Year 6 Archive

The children have really enjoyed learning to code.  Through using Turtle and Trinket, the children have experimented with different codes to reveal different outcomes.

Year 6 have been learning about the different beliefs and opinions concerning the creation of the world.  They have compared theories linked to the ‘Big Bang’ (cosmology), evolution and Genesis 1.  We have held some interesting discussions.

The children were also invited to share ideas about what makes them go ‘wow!’ about our world.  Examples included storms and sunrises.

The children have really enjoyed learning about the Tudors this term.

We started by exploring evidence and linking this to the Tudor period.

The children then went on to learn about how the Tudor period started by re-enacting the Battle of Bosworth.  We then went on to learn about the reign of Henry VIII and his 6 wives, followed by looking at Tudor clothing and diets.  Tudor crime and punishment provided a topical debate regarding whether or not the punishments were fair or unfair.  The children were able to link this to our class book ‘Treason’ by Berlie Doherty.

 

The children enjoyed learning about the Spanish Armada and writing newspaper reports.

Jake received the ‘Star of the Week’ award for his fantastic writing and super use of vocabulary.

Value Award: Ambition

Oak: Joshua received our ambition award for using French verbs and vocabulary really well.

St. Barnabas Award:

Elm: Dolly for always having a positive attitude that lifts the mood of others.

 

 

Stevie received the reading award this week for always reading and also using the text to provide evidence.

 

Well done everyone!

This week our star of the week went to Logan for his much improved concentration and effort in his work.

Value Award: Ambition

Elm: Ronnie set himself the target of using long division and is now confident in applying this method.

Oak: Aiden R for super division work in maths.

St. Barnabas Award:

Elm: Megan was awarded the encouragement certificate for supporting her peers within a group.

Oak: Joseph for always being amazingly supportive to his friends and peers.

 

Thomas is our Star Reader this week.

 

Well done everyone!

Well done to Neil for writing a fantastic formal letter to King Henry VIII.

Value Award: Ambition

Elm: Chloe received the values award for showing ambition in her learning and always giving 100%.

Oak: Elise received our value award for working hard in maths and being ambitious by getting onto ‘apply’ questions regularly.

St. Barnabas Award:

Elm: Zac was awarded the Barnabas certificate for having a positive attitude and encouraging his peers.

Oak: Harry D was our encourager this week – he was so encouraging through maths this week to his friends. Mr Dale and Mrs Lee also recognised how positive and encouraging he is throughout the school too.

 

Frankie was our Reading Champion this week because he has read more than 4 times this week and also has completed ALL his reading plus.

 

Well done everyone!

Well done to Keelie for her amazing writing this week.

Value Award: Ambition

Elm: Summer received a certificate for demonstrating the value of ambition this week. She has worked hard to improve her writing.

Oak: Ethan for trying so hard in his Bikeability

St. Barnabas Award:

Elm: Carmela has been recognised for encouraging her peers in the classroom and on the playground.

Oak: Alex for being there for others when they are feeling a bit upset.

 

Damien is the Elm ‘Reader of the Week’ for working hard to improve his reading both at home and at school.

 

Well done everyone!

Years 5 and 6 were lucky to be visited by an Olympic Roadshow.  The children were able to participate in different sports, including basketball, hockey, skateboarding and tennis.  Great fun was had by all!

Fraser is awarded ‘Star of the Week’ for making a fantastic start to Year 6 and going above and beyond in many subjects.  Well done!

Value Award: Ambition

Cadence has been recognised for demonstrating the value of ambition with her art.

Alex received the ambition award this week for choosing challenging books.

St. Barnabas Award:
Leo and Joseph were awarded  St. Barnabas stickers for encouraging others.

Elise was presented with a ‘Bee Encouraging’ sticker for encouraging her friends with their work and on the playground.

 

Archie is the Oak ‘Reader of the Week’ for reading 5 times this week and trying really hard with his reading.

 

Oak managed to win the ‘KS2 Reading Award’ with 77% of the class reading 4 or more times since last Friday.

 

Year 6 also won Nicholas Bear for being good role models when walking year 1 to church last week.

 

Well done everyone!

Welcome to Year 6!  We hope you had a fantastic summer.

What an exciting final year of Primary School we have! Here is an overview of the term ahead.

PE will be on Wednesday afternoons.

 

The children should read at least 4 times each week (this can include Reading Plus).  Raffle tickets will be awarded – I wonder who will win our first book prizes of the year?

We also encourage the children to use Times Tables Rock Stars on a regular basis.

Here are the Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) for the children to learn.

We look forward to working with you this year.

Please do contact a member of the Year 6 team if you have any questions!

Mrs Bader and Mrs Lee (class teachers)