Welcome to Week 6’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week we have been recapping angles in triangles, rectangles and polygons. We have also recapped circles including circumference, diameter and radius.
English: In English this week the children have been exploring the features of Haiku poetry. The children then wrote their own Haiku poems based on different themes. Well done Y6!
History: In History this week, we have come to the end of our topic learning about modern warfare; World War 1 & World War 2. The children have developed their skills including; chronology, significant individuals and historical enquiry.
We our looking forward to our school trip tomorrow.
Well done Y6!
Welcome to Week 5’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
RE: This week in RE, we have started our new topic learning about Pentecost. The children created some beautiful spiritual art based on scripture. Y6 then led a reflective liturgical prayer; it was lovely to have families join us for the reflection.
Art: In art this week, the children have been using water colours and oil pastels to create art based on the theme, ‘unity in diversity’.
RSHE: This week is knife crime awareness week. Due to this, the children learnt about how to be safe and designed posters with top tips.
Well done Y6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 3’s blog. Here’s what Year 6 have been doing this week:
RE: We have come to the end of our topic learning about new life in RE. This week, the children read the scripture of Lazarus and answered questions on the scripture, making links with other scriptures and linking this to our own lives.
Maths: In maths this week, we have been recapping the features of 3D shapes, translation and angles. The children have then applied this knowledge when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
King Charles’ Coronation: Today, we have taken part in a coronation quiz, drawn King Charles’ portraits and have enjoyed a royal tea party this afternoon.
Well done Y6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 2’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week we have been recapping the four operations and applying this knowledge when answering multi-step word problems. We have also been applying our knowledge of fractions and ratio when solving multi-step problems. You have worked so hard Year 6, well done!
English: In English this week we have continued our horror narrative based on the stimulus, ‘Alma’. The children have been writing descriptively and have used figurative language within their writing. The children have planned their narrative and are looking forward to writing their own narrative to match the short film.
PE: In PE this week, the children have been involved in tennis and athletics lessons. In tennis, the children have been recapping hand-grip and different types of serves. In athletics, the children have been developing their team-work skills when participating in a range of relay races.
Well done for all of your hard work Y6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Summer term! Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week we have been recapping the four operations as well as applying our fluency understanding when solving problems relating to number sequences, decimals and fractions.
English: In English this week we have started our horror narrative based on the film clip, ‘Alma’. The children have been exploring a range of vocabulary and figurative language to write setting descriptions, character descriptions and to build suspense.
Geography: We have come to the end of our geography unit this week learning about natural disasters. This week, the children have explored ways in which countries can protect against natural disasters.
Well done for working so hard this week Y6!
Keep up the great work
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 5’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: Year 6 have written their newspaper reports based on the text, ‘Henry’s Freedom Box’. They have done a great job including all of the grammatical features.
Maths: In maths this week, we have recapped negative numbers, roman numerals, angles and shape. We have then applied our fluency when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
Computing: In computing this week, Y6 have learnt how to used Excel. They have created their own spreadsheets and have learnt different formatting tools.
This week KS2 have led Holy Week Liturgies. Today, Year 6 led a reflective Stations of the Cross service. Well done Y6, you were all great!
Well done for all of your hard work this term Year 6. Have a lovely Easter!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 4’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: In English we have been continuing our topic based on the text, ‘Henry’s Freedom Box’. The children have sequenced the text, learnt more about Henry Brown and have written their introductions in the style of a newspaper report.
KS2 have entered a poetry competition! Here are some of our entries below:
Maths: In maths we have been recapping our place value knowledge. We have been recapping rounding, negative numbers and roman numerals and have applied this knowledge when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
RE: We have come to the end of our unit learning about the Eucharist. The children invited the Y6 parents in this week and led a reflective liturgical prayer to come together as a unity to pray and share scripture.
We are looking forward to meeting in our House Groups tomorrow to make Easter crafts!
Well done Y6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 3’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In Maths this week we have recapping our learning of shapes. We have been recapping the properties of 3D shapes and identifying the number of vertices, edges and faces. The children have identified nets for specific shapes and drawn their own nets. The children applied their understanding when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
English: In English this week, we have started our new topic based on the book, ‘Henry’s Freedom Box’. So far the children have explored the text, sequenced the main events in the story and have compared how the character feels at different stages in the text giving reasons for the change in feelings.
RE: In RE this week, the children have developed their understanding of key stages in the mass. They have explored the familiar prayer, ‘Our Father’ and unpicked its meaning and how it relates to our lives. The children also reflected upon the sign of peace and its relevance in weekly mass.
