So, SATs week is done and dusted and all of the children worked extremely hard. We now have that lull in the term where we await the results of their hard work. A huge well done to every single one of you year 6!
As we wind down slightly towards the half term break we kick off the new week with our annual Eisteddfod- we eagerly await the delights of the display items on Monday along with the cake tasting experience- something we staff always look forward to. Please come along at the end of the afternoon on Monday and view the displays in the hall. The creativity of our pupils never fails to impress and as year 6 arrive at their final Eisteddfod week we are sure that they will leave a memorable impression.
Don't forget to check your timetables and come along and support your children in their performances.
We begin a mini topic in year 6 this week- Pattern. we will be looking at pattern in nature, pattern in history, pattern in maths and pattern in literacy. The real challenge is fitting all our many ideas into such a short busy week.
After half term we will be launching our main topic for this term, with a geography focus, deserts and rain forests. Planning for some exciting sessions is well under way and we look forward to sharing the outcomes with you all on open evening in July.
A final reminder to the children to remember your cushions to sit on during the performances during the afternoons. Bring them in on Tuesday ready for the first performances.
Meanwhile, enjoy the sunshine, long may it last!
The Year 6 Team
Friday, 10 May 2013
Week 4 is over and we finished it in style with a treat at reward time whilst basking in the sun in the front garden area- hopefully everyone enjoyed it.
Don't forget to bring your T-shirts in on Monday.
Along with the hard work we look forward to the children designing and making T-shirts to reflect their true personalities. Perhaps we'll discover new sides to some of our pupils that we don't currently know about!
Please make sure that all children have their PE kit in school on a daily basis next week as there may be times when we go out for extra sessions that don't fall on a usual PE day.
Today was the last day for returning cycling proficiency forms as the numbers have to be submitted on Monday- now is the time to clean up those bikes, oil the chain and polish your helmets ready for the start of the course after half term.
Hopefully the sun will continue to shine over the weekend, we wish everyone a restful time with some early nights to help prepare for next week. There is no homework set!!!
We look forward to seeing you bright eyed and raring to go on Monday morning.
Just in case you have mislaid your copy here is the timetable for the week ahead...
The Year 6 Team.
Don't forget to bring your T-shirts in on Monday.
Along with the hard work we look forward to the children designing and making T-shirts to reflect their true personalities. Perhaps we'll discover new sides to some of our pupils that we don't currently know about!
Please make sure that all children have their PE kit in school on a daily basis next week as there may be times when we go out for extra sessions that don't fall on a usual PE day.
Today was the last day for returning cycling proficiency forms as the numbers have to be submitted on Monday- now is the time to clean up those bikes, oil the chain and polish your helmets ready for the start of the course after half term.
Hopefully the sun will continue to shine over the weekend, we wish everyone a restful time with some early nights to help prepare for next week. There is no homework set!!!
We look forward to seeing you bright eyed and raring to go on Monday morning.
Just in case you have mislaid your copy here is the timetable for the week ahead...
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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Registration
Silent
Reading
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Registration
Silent
Reading
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Registration
Silent
Reading
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Registration
Silent
Reading
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Registration
Silent
Reading
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English
Reading Paper
15 mins reading
time
45 mins for
the paper
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English
Grammar and
Punctuation Test
And Spelling
Test
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Maths
Paper A
No
Calculator, 45 mins
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Maths
Paper B
Calculator 45
mins
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Science A
45 mins
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BREAK
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BREAK
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BREAK
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BREAK
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BREAK
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PE?
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Mental Maths
ART
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Science B
45 mins
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LUNCH TIME
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LUNCH TIME
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LUNCH TIME
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LUNCH TIME
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LUNCH TIME
PICNIC?
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English
Level 6
Reading Paper
ART
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Grammar and
Punctuation Paper/
FRENCH
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ART
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Level 6 Maths
Papers 1 and 2
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PE
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GAMES
(Miss Thomas)
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Reward Time
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The Year 6 Team.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Another week is almost over and they really are speeding by. All year 6 are continuing to work very hard- Elder have successfully been investigating and growing mould! Elm have begun to create their own animations- we look forward to the finished results and possibly being able to share some of them via our blog.
In art we have been looking closely at faces and drawing some fantastic self portraits. With a little help from technology we have now gone on to make a new version of that portrait in the style of Picasso- some very different looking children have appeared over the last day or so!
Today a third of our year group head off to Woollam's, the OAs ground, to play in the Tag Rugby competition promoted by Saracens. An exciting event, long awaited for after the snow put paid to the original date. We wish all our teams good luck in that.
As we move towards the SATs week, Monday 13th May, we are sending home an important letter giving details of times of particular tests and some of the activities that we will be doing alongside. Please take the time to read this carefully and stick it up somewhere useful, we will also put a copy of it here on the blog. Now is the time to start encouraging your children to eat and sleep well so they are truly on top of things when we go into that week. All the children have worked continuously hard throughout the year and are more than ready for the week; we are already proud of them and what they have achieved whatever the outcomes.
Looking beyond that week we have also sent out the Cycling Proficiency letters this week- we have to submit the numbers very soon so please ensure that this is returned on time, by Friday 10th May.
So, heading into a long weekend let's hope that the sun continues to shine and that everyone has an enjoyable break, albeit a mini one!
The Year 6 Team
In art we have been looking closely at faces and drawing some fantastic self portraits. With a little help from technology we have now gone on to make a new version of that portrait in the style of Picasso- some very different looking children have appeared over the last day or so!
Today a third of our year group head off to Woollam's, the OAs ground, to play in the Tag Rugby competition promoted by Saracens. An exciting event, long awaited for after the snow put paid to the original date. We wish all our teams good luck in that.
