Year 6 Class News

Goodbye and good luck!

Posted on Friday 22 July 2016 by Mr Catherall

The end of the year is here! And what a year it’s been!

At the beginning of the year, we quickly came to realise that it would be a joy. Children have worked really hard and should feel really proud of what they’ve achieved. We’d like to share some of our thoughts about the successes in the class.

I’ve been particularly impressed with Ethan, Lennox and Bella’s writing this year. It’s been creative, well thought through and technically great. Brandon’s writing in recent months has also shown a great improvement. Keep it up! Similarly, Olli, Bailey, Yahya and Jenni‘s knowledge of grammar and punctuation has amazed us all year spot the squashed sentence, guys! Molly, Arran and Linda all made leaps and bound with their reading, finishing the year with great inference skills and a mature understanding of texts. Having identified spelling as something he wanted to work on, Archie made an enormous effort to improve. And it paid off – keep up the hard work, Archie.

In maths, Rav, Lanas, Henry, Ahmed, Jawaad, Zack and Rayhaan have stood out due to their resilience, problem-solving and overall improvement.

Despite being new to the country this year, Laurielyn and Gloria settled in quickly and became vital members of our class and school. Every adult in school has heard of their great attitudes to learning as well as their amazing progress. Great stuff!

ShahbanIbrahimSimran and Levon have grown in confidence over the year and, while quiet, have a great sense of humour and maturing attitude. Standing out for their relentless determination to improve this year are Pavan, Jaskirat, Jahneil and Sophia. Keep this up guys and you’ll go far… Tayshaun has improved well in all manner of different subjects. He’s kept us laughing throughout the year, too! Young Sam came to us a fresh-faced boy and leaves a new man – he’s more mature, has a great sense of humour and has learnt loads. Well done, Sam!

It’s been a real pleasure to get to know you all and we wish you the very best of luck at high school.

Mr Owen, Mr Catherall and Mrs Raseta.

 

 

What healthy changes are you making?

Posted on Thursday 21 July 2016 by Mrs Taylor

Last week, our SEAL statement was I can make a healthy change.

It was great to hear all the changes that children were making and also encouraging their family to take part in.

Here are some examples from Year 3.

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Children were also encouraged to travel to and from school on foot, by bike or scooter.  The class with the most healthy changes and sustainable journeys were Year 5 with over 200 counters!

Here are some suggested healthy changes for over the holidays.

We hope you have a happy and healthy active break.

 

Final homework review

Posted on Thursday 21 July 2016 by Mr Catherall

Yesterday, we had our final homework review of the year – we definitely saved the best ’till last!

There were lots of amazing pieces of creative homework responding to the statement: I can reflect on my time at primary school. 

We really enjoyed looking at each other’s reflections and it was amazing to see how we all remembered different things.

It was harder than usual to choose our favourites but here are some popular choices. Well done, everyone – they were all great!

School Saving Club

Posted on Sunday 17 July 2016 by Mrs Taylor

Our next paying in session for children who have opened a School Saving Club account is this week: Wednesday 20 July 3.15pm.

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It’s not too late to open an account.  Please ask at the office for an application form.

Sports day Tuesday 19 July

Posted on Sunday 17 July 2016 by Mrs Taylor

Preparations are under way for this year’s sports day to be held on Tuesday at Roundhegians Rugby Club. Access to Roundhegians will be the pedestrian entrance off High Moor Avenue.

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Please note: this year, we’ve swapped the morning and afternoon so that KS2 children compete from 9.30am whilst YR and KS1 start at 1.15pm. The format will remain the same with various races and also field events for KS2. Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and all children will be rewarded for taking part.

Another change is that children should come to school in their PE kit and they will stay in their kit all day. This includes, if possible, their team t-shirt – blue, red, green or white. If your child doesn’t have a t-shirt in their team colour they should wear their normal PE kit and they will be given a bib matching their team.

They will also need their water bottle, a hat and sun cream applied before school.

We look forward to seeing you there to support.

£117.77 = lots of pennies!