The Year 6’s will be holding a Lenten Stall tomorrow selling purple wristbands. All donations will go towards those impacted by the earthquake in Turkey.
Well done Year 6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 2’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: In English, Year 6 have come to the end of their discussion texts. They have written about the impact that climate change is having on our local and wider community and ways in which we can make a positive difference.
Maths: In maths this week the children have learnt about statistics. They have been interpreting line graphs, pie charts and using this knowledge when solving multi-step world problems.
Computing: In computing this week, Y6 have started their new topic learning about how to track data using excel. We learnt about cells, cell references, collected data and created a spreadsheet on excel using the format tool.
NSPCC: This week KS2 have had a NSPCC workshop where they have learnt about how they can stay safe including online safety.
Author workshop: Year 6 enjoyed an author workshop with Jenny Pearson this week whereby they created their own characters and fictional stories.
Well done Y6!
Welcome to Spring 2’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week we have started our position and direction unit. We have been learning about coordinates, translation and reflection. We have then applied this knowledge when answering reasoning and problem-solving questions.
English: In English this week we have started our new text, ‘Earth Heroes’. We have explored what a hero is and who the significant individuals, ‘Greta Thunberg’ and ‘David Attenborough’ are and what they have contributed to society.
Geography: We have started our new unit in humanities this half-term learning about, ‘Hazardous World’. This week, the children have recapped their previous geography units and learnt about the structure of the Earth and tectonic plates.
Today we have celebrated World Book Day as a school. Year 6 looked fantastic with their costumes and had a great day illustrating and writing their stories which they then shared with other classes.
Well done Y6!
Welcome to week 5’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: This week we have been learning about decimals, fractions and percentages. We have found equivalents and calculated percentages of amounts including finding 1%, 5% and 10%.
English: In English this week we have continued with the stimulus, ‘Pig Heart Boy’. Over the next few weeks, the children will be writing a balanced argument highlighting reasons for and against xenotransplantation like the example of Cameron from the book.
RSHE: In RSHE this week, the children participated in a prevent workshop learning all about how to conduct themselves and stay safe online. We designed posters including top tips for online safety.
Science: Tomorrow is Women and Girls in Science day and we are looking forward to learning more about significant individuals and their impact on society.
Great work Year 6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 4’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: In English this week we have come to the end of our fiction topic based on, ‘Pig Heart Boy’. The children have explored the characters’ feelings and have written an alternative ending to the text including grammatical features we have learnt across the year.
Maths: In maths this week the children have been learning about decimals. The children have been rounding, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals. They have then applied this knowledge when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
History: In History this week, the children have continued learning about conflict through time. We started our lesson by recapping our knowledge about Anglo-Saxon and Viking warfare. We then explored the crusades and its impact on Europe.
Well done Y6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 3’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: In English this week the children have been building suspense and writing the build-up to the text, ‘Pig Heart Boy’. The children have been focusing on punctuating dialogue and starting their sentences in different ways.
Maths: We have continued with our Algebra unit this week. The children have been solving one-step and two-step algebraic problems and have applied their knowledge when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
History: In our history lesson this week, we compared the tactics of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings during battles. We applied our historical skills of historical enquiry, similarities and differences and cause and consequence to learn more about the past.
Well done for your hard work Y6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 2’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week the children have been learning about algebra. The children have been solving simple formulae, reading expressions, understanding equations and solving one and two-step equations.
English: In English this week we are exploring the text, ‘Pig Heart Boy’. The children have explored the feelings of the characters at different points in the text and written setting and character descriptions.
History: In History this week, the children have continued their ‘Conflict through time’ unit. Last week the children explored conflict during the prehistoric era and this week, the children have been comparing Greek and Roman warfare.
Tomorrow we are celebrating Chinese New Year. We will be meeting in house groups and making a range of Chinese New Year crafts.
Well done Year 6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week the children have been developing their understanding of ratio and proportion. The children have been using their knowledge of factors to use scale factors to enlarge 2D shapes. They have learnt about the relationships between numbers when using ratio and have applied this knowledge when answering multi-step problem solving questions.
History: In History we have started our new topic learning about conflict through time. In our first lesson, we explored prehistoric warfare. We recapped the weapons and tactics used within the Stone, Bronze & Iron Age.
RE: In RE this week we have started our new topic exploring books. The children produced some beautiful spiritual art painting illuminated letters that are used in scripture
Well done Year 6!
