Year 6 Weekly Blog ‘If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change’.

What a busy week we have had in Year 6. We’ve managed to keep all of our learning going whilst finally finishing our play. Next week we will be running all the way through, making small changes and improving what we have done. There are still some children not fully familiar with their lines, please spend time this weekend going over their parts, making sure they know all their lines off by heart with the right expression. They have had their scripts for 5 weeks now and there is only one week to go! Most have booked tickets now, so these will also be sent out some time next week. Most costumes are not put together, could I please ask that anything they need to bring from home is brought in to school for Monday? Thank you.

This week we have continued our learning in Geography, where we have looked at countries, cities and towns that make up the UK. In Science, we finished our learning around fossils and classified living things. Our transition learning continues, this week our focus has been on whether we have a fixed or growth mindset and what we can do to change our attitude. On top of this transition preparation, all children have now been for a visit to their new high school and all have come back positive, looking forward to their new chapter, with of course some nerves. We have spoken in class about these feelings and how we need to share them with the people around us. We will of course, be discussing this in more detail over the next two weeks.

Our final DT groups completed their ‘Come Dine With Me’ experience and I have to say the desserts looked delicious. Here is a few pictures over the last few weeks, you can see just how much they have enjoyed this …

Leavers Day

As we approach the final two weeks of the school year, the celebration of our Year 6 children is at the forefront of our minds. Over the past 7 years, the children have grown into young people who are ready to fly. Young people who know how to be the change that they want to see in the world. They could not have achieved this without the love and support that they received from their school community, and more importantly, their family. For this we thank you.

On Wednesday 19th July, the whole school community will come together at the Leavers Mass to celebrate the class and Miss Hodges, who is sadly retiring in summer. This will take place at 9.30am in church.

Following the mass, the children will set off on their day of celebration. They will be walking down, along the beach, to Fairhaven Adventure Golf and Adventure Playground, where we will stay and have lunch and games for the afternoon. We will then head back to school for the end of the day.

There is just a small charge of £5 for the day, we will subsidize the rest and this will be on parent pay on Monday.

Next week we will finalise arrangements and what your children need to wear and bring with them on the day.

Well done to Grace and Saul

Grace, you are such a calming influence on our class. Your little acts of kindness and consideration goes a long way, as you discreetly help those around you. You are always a cooperative learning partner, that supports and encourages others- thank you.

Saul what a pleasure you are to teach! You are working hard independently in class but most of all we love your positive attitude and fantastic sense of humour, so thank you for making us laugh daily! 

Intentional and Prophetic Butterflies

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are intentional in the choices they make, thinking about the impact this has on the world and others around them. We will also be spotting children who are prophetic, who do good deeds and who stand up for that is right. This week we thank Max for being intentional and prophetic.

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

Jessica Stephanie Mason India

Final Notices:

‘Green Day’ on Friday 14th July- please bring a pound and wear green to help the Eco council raise money for new general and recycling bins- thank you!

Please can costumes start to come in next week.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory performance: Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th July at 6:30pm.

Year 6 Weekly Blog 30.06.23 “Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted.” Charlie Bucket: “What happened?” Mr. Wonka: “He lived happily ever after.”

Dancing, singing and laughing has most definitely been the theme for the week this week in Year 6! You are in for such a treat with their end of year play. When I watch them on stage now, I can’t believe some of them are the same children that started the play 3 weeks ago. Their confidence has grown so much and are now so much more comfortable on stage that they are bringing their characters fully to life! This week we have more or less completed the play, with just the final scene to go, so next week we will be running from the top all the way through each day, to tweak any changes we may need to. Please make sure Year 6 spend some time this weekend going back over all of their lines, thank you. On Monday, we will be starting to try on our costumes to ensure children have got everything they need, so please make sure all items they need arrive in to school by this time if needed. If you have not heard about costumes as yet, then you will on Monday! This is a long process, so bear with us. Thank you to all those who have sent in costumes and items already!