Posted on Sunday 17 July 2016 by Mrs Taylor

Remember all the pennies collected by each class during the recent Money Matters themed week?

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They were then used to create a penny trail in our playground.

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After lots of counting (thank you to Mrs Russell), our total amount raised is £117.77.

Thank you for all your contributions.  The total will now be split between our two school charities.

Digimap Steve Backshall competition

Posted on Wednesday 13 July 2016 by Mr Wilks

Thank you very much for your entries to the Steve Backshall competition.

Unfortunately, our entries were not chosen as winners. Copied below is their announcement of the winners:

Thank you so much for entering our Digimap for Schools Wildlife Maps competition to win a school visit from Steve Backshall. The standard of entries was amazing and has totally delighted us. The judging panel met at the Royal Geographical Society and whittled the entries down to a shortlist. Steve Backshall then selected the winner. The delay in responding to you all was caused by Steve’s busy filming schedule and  I am sorry it’s taken so long to announce a winner.
It was a difficult task to judge from all of the excellent entries, and the team thoroughly enjoyed looking through the variety of wildlife photos and the questions relating to the photos. Finally, Mengham Junior School in Hayling Island was selected as the overall winner, and will soon have a visit from Steve Backshall. The wildlife presenter, naturalist and all-around adventurer will spend a morning with the school next week, taking the winning class on a nature walk and talking to the school.
There were also two runners-up, from St John’s Mead Church of England Primary School in Eastbourne and Kitebrook Preparatory School in Gloucestershire, who will receive signed books from Steve Backshall. More information about the winning entry is on our blog today https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2016/07/digimap-schools-competition-winner-announced/#more-21740

Thanks to Jack Elliott in Year 6 for letting me know about the competition and asking if we could enter. I know that some people had issues getting logged into the program and uploading your entry. I’m sorry about this. The password on the letter was correct and I’ve given feedback to Digimap.

Olympic themed menu

Posted on Tuesday 12 July 2016 by Mrs Taylor

To celebrate the forthcoming Olympics, Catering Agency will be running a special themed menu for school dinners on Monday 18 July. Please contact the office if your child would like a school dinner on this day.

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What healthy changes can you make?

Posted on Thursday 07 July 2016 by Mrs Taylor

As part of our SEAL theme of Changes, the SEAL statement next week is I can make a healthy change.

During the week, children will be encouraged to make a healthy change.  This could be physically or emotionally and may include:

  • being active after school rather than being on a computer
  • having water with a packed lunch rather than a sugary drink
  • having a water bottle at school
  • taking part in a Sports Leader session at lunchtime
  • bringing a piece of fruit for KS2 playtime and Year 3 swimming
  • dealing with a problem in a positive way
  • going to bed earlier

Here are some suggestions that have been made this week.

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Another healthy change may be travelling to school in a sustainable way – walking, scooting and biking.

Each class will be recording their healthy changes with a reward for the class with the most changes.  All journeys to and from school by foot, bike and scooter can also be counted.

At the end of the week, the whole school homework will be our annual pupil health questionnaire, this should be returned to your child’s class teacher by Wednesday 20 July.

Change4life, whose aim is ‘to motivate and support millions more people to make and sustain changes that will improve their health’, also provides lots of ideas.

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We look forward to hearing all about your healthy changes.

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Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies

Posted on Wednesday 06 July 2016 by Mr Catherall

Rehearsals for our Year 5 and 6 production are now in full swing – well done to all those who have learnt their lines!

As of today, all children are aware of what they need for their costumes. Please could they bring their complete costumes, in a plastic bag with their name on, into school tomorrow.

On Friday, we have our dress rehearsal in front of the school. With this in mind, it is crucial that all children know all of their lines (and the lines that come before theirs). Knowing lines will help them to focus on fine-tuning their performance.

Some Year 6 children were not in school today (Eid Mubarak to those celebrating!); for their costumes they need:

  • Lanas: all black
  • Linda: opposite to Jenny
  • Ibrahim: all black
  • Shahban: white polo top, plain shorts
  • Ahmed: all black

Thank you!