Maths: This week we have started our unit exploring measurement and conversions of measurement. The children have converted both metric and imperial measures and applied this knowledge when solving two-step word problems
English: In English this week we have started our new unit exploring informal letters. We have explored the difference between informal and formal writing; explored the features of letters and compared the thoughts and feelings of different characters from the advert, ‘Man on the Moon’.
Christmas Carol Service: Well done to everyone in KS2 for your amazing singing at the carol service. Thank you to all the parents for joining us, it was a lovely evening!
Well done Y6.
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 5’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
RE: Year 6 led a reflective liturgical prayer on Monday to mark the beginning of Advent. The theme for the first week of advent is hope. The children reflected on what hope means to them. They read Matthew’s Gospel about the coming of the Messiah and led the school in prayer.
English: In English this week, we have started our new fictional topic based on the video clip, ‘Francis’. The children have explored the storyline, characters and settings. The children are looking forward to write their spooky stories!
Geography: The children have developed their understanding of the human uses of rainforests in Geography this week. We then discussed the impact this could have in the future and explored ways in which we can protect rainforests and other global biomes.
Well done for your hard work this week Year 6!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 4’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: In English this week we have been recapping on our understanding of different verb tenses. The children have been learning about simple, prefect and progressive tenses and will continue to learn about this next week.
Maths: We have been continuing to learn about fractions in maths this week. We have been focusing on converting fractions between improper fractions and mixed numbers. We have also been learning how to add and subtract mixed numbers.
Lindisfarne Gospels: Yesterday we visited Newcastle City Centre. We visited Newcastle Cathedral, Newcastle Library and the Laing Art Gallery. We had a fantastic time completing a range of activities and even had a chance to explore the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Well done Year 6. Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 3’s blog. Here’s what we’ve done this week:
English: We have started a new topic this week learning about nonsense poetry. The children explored a range of poetic conventions, figurative language and discovered the meaning behind nonsense vocabulary. The children then wrote their own nonsense poetry using figurative language to describe tropical rainforests which we have been learning about in our Geography topic.
Maths: This week we have continued our learning with fractions. So far we have been comparing and ordering fractions; adding and subtracting fractions and applying our knowledge when solving reasoning and problem-solving questions.
Geography: The children have enjoyed our new topic learning about Ecosystems. So far the children have discovered the difference between ecosystems and biomes and have started to identify the components on food chains and food webs.
Well done for another great week of work Y6 – have a lovely weekend!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 2’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week, we have started our fractions unit. So far we have been learning how to simplify fractions, find equivalent fractions and learnt how to plot equivalent fractions on number lines. Next week we will be learning how to add and subtract fractions with different denominatiors whilst applying our fluency understanding to problem-solving and reasoning questions throughout.
English: We have come to the end of our Biographies unit this week. Over the past few weeks the children have been exploring the features of a biography, researched key facts about the theorist Charles Darwin and planned their own biography. Tomorrow the children will be writing their own biography based on Charles Darwin.
RE: The children are currently learning about callings, vocation and the sacrament of the Holy Orders. Yesterday Father Michael answered the children’s questions about the topic. We learnt lots about Father Michael’s role within the community and what his calling was like.
Tomorrow the children will be holding a Remembrance Liturgy at 9.10am. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Well done Year 6,
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Autumn 2! Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: We have come to the end of our topic learning about the four operations. This week we have been learning about the order of operations, mental calculations, estimation and known facts.
English: In English this week, the children have started a new topic, ‘biographies’. The children have explored the features of biographies and then researched the theorist, Charles Darwin to inform their own biography that they will be writing next week.
Science: The children have started a new topic this week learning about ‘Electricity’. We have been recapping symbols in a circuit and then the children constructed their own electrical circuits.
Faith in Action:Well done to Year 6 for organising a lovely welcome breakfast for all the families yesterday. Thank you so much to all of the parents for your generous donations, we raised £154!
Well done Year 6!
See you Monday,
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 7’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:
Maths: In maths this week the children have been learning how to solve long division questions with and without remainders. They have worked really hard with this new learning and have then applied this knowledge when solving multi-step word problems involving multiplication and division.
English: In English this week, we have come to the end of our topic based on the text, Skellig by David Almond. The children have written diary entries from the perspective of one of the characters, Michael and used emotive and figurative language throughout their texts.
RE: We have started our new topic learning about Vocation and Commitment. We discussed the meaning of vocations and callings and the children gave examples of their own commitments. They produced some fantastic Spiritual Art which demonstrates what it means to be called.
October is Black History Month and tomorrow, the children will be learning about the significant individual, Nelson Mandela. We have also explored a number of books including Hidden Figures and Henry’s Freedom Box.