Year 6 have been so busy in class too, during play rehearsals, they have continued to work hard on their class novel ‘Skellig’, looking deeper in to the text by answering some tricky comprehension questions. Maths fluency and reasoning has continued with puzzles and problems and the children have started their transition lessons, where we talked about how we choose our own attitudes and reflected on what we need to do to be a ‘kid awesome’ and become success learners!

Year 6 have excelled in their jobs around the school this week and the teachers have been praising them on their support within the classroom, in fact I think they wished they were in there permanently. They have sat with the children in their class at lunchtimes to help keep the noise levels down, they have been supporting them in their work, reading with children and even building towers in Reception…

Such a shame about the weather on Wednesday, typically the sun was shining the next day! Don’t forget the new date for Sports Day is 12th July, 1:30pm.

Well done to James and Hollie-Rose

Hollie-Rose, you are so pro-active and hands on, always ready to help when needed and see what needs doing! You are such a caring learner partner, thank you for always having patience and showing love to your classmates- you make our class a happy place to be!

Wow James, you astound with just how resilient and determined you are at learning all of your lines- and you have tons! Not only do you come prepared, clearly having practiced your expression and understanding of what you are saying but so much enthusiasm! You are a joy to work with on stage and that smile is contagious! Thank you for making my job as director so much easier.

Intentional and Prophetic Butterflies

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are intentional in the choices they make, thinking about the impact this has on the world and others around them. We will also be spotting children who are prophetic, who do good deeds and who stand up for that is right. This week we thank Christian for being intentional and prophetic.

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

Jacob O James Jack Abi

Food Technology

On Monday the children doing dessert will be cooking. They have a list of a few ingredients they need. The following children are going to be making the food:

Group 1:Harriet, Holly, Jacob M, Kai

Group 2: Jacob O, Julia, Stephanie, Thomas, Mason

St Bede’s Transition

Children are being picked up at 9:20 by members of staff from St Bede’s and will be dropped off back at school just before pick up time. Children all need to bring £2.40 for their school dinner- please don’t forget.

Final Notices:

St Bede’s Transition Day: Tuesday 4th July and LSA transition day Thursday 6th July

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory performances: Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th July at 6:30pm.

Leavers Mass Wednesday 19th July 9:30-10:30am followed by the leavers day outing.

Thursday 20th July- Break up at 2pm.

Have a lovely, restful weekend.


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tickets

Tickets are now ready to go on sale for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There will be three performances that you can buy tickets for:

Monday 17th July - 6.30pm

Tuesday 17th July - 9.30am

Tuesday 17th July - 6.30pm

Each family will be offered 3 tickets that can be used across the performances, not 3 tickets per performance. For example, you may request 1 ticket for Monday and then 2 tickets for the evening performance on Tuesday.

There will be a waiting list for any additional tickets. Tickets are £3 each - the maximum you need to pay on Parent Pay is £9. Please complete the form below indicating how many tickets you require. Please complete the form if you feel like you will require additional tickets. Do not pay for these yet.

Year 6 Weekly Blog 'Happiness in the highest form of health' Dalai Lama

Another fantastic week was had in Year 6, the weather has been wonderful and we have been making the most of it! The children are working so hard both in the hall, in the classroom and around the school. We couldn’t be prouder of their independence and maturity. The play is coming together beautifully, children haver come much more prepared for each scene, as they have clearly been practicing their words and songs! We can’t wait for you to see it.

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Amazing opportunity for budding actors!

An exciting opportunity is on offer at the Grand Theatre that you may be interested in. Between 26th-29th July, they will be hosting a free Musical Theatre workshop day for children aged between 11-17.

 

You’ll get to learn songs from your favourite musicals with expert practitioners and have your say on the arts in Blackpool.

 

Here is the digital invite and document that provides more information…

 

Places are on a first come first serve basis. Please share this widely with any young person you think might be interested. They can register their interest here: https://forms.office.com/e/tCdqJH4Z4P

Day 4 Water Parks

We have had another fun filled day in the Lake District. The sun has shone down making the day even more cheerful! We have just had our pizza, wedges and banoffee pudding and now we have gone off to practice our talents ready for tonight’s show!

