And in the blink of an eye…another week in Year 6 has passed. From the minute that the children walk into class in the morning to the moment that they walk out of the door, they are constantly learning and challenging themselves to be the best that they can be. It really astounds me just how much work that the children have completed. As we approach Advent, and the birth of Jesus Christ, we continue to strive to be Faithfilled and Hopefull in our actions, which are our two virtues this half term.
Learning is always fast paced in Year 6 and this week has been no exception. This week it has been all about our writing! Every day, the children have taken a paragraph/ event from our class novel and we have either written our very own as a class or the they have independently innovated the main ideas to create their own paragraph. The next day, they look at the feedback they have been given and challenge themselves to meet this target. Wow, what wonderful writing they have created. They have all worked so hard and produced such depth, trying hard to blend their description, dialogue and action throughout.
In Maths we have been adjusting the calculations to be more efficient and accurate. Our RE topic this term is such a reflective unit of work, as we ask the children to reflect on the injustices within our world today. They are often surprised that some of the situations still occur. We spent today reflecting on a poem about the plight of refugees in our world. Why not read the poem and see what you think?
They have no need of our help
So do not tell me
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
Should life have dealt a different hand
We need to see them for who they really are
Chancers and scroungers
Layabouts and loungers
With bombs up their sleeves
Cut-throats and thieves
They are not
Welcome here
We should make them
Go back to where they came from
They cannot
Share our food
Share our homes
Share our countries
Instead let us
Build a wall to keep them out
It is not okay to say
These are people just like us
A place should only belong to those who are born there
Do not be so stupid to think that
The world can be looked at another way.
Now read the poem backwards. What a powerful poem with a really significant meaning. The discussion around this and the empathy the children showed was so humbling, what a group of compassionate children you have. Following this lesson, the children have started to write their own poems about refugees.
Earlier this week we met our Recpetion partners, we did lots of talking to find out a little bit more about them and read a book together…
Leading Learners
Well done to Leo and Evan this week.
Leo, I have loved reading your writing this week. Your creativity and desire to hook the reader in and entertain them with your words, is beautiful. You have been so creative with your descriptions that I felt like I was actually IN your story! You have also controlled the pace of your writing creatively with your punctuation and variation of sentence lengths, just at the right time. Thank you for working so hard and reflecting on your targets.
Evan, you are so focused on your learning and always engaged, ready to learn and answer any questions thrown your way! You listen to the learning, reflect, manage any distractions extremely well and challenge yourself in your work. You work so hard to improve and hit your targets every day and this is reflected in your work. A big well done Evan- keep up the great work!
Helpers in the mornings:
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Edi Harvey Tabby Iris
Notices
Our Christmas performance is in church on Monday 18th December at 2pm and 6pm.
We close for Chrsitmas at 2pm on Thursday 21st December
Friday 8th December is a big day - £1 to wear your Chrsitmas jumper for the day, £1 if you would like to buy some cake and £3 if you would like to enter in the Our Lady’s Bake Off!! On your marks…Set… Bake!
Have a lovely weekend all of you,
Mrs Harrison, Mrs Webster and Mrs Barker