As we move towards the SATs week, Monday 13th May, we are sending home an important letter giving details of times of particular tests and some of the activities that we will be doing alongside. Please take the time to read this carefully and stick it up somewhere useful, we will also put a copy of it here on the blog. Now is the time to start encouraging your children to eat and sleep well so they are truly on top of things when we go into that week. All the children have worked continuously hard throughout the year and are more than ready for the week; we are already proud of them and what they have achieved whatever the outcomes.
Looking beyond that week we have also sent out the Cycling Proficiency letters this week- we have to submit the numbers very soon so please ensure that this is returned on time, by Friday 10th May.
So, heading into a long weekend let's hope that the sun continues to shine and that everyone has an enjoyable break, albeit a mini one!
The Year 6 Team
Monday, 22 April 2013
See what Mrs Renier has been up to in Uganda...
Mrs Renier has sent us a link to a short video that she has posted on YouTube- hope a few of you can have look to see what she is up to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meqi8MWov6M&feature=youtu.be
Mrs Renier has sent us a link to a short video that she has posted on YouTube- hope a few of you can have look to see what she is up to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meqi8MWov6M&feature=youtu.be
Thursday, 18 April 2013
A Quick Update from Mrs Renier....
We had a photo from Mrs Renier yesterday on her travels and thought you'd like to see....
Can you spot Mrs Renier?
She emailed yesterday in which she said:
"Days very intensive here so not got much time for writing postcards etc but
please tell my children I am thinking of them lots and that their money they
have given my charity is making such an amazing difference.
I coached a couple of hundred children today and half a dozen of teachers. Very very hot, but loving every minute of it."
I coached a couple of hundred children today and half a dozen of teachers. Very very hot, but loving every minute of it."
Sounds like Mrs Renier is working hard and really enjoying her time. She will have lots of things to share with us when she gets back!
We will keep you posted of any other news from Arua, Uganda!
Monday, 15 April 2013
Well, spring has finally arrived and alongside the increase in temperatures we warmly welcome all of year 6 back to school after what we hope has been an enjoyable Easter break- Miss Thomas hopes that you are all raring to go and have been following her rule of one chocolate egg= one mile!
On a more serious note, there are some very busy weeks ahead of us now as we enter the final term of this year. As well as the opportunity to prove your cycling skills during the cycling proficiency week there will be time to share your more creative talents in this year's Eisteddfod, learn some basic first aid skills and show your adventurous side when away in Surrey at PGL- more information on this will follow later. Oh, and there are also some tests thrown in for good measure!
We hope that this quick resume of what lies ahead will encourage the children to work hard and think ahead to all the exciting things planned. As we are working towards the SATs tests in May we will not be sending home a topic plan this half term. We will launch our new topic once the half term break is over.
As we return to school, Mrs Renier has arrived safely in Africa and has spent her first day travelling out to one of the villages where she is to teach cricket. Before we lost wifi contact she had sampled some interesting foods and seen her first straw huts! When she returns to a more developed area we look forward to an update!
The Year 6 Team
On a more serious note, there are some very busy weeks ahead of us now as we enter the final term of this year. As well as the opportunity to prove your cycling skills during the cycling proficiency week there will be time to share your more creative talents in this year's Eisteddfod, learn some basic first aid skills and show your adventurous side when away in Surrey at PGL- more information on this will follow later. Oh, and there are also some tests thrown in for good measure!
We hope that this quick resume of what lies ahead will encourage the children to work hard and think ahead to all the exciting things planned. As we are working towards the SATs tests in May we will not be sending home a topic plan this half term. We will launch our new topic once the half term break is over.
As we return to school, Mrs Renier has arrived safely in Africa and has spent her first day travelling out to one of the villages where she is to teach cricket. Before we lost wifi contact she had sampled some interesting foods and seen her first straw huts! When she returns to a more developed area we look forward to an update!
The Year 6 Team
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
The quest stories have finally been completed and how amazing they are!
As a finale to the main topic work on Harry Potter the children will be experiencing a day of Junior Apprentice. Whilst no one will be fired, the children will be expected to work together to generate a board game linked to our topic. In order for this to go ahead successfully we will need a few things from your recycling!
Bottle tops, cardboard, small, empty plastic bottles or other appropriate containers, ribbon, string, fancy paper and anything else that you think might be useful in the manufacturing process.
At the end of the project the children will be swapping classrooms to apprasie each other's games.
The house who gains the most points for their game and the way that they have developed their ideas will be crowned Junior Apprentice Champions.
Whilst all this is going on the majority of the children will also be perfoming in the annual gym display. Having had sneaky previews we know that all of you who have requested tickets are going to be amazed by the gymnastic prowess of your children.
Thank you again for your ongoing support in all school matters.
The Year 6 team.
As a finale to the main topic work on Harry Potter the children will be experiencing a day of Junior Apprentice. Whilst no one will be fired, the children will be expected to work together to generate a board game linked to our topic. In order for this to go ahead successfully we will need a few things from your recycling!
Bottle tops, cardboard, small, empty plastic bottles or other appropriate containers, ribbon, string, fancy paper and anything else that you think might be useful in the manufacturing process.
At the end of the project the children will be swapping classrooms to apprasie each other's games.
The house who gains the most points for their game and the way that they have developed their ideas will be crowned Junior Apprentice Champions.
Whilst all this is going on the majority of the children will also be perfoming in the annual gym display. Having had sneaky previews we know that all of you who have requested tickets are going to be amazed by the gymnastic prowess of your children.
Thank you again for your ongoing support in all school matters.
The Year 6 team.
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