Mrs Harrison and Mr Cornwell’s group have been on an adventure day, walking up a peak. It was a lot of hard work and climbing but once we were at the top we were taken away with the beautiful view!

Mrs Hotchkiss’ and Mr Nay’s group have been sailing all day on the lake…




Mrs Mather, Mrs Gregan and Mrs Barker’s group have also been on an adventure day…


Water Parks Day 3

Another beautiful day - continuing on our adventures! We have had visitors you may have noticed over the last two days… Mrs Gregan, Miss Forster and Mr Cornwell (who is staying for the rest of the week) have come to join us on our adventures and cheer us on !

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Water Parks Day 2

What an amazing day we have all had! After a surprisingly calm and restful night’s sleep, the children were up and ready to go this morning. We have been so proud of how all the children have eased in to their new routines and embraced every opportunity they have been given. There has been incredible team work, acts of bravery and a steely determination to try new activities.

Mrs Mather’s group today, enjoyed a lovely canoe across the lake to do a spot of climbing up a rock face. Then this afternoon, they had a lovely swim in the lake!

Mrs Harrison’s group had a wonderful walk up the ghyll this morning and then in the afternoon faced their fears on the ‘leap of faith’ challenge and balancing on top of ladders.

Mrs Hotchkiss and Mr Nay’s group this morning went for a relaxing sail in the morning and then climbing in the afternoon!

We really could not ask any more of these children, they are giving everything such a good go, but most importantly working as a team and really looking after to one another.

What a pleasure they are to take away! They will most definitely sleep well tonight after such an active day!

Water Parks Day 1

We have arrived and we couldn’t have got off to a better start. After a very excited lunch, the sun shone and we got ready for our afternoon activities.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Hotchkiss and Mr Nay’s groups were having a relaxing afternoon, gently canoeing back and forth across the lake.

Whereas Mrs Mather’s group mastered the art of kayaking, but the biggest thrill was most definitely jumping off the Jetty in the late afternoon sunshine. You may have heard the squeals of delight all the way back in St Anne’s!

Tea tonight was chicken burgers and chips, followed by a beautiful sponge pudding and custard!

At the moment, they are outside orienteering. We think everyone will sleep well tonight, ready for another fun day tomorrow.

I am so sorry, but we are having problems with the Wi-Fi and I am unable to put the photographs on but I will continue to problem solve this and hopefully get them up as soon as I can!

Year 6 Weekly Blog- “We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.” J K Rowling

This power was most certainly evident in the Year 6 classroom this week… we are reminding ourselves daily that we hold this power, our inner strength, to do the best that we can, and as we remind the children daily, that their best is ALWAYS good enough. This week in class, the children have most certainly given just that… they have and I know they will continue to work incredibly hard. Their resilience and their whole attitude to their learning, makes us all so proud of them already. To us they have already achieved so much.

Revision and building confidence when approaching SAT’s style questions has been the driving force behind all of our learning this week. We have revised and have an even deeper knowledge of the different tenses and different types of determiners. In Maths we have looked at ratio and proportion and applied this some challenging puzzles, which Year 6 rose to with great determination! On top of this we have ensured our reading has continued, looking through past papers and the style of questioning. In PE this week, we worked on our athletic events: running, jumping and throwing. Art has been a big hit this week, we were stunned to see all the different types of fruits coming in yesterday! Here are a combination of photographs from last week’s Art sessions:


Continuing to learn…

We only have one more (short) week until SAT’s. It is vital over these two long weekends before it that children continue to revise and work towards their targets. I have set some papers to complete over the week for children to have a go at, but there are other areas that are unique to them as individuals that they know they also have to practice. Please have a look at the homework page and have the conversation with them to see how best to support them with their revision.


Leading Learners

Well done to Isabella and Harriet this week.

You are an absolute joy to teach Isabella! You are so focused in every single lesson and take such a calm and measured approach to your learning. We love how you get lost in each task and take it all in your stride, whilst still taking that determined approach to improve. You really are an inspiration- thank you.

