Lent is the perfect time to think about all of the things that we are grateful for and to be generous with our time, love and almsgiving. Our RE unit of work this half term focuses on the lessons that we can learn from Jesus from His experiences during Holy Week that ultimately led to his death. We all attended mass this week with our Reception partners as part of our Lenten journey. This was such a beautiful time: seeing how all of your children cared and looked after the younger children but also role modelled how to be reverent and prayerful during mass.
This week’s cake sale was a HUGE success, so thank you so much for all of the time, effort and money you spent on making these beautiful cakes, biscuits and delights! I have to say I have eaten far too much, being around all of these beautiful creations was just too much! We are thrilled to share with you that we raised a fantastic £179 for CAFOD and this could not have been possible without you all. The children loved sharing these with the rest of the school!
What have we been learning this week?
English - This week we have revisited pronouns during our grammar sessions and continued with our learning of Romeo and Juliet. We explored the use of Oxymoron’s in Juliet’s monologue, once she finds out about the death of her cousin, Tybalt. Then we have gathered arguments as to whether Juliet should take the potion and whether Friar Lawrence was responsible for both Romeo and Juliet’s death. We even has a bit of a debate in class!
Maths - This week we have looked at percentages and the children are doing great at this! They are now able to convert between decimals, fractions and percentages! Good work year 6!
Art- Wow they are doing great with their sewing in Art, there is some real precision and some great steady hands! Just look at our wonderful sewing bees…
We will be completing our next formal set of papers next week which will give the children an indication of the progress that they have made. Homework is live and all areas are a crucial tool to help your child revisit or practice skills.
Monday - Reading
Tuesday - GPS
Wednesday - Maths
Thursday - Maths
Residential
I am very sorry, the kit list did not work last week, so I have amended it and I will leave it up here for another week! It WILL work now!
Leading Learners
Well done to Holly and Arthur this week.
Holly you have been so resilient in your learning this week and have kept going even when things have been tricky! You have persevered with that deep maths learning of new methods and you have been so determined to complete all your work independently, but asking if you need extra help. We are so proud of your ‘I CAN’ attitude!
Arthur, you have come back to school ready and raring to go, determined to catch up on what you have missed and learn as much as possible,.You work so co-operatively with your learning partners, listening to others and sharing your ideas. On a daily basis you show us how to celebrate and care for others and we thank you for this. You bring our school virtues to life!
Grateful and Generous butterflies
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are grateful for their own gifts, the gifts of others and the blessings of each day. We will also be spotting children who are generous, who use their gifts to help others. These children are the role models of the school. This week we thank Evie for always being generous with your time to help others.
Helpers in the morning
This week we have the following children helping to take the younger children to their class:
Christian Grace Amber
Notices
Date for diaries- Year 6 Resurrection Assembly- Thursday 6th April
Wednesday 5th April- Lenten boxes to be returned.
We break up at 2pm on Thursday 6th April.
Have a lovely weekend.
I will see you on Monday.
Mrs Harrison, Mrs Nel, Mrs Barker and Miss Forster