There has been lots happening this week. Many children are busily preparing for the Oliver! Jr performances taking place next week, and we have been exploring our topics further.

In RE, we have been exploring what the resurrection means to Christians. The children looked closely at hymn lyrics, identifying how Christians remember Jesus’ sacrifice and how the words reflect the changing moods of Holy Week. This led to some really reflective conversations about hope, sorrow and celebration.

We've also begun learning our song for the Easter Service which takes place on Thursday 26th March at 6pm at St. Mary's Church. 

In Geography, we have been learning about migration and the reasons people move from one place to another. The children considered both push factors (such as conflict or lack of opportunities) and pull factors (like safety, jobs or education). They showed great maturity when discussing real‑world examples.

Our Art lessons have been full of creativity as we continued our new project inspired by dogs. This week, the children carefully sketched the outlines of their dogs, paying close attention to shape and proportion. Next week, we will begin collaging them before eventually turning them into 3D sculptures.

In PSHE, we explored how social media can sometimes be misleading. The children learned that what we see online is not always the full story, and we discussed how images and information can be edited or exaggerated. This helped them think critically about what they view and share.

In Positive Minds, we focused on emotional literacy. The children learned how important it is to recognise, name and understand their feelings, so they can find healthy ways to manage them. They engaged brilliantly and shared thoughtful ideas about how emotions affect our actions.

Home Learning: 
Maths - To order and compare fractions, decimals and percentages
English - Formal and informal sentence structures
Spelling - Words with silent letters
doubt, island, lamb, solemn, thistle, knight, knock, crumb

Next week: 

We are very excited to be taking part in the K'NEX challenge again this year. This will be on Monday. 
In Maths, we will be learning to find percentages of amounts and to calculate percentages from missing amounts.
In English, we will continue drafting an autobiography in role as Emmeline Pankhurst, before moving on to plan one in a different role. 

Wishing you a great weekend, 
Mrs Rayburn

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Happy New Year!

Friday, 21st November 

It’s been another busy and exciting week in Year 6!

In Maths, we’ve been tackling long division and growing in confidence with this tricky skill! In English, we have begun drafting our own stories, carefully building atmosphere and developing characters through action and dialogue.

In Science, we explored the fascinating world of fungi by investigating how spores are dispersed. Using  mushrooms, we created beautiful spore prints to observe the tiny structures that help fungi reproduce.

Over in Geography, we’ve started to analyse the data collected from our local fieldwork. We have been writing up summative statements and preparing a group presentation to share findings — excellent teamwork on display!

🔔 Reminder: Our Change Maker Project continues — next week is the final week for anyone who would like to complete additional tasks or add finishing touches before we share our work.

Home Learning 

You have the following new Doodle assignments:

Maths - The order of operations (BODMAS)

English - Identifying apostrophes

Spelling - Adding suffixes beginning with a vowel to words ending in -fer

referring, referred, referral, preferring, preferred, transferring, transferred, transferral

Reading records and Doodle home learning are checked on Fridays. 

Next week: 

On Thursday, we have a short visit from the police to talk to us about their anti-violence campaign.

In Maths, we will be using known facts (times tables knowledge) to solve more complex problems.

In English, we will continue drafting and editing our own portal stories based on our book Skellig. We are considering carefully how to 'show' emotions and features (e.g. scared or old) rather than tell. 

Next week, we will also be completing our first set of practise SATs papers. This is to help familiarise children with the format, structure of the week and begin to manage time.

Wishing you a lovely weekend, 

Mrs Rayburn