Lena, you are so enthusiastic and curious in your approach to learning! You listen carefully, you believe in yourself and you always do you're best! I love how you are always fully engaged in lessons and bubbling with enthusiasm to join in! Because of this, you are curious, asking those all- important questions that make you see things from a different perspective!

Attentive and Discerning Butterflies

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are attentive to the big and small things, and to the response of others. We will also be spotting children who are discerning, who listen to what God’s calls us to be. This week we thank James for being attentive and discerning.

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

Evie Amber Mason India

Notices

Friday 5th May- Coronation Party Day! Come to school dressed in your regal attire or red, white and blue!

SATs week - Tuesday 9th - Friday12th May. Please ensure that your child is in school on time after a really good night sleep and a substantial breakfast.

  • Tuesday- GPS and Spelling

  • Wednesday- Reading

  • Thursday- Arithmetic 1 and Maths Reasoning 2

  • Friday- Maths Reasoning 3

Friday 12th May - End of year play read through

Monday 15th May- Auditions

Thursday18th May - Formal interviews with Mrs Gregan for positions around school. The children can come into school in formal interview wear. Dress to impress!


Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Nel, Mrs Barker and Miss Forster

Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence'

Wow what a start to the summer term! We have all come back so well rested and ready to take on the challenges of the term! We have shown so much focus, bravery, reflection and most of all resilience this week! We could not ask the children to work any harder. This week we have received feedback from the papers we completed before half term and it is so wonderful to see them, not just focusing on their marks but celebrating their progress scores from previous paper. They are so reflective and have mastered a real positive approach, where they celebrate their successes but look carefully at the areas they know they need to work on, working in their learning partners to help one another…


Continuing to learn…

As expected, these final two weeks are all about revision and narrowing the gaps. The class have had detailed feedback on the papers that they have completed. They should now have a really focused list of revision material. The children know that their homework is all about revision and that they are leading this for themselves but you may just want to familiarise yourself with what has been given to them and offer support where needed. However, they have to be motivated to do well and to gather their own resources from class if they want extra revision material.

With a couple of bank holidays coming up, every day is crucial. Please ensure that your children are in school on time to maximise every learning opportunity.

In art, the children have loved starting their new topic, where they have al created a photomontage, inspired by the Dada art movement, why not ask them about this and what they have been creating in class.


We will be completing our last formal set of papers next week which will give the children an indication of the progress that they have made. Homework is live and all areas are a crucial tool to help your child revisit or practice skills.

Monday - GPS

Tuesday - Reading

Wednesday - Maths

Thursday - Maths

Leading Learners

Well done to Christian and Harriet this week.

Christian we have been so impressed with your desire to focus on your work, you are really becoming such a concentrated Cooper Crab! You are approaching every lesson with such a calm, logical and focused approach and this is reflected in the progress you are making.

Harriet we love the way this week you have took all feedback in your stride. You have been super reflective in your approach, quietly celebrating the areas you have achieved and recognising what you need to work on. This determination and self-reflection will serve you well in the future- well done. 

Attentive and Discerning Butterflies

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are attentive to the big and small things, and to the response of others. We will also be spotting children who are discerning, who listen to what God’s calls us to be. This week we thank Lexi for being attentive and discerning.

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

Christian Abi Max Isabella

Notices

SATs week - Tuesday 9th - Friday12th May. Please ensure that your child is in school on time after a really good night sleep and a substantial breakfast.

  • Tuesday- GPS and Spelling

  • Wednesday- Reading

  • Thursday- Arithmetic 1 and Maths Reasoning 2

  • Friday- Maths Reasoning 3

Friday 12th May - End of year play read through

Monday 15th May- Auditions

Thursday18th May - Formal interviews with Mrs Gregan for positions around school. The children can come into school in formal interview wear. Dress to impress!


Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Nel, Mrs Barker and Miss Forster

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

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


Continuing to learn

We have continued to really push ourselves to learn in the last week of this term. In addition to focusing on the Easter assembly, the children have been writing their own versions of Jesus’ journey to His cross. This piece is being written in 1st person so the children really have to focus on the emotion of the event. I can’t wait to share these with you after half term. In maths, we have completed our next mock papers, and continued with our percentage work!