Well done for working so hard this half-term Year 6. Have a lovely week off and I'll see you on 31 October!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 6’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:
Maths: In maths this week we have been learning rules of divisibility; learning how to divide using factors and learning the process of long division with no remainders. For this week’s homework, I have attached an example of how the children should be calculating their division questions. Next week we will be moving on to using long division with remainders.
English: In English this week we are beginning a new fictional genre based on writing diary entries. So far in this topic, we have explored a number of features of diary entries and have also explored our new text that we will be basing our diary entries on, ‘Skellig’. The children have been exploring the characters’ thoughts and feelings as well as using emotive and figurative language to describe the setting.
History: The children have loved our topic learning about changes to crime and punishment across periods of time. This week, we explored the gruesome Tudor punishments and compared these punishments to those used in the Roman and Anglo-Saxon period.
For the next few days, the children will be taking part in, ‘Take One Picture’. These will be art themed days based on the artist, ‘Claude-Joseph Vernet’. We can’t wait to share our sculptures with you!
Great work this week Year 6 – well done!
Miss Thomas
Welcome to this week’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
Maths: In maths this week the children have been multiplying 4 digits and 2 digit numbers. We have then applied their fluency understanding when solving multi-step word problems linked to multiplication.
English: In English this week, the children have come to the end of our topic learning about persuasion. The children have written persuasive letters using a range of persuasive features including fronted adverbials, hyperboles, conditionals and rhetorical questions.
Science: In Science this week, we have been learning about the theory of Evolution. The children have learnt about the theorist, Charles Darwin, and explored the theory of natural selection through adaptations to species from their environment. The children explored case studies to support this theory including the evolution of giraffes; species of finches from the Galapagos Islands and the white-peppered moth.
Tomorrow the children will be enjoying a day of Science activities linked to World Space Week. Year 5 & 6 will be focusing on the first man and woman in Space!
Have a lovely weekend everyone,
Miss Thomas
Welcome to week 4’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: We have come to the end of our ‘flashback’ unit and we are now focusing on persuasive texts. We have explored the features of persuasive writing and taken part in balanced arguments as a class – they were very persuasive!
Maths: In maths this week, we have explored factors, multiples, prime, square and cube numbers. Using this knowledge, the children explored patterns with numbers and applied their growing knowledge when answering problem-solving and reasoning questions.
RE: In RE this week we have come to the end of our unit learning about unconditional unit. Throughout this unit we have explored the lives of many martyrs and saints who demonstrated love and care for others including Oscar Romero and Mother Teresa.
Thank you for joining us for the curriculum evening earlier this week. The slides from the evening can be found below:
Miss Thomas
Welcome to Week 3’s blog. Here’s what we’ve been doing this week:
English: In English this week the children have been exploring the features of a flashback. We have focused on the Literacy Shed flashback, ‘The Piano’ and the children have been writing a narrative to add to the video. They have included different tenses, setting descriptions and figurative language.
Maths: In maths this week we have consolidated their understanding when using number lines and negative numbers and have come to the end of our ‘Place Value’ topic. Over the next few weeks we will be reconsolidating and building upon our knowledge of ‘Addition and Subtraction’ and applying this knowledge when answering problem-solving and reasoning problems.
RE: We have continued our unit learning about Unconditional Love in RE this week and the children have been forming links between parables and scripture that demonstrate unconditional love. The children were able to form links between the prodigal son, Zacchaeus the tax collector and Oscar Romero.
Earlier this week, the school voted for their House Captains and the votes were announced this week. Well done to all of the Year 6’s who took part, you were all brilliant!
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Thomas
We join with Bishop Robert and the whole of BBCET, to mourn the loss of our beloved Queen. We pray for the repose of her soul and for her family. We are very grateful for her years of service. We give thanks to God for everything she has done. May she rest in peace.
Welcome back Everyone!
It is so lovely to have all the children back in school. We have really missed them! The Year 6's have done some fantastic work this week. Here’s what we’ve been doing:
RE: We have started our new topic in RE this week based on unconditional love. We discussed what unconditional love is and shared examples of when we may experience unconditional love. We then created beautiful Spiritual Art that reflected the scripture that we read together.
Maths: We have begun our Place Value topic in Maths this week. We have been reading, writing and partitioning numbers up to and including millions and applied this knowledge when solving reasoning and problem solving questions.
English: In English this week, we have explored the features of poetry including types of figurative language. The children have used examples of personification, metaphors and similes within their autumnal poems.
Well done Y6, have a lovely weekend!
Miss Thomas