Year 6 News

Year 6 had great fun this week learning about prepositions outdoors. Can you guess the preposition they were using based on where their objects have been placed?  

Last week our theme for our weekly “what’s in the news?” was homelessness. Year 6, led by our Rights Respecting Ambassadors saw this as an important theme as it links to article 27 – “every child has the right to a standard of living that meets their physical, social and mental needs. The Government must support families who struggle to …

This week our number is 10. We chose this number because most of the children in year 6 are 10 years old. Take a look at what we have recognised about the number 6 so far this week. We will continue to add to it.

Our Word Of the Week is “portmanteau.” It was chosen by Florence from a book she was reading – Alice through the looking glass. We have found findings synonyms and antonyms for this word tricky however we did learn that Lewis Carroll enjoyed using portmanteaus in his writing. Portmanteau are formed by blending the sounds of words and combining the …

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As we are starting our new school year in year 6, what better number to choose than 6. We were all surprised how a simple number could have so much about it. Take a look at what we have recognised about the number 6 so far this week. We will continue to add to it.

Our Word Of the Week is “preposterous.” It was chosen by Freyja from a book she was reading. Since we have selected this word we have already had an array of synonyms and antonyms as well as two sentences from Florence and Emily. We will continue to refer to this word throughout the week.  

Year 6 have began their new year developing a good mindset, positive attitudes and are exploring ways to avoid negative feelings which may occur as the result of social media. They recognised that sometimes seeing everyone around them doing amazing things could make them feel like they aren’t as happy or that they are not doing as much. Trying to …

Today we talked about diversity in toys in our news assembly. #ToyLikeMe was established in April 2015 after writer and journalist Rebecca Atkinson noticed the lack of positive disability representation in toys. Rebecca worked in children’s television and had always been interested in the way these industries represent disability and difference. She called on some fellow parents, including play consultant, …

We have finalised our timetables today. Please remember to send your child in PE kit on their PE days. This will begin from Monday 7th September. PE days for this half term are: Year 1: Monday & Tuesday Year 2: Monday & Friday Year 3: Wednesday & Thursday Year 4: Tuesday & Friday Year 5: Wednesday & Thursday Year 6: …

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone in our school family back in September. We know you will have lots of questions which we have tried to answer in the following documents Reception Frequently Asked Questions Year 1 Frequently Asked Questions Year 2 Frequently Asked Questions Year 3 Frequently Asked Questions Year 4 Frequently Asked Questions Year 5 Frequently Asked …

Year 6 celebrated today by dressing in their favourite clothes and enjoying a picnic and party in the sunshine.  

Year 6 had great fun taking part in sports day in their bubbles.

Year 6 bubble a enjoying a bit of tennis this morning and their new hoodies

Thank you for your late entries everyone! What a great week you all had. We loved seeing your active photos and want to say thank you and well done to all families who took part! In third place were St. Andrew with a brilliant 95 points, in second place were St. Patrick with 97 points but our Lockdown Sports Week …

Next week we would like you to take part in SPORTS WEEK CHALLENGE! Firstly, if possible, can you wear something in your house group colour: purple for Aidan, blue for Andrew, white for Bede, yellow for David, red for George, orange for Oswald and green for Patrick. There are two challenges each day. If you send your teacher a picture …