All of the children have enough revision resources for over half term for them to access. They have worked so hard and we are now onto the final push. The three weeks after half term will be focused on revision and helping the children in each of the different areas.


Leading Learners

Well done to Amber and Julia this week.

Amber you have been so resilient in your learning and always keep going even when things have been tricky! You persevere with that deep learning have been so determined to complete all your work independently. We are so proud of your ‘I CAN’ attitude. Well done - keep this determination and perseverance going!!

Julia, You are being so determined and brave taking risks in your learning and what you progress you are making! Keep working hard and reflecting on your targets Julia- we are so proud of you.

Grateful and Generous butterflies

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are grateful for their own gifts, the gifts of others and the blessings of each day. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who use their gifts to help others. These children are the role models of the school. This week the class voted for India.

Helpers in the morning

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

James Jess Evie Holly C

Notices

If your child has not done Judo club yet, there is a chance to sign up for it on the PE blog

Back to school on Monday 17th April

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

Mrs Harrison

Year 6 Weekly Blog - 'Listen to Jesus and follow Him. That is the true message of the Transfiguration.'

Lent is the perfect time to think about all of the things that we are grateful for and to be generous with our time, love and almsgiving. Our RE unit of work this half term focuses on the lessons that we can learn from Jesus from His experiences during Holy Week that ultimately led to his death. We all attended mass this week with our Reception partners as part of our Lenten journey. This was such a beautiful time: seeing how all of your children cared and looked after the younger children but also role modelled how to be reverent and prayerful during mass.

This week’s cake sale was a HUGE success, so thank you so much for all of the time, effort and money you spent on making these beautiful cakes, biscuits and delights! I have to say I have eaten far too much, being around all of these beautiful creations was just too much! We are thrilled to share with you that we raised a fantastic £179 for CAFOD and this could not have been possible without you all. The children loved sharing these with the rest of the school!


What have we been learning this week?

English - This week we have revisited pronouns during our grammar sessions and continued with our learning of Romeo and Juliet. We explored the use of Oxymoron’s in Juliet’s monologue, once she finds out about the death of her cousin, Tybalt. Then we have gathered arguments as to whether Juliet should take the potion and whether Friar Lawrence was responsible for both Romeo and Juliet’s death. We even has a bit of a debate in class!

Maths - This week we have looked at percentages and the children are doing great at this! They are now able to convert between decimals, fractions and percentages! Good work year 6!

Art- Wow they are doing great with their sewing in Art, there is some real precision and some great steady hands! Just look at our wonderful sewing bees…


We will be completing our next formal set of papers next week which will give the children an indication of the progress that they have made. Homework is live and all areas are a crucial tool to help your child revisit or practice skills.

Monday - Reading

Tuesday - GPS

Wednesday - Maths

Thursday - Maths

Residential

I am very sorry, the kit list did not work last week, so I have amended it and I will leave it up here for another week! It WILL work now!

Leading Learners

Well done to Holly and Arthur this week.

Holly you have been so resilient in your learning this week and have kept going even when things have been tricky! You have persevered with that deep maths learning of new methods and you have been so determined to complete all your work independently, but asking if you need extra help. We are so proud of your ‘I CAN’ attitude!

Arthur, you have come back to school ready and raring to go, determined to catch up on what you have missed and learn as much as possible,.You work so co-operatively with your learning partners, listening to others and sharing your ideas. On a daily basis you show us how to celebrate and care for others and we thank you for this. You bring our school virtues to life!

Grateful and Generous butterflies

This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are grateful for their own gifts, the gifts of others and the blessings of each day. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who use their gifts to help others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Evie for always being generous with your time to help others.

Helpers in the morning

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

Christian Grace Amber

Notices

  • Date for diaries- Year 6 Resurrection Assembly- Thursday 6th April

  • Wednesday 5th April- Lenten boxes to be returned.

  • We break up at 2pm on Thursday 6th April.


Have a lovely weekend.

I will see you on Monday.

Mrs Harrison, Mrs Nel, Mrs Barker and Miss Forster