Author: Mr Wain

In our first P.E. session this week, we practised our basketball skills.

Firstly, we practised dribbling. We made sure we had full control of the ball by doing little bounces close to our bodies.

Then, we progressed into moving with the basketball before getting in pairs and using our bodies to shield the ball from one another.

After this, we practised our shooting skills. We imagined a witches hat was sat on the top of the basket and aimed for the tip.

Well done, Y6!

In this week’s L&L session, we learnt about discrimination and protected characteristics.

Discrimination is… ‘the unfair treatment of people because of who they are or because they have a certain characteristic’.

We looked at a fictional planet, Figura, where we were given scenarios and had to decide if people were being treated unfairly because of who they were.

We then learnt that in Great Britain, we have laws that protect us from being discriminated under the Equality Act 2010.

This act protects people from being discriminated based on the following protected characteristics: race, age, religion or beliefs, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, being pregnant or on maternity leave and being married or being in a civil partnership.

After this, we looked at some scenarios and decided whether they were legal or illegal based on our learning about discrimination and protected characteristics.

Y6, like they have been in all of our L&L sessions this year, were very responsible and were able to have honest, open discussions throughout.

Keep up the good work!

Hi everyone!

Y6 have been very impressive during our Living and Learning (L&L) sessions so far this year. We have had some very mature, respectful and honest discussions about different aspects of L&L.

One session in particular looked at the 8 Rs for Learning.

These are the things we do in our every day lives that make us successful. These can be achieved during lesson time, playtime, lunchtime, at home, at the weekend, in the evening etc. We refer to the 8 Rs for Learning a lot during lessons but they could also be referred to at home… by you!

They are:

Responsible – trying your best with your learning (responsibility at home could be being in charge of some household jobs)
Resourceful – using our learning walls to find out an answer or getting equipment from the spares if needed
Resilient – not giving up even if the learning is tricky
Ready – being ready on 321 STOP and arriving at school on time to begin learning
Risk-taking – a safe risk includes putting your hand up even if you’re unsure of the answer
Reflective – thinking about the learning you’ve done or the day you’ve had and how it has impacted you
Responsive – responding to feedback and learning from mistakes
Remembering – remembering learning (this could be practising your times tables)

We frequently use these 8 Rs in our learning but they are valuable life skills that can be followed all the time.

See if your child shows any of the 8 Rs whilst at home or out and about. Can they remember them all?

See you soon!

Hi everyone,

Our library day will be on a Thursday this year.

This is a chance for your child to take out two books from our library.

Children can have a maximum of two books out at any time and must bring them back if they want to change them!

Happy reading!

Mr Wain