella- Gabriella, we are so proud of your resilience in Maths this week! You have come in to school each day, fighting to achieve your goals and we love your ‘I CAN’ attitude- keep it up!
Faithfilled and Hopeful Stars
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that show our two virtues of the half term in their actions. Children who show great faith in themselves, others and God. We will also be spotting children who are hopeful, who show hope for the future, enabling us to trust ourselves and those around us with the decisions that will shape our future. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Niamh for being faithfilled and hopeful.
Lunch Time Awards …
Marvelous Manners awards … Ben B
Role Model of the week … Faye
Helpers in the morning
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Ben Niamh Isaac Elsie
Notices
Please do continue to keep up to date with your child’s homework (particularly spelling). The vocabulary that the children are being asked to spell are getting more complex and they will need your support to figure out the best strategy to use. Learning them over time, rather than bulking them the night before, always seems like the best route to use.
Have a happy weekend.
Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker