Welcome to Year 6

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Thank you

Monday 22nd June

Bore da,

Great work again last week year 6. You continue to persevere and challenge yourself to be the best you can be. I've been impressed with the amount of reading challenges you have completed. I've seen lots of excellent work on 'The Lost World'. Keep it up.  

Thank you to everyone who has written their report comment. It's been lovely hearing about what you enjoyed in year 6 and what you are looking forward to in year 7. If you've not completed this task please try to do it this week. Also keep sending in your year 6 leavers videos- it's been lovely to hear about your St Michael's memories.

This Week

• Continue with the home learning menu
• Maths Activities- Activity 1,2 and 3 is on seesaw.  I will add Activity 4 this week.
• Our English activities are linked to the story called 'The Lost World'
• R.E. activities- There are 4 activities on our topic 'Common Good' Try to complete 2.
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 15th June 

Bore da!

It was so lovely to speak to some of you last week and talk about all the exciting things you have been doing. Great work on 'The Lost World' book on Giglets- we are going to continue with this book this week. I've been impressed with your theme park facts, Walt Disney biographies and seeing some of you setting up your own theme parks or designing your roller coasters.

Please can you all complete the Year 6 Report Comments Activity by Friday. Also keep sending in your year 6 leavers videos- it's been lovely to hear about your St Michael's memories. 

This Week

• Continue with the home learning menu from last week (until the end of term)
• Maths Activities- Activity 1 is on seesaw. I will add daily maths activities for tou.
• Our English activities are linked to a story called 'The Lost World'
• Two R.E. activities- try to complete one.
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Lockdown Leavers Print

The PTFA have received enquiries after the closing date from Year 6 parents wishing to purchase the print as they missed out on the first opportunity. 
 

Miss Davies has created a link for Year 6 parents to purchase the print if they wish, the link will expire on Wednesday 17th June so please make sure you get your orders in and share with each other not to miss out! 💚💛

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbW-SWG2nhxCr3YEvBN-bS3Sw1FDeEuKwiYzsVtJLJPqxmMA/viewform

Monday 8th June 

Firstly, a huge well done and thank you for the work you have completed this week. It has been fantastic to see your enthusiasm for our new topic. I've enjoyed reading your theme park poems, facts and presentations. It was also great to see some of you testing out centripetal forces (even if it meant that you got wet ) Well done for continuing to work through our maths activities and completing our times tables challenges.

Please keep sending in your year 6 leavers videos from the desserts task- it's been lovely to hear about your St Michael's memories. 

Home learning is changing this week. The new home learning menu with starters, mains and desserts activities will last until the end of the term. I will still add maths, English and RE activities each week for you to complete.

This Week

• Homework Menu with Starters, mains and desserts (until the end of term)
• Maths Activities- BBC Bitesize, Have a little look at the resources I've attached.
• Our English activities are linked to a story called 'The Lost World'
• Two R.E. activities- try to complete one.
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.
• Report Comment- Please have a look at the personal report comment sheet added to seesaw.

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 1st June

Welcome back to our final term in Year 6. I hope you have all enjoyed your half term holiday. I'm looking forward to starting our new topic 'Scream Machine' where we will be exploring theme parks, roller coasters and forces.

Please remember to send your photos to Miss Davies or post onto Seesaw for your yearbook. 

This Week

• I have added a new homework menu (Look at the starters, mains and desserts activities added onto seesaw for extra information) Please try and complete the desserts activity as it's linked to our leavers video.
• Our maths activities are different this week. We will be using the BBC Bitesize activities. Have a little look at the resources I've attached.
• Our English activities are linked to a poem 'The Ride'
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 18th May

Another fantastic week of learning year 6. Well done to those of you who have logged onto J2e spellblast. I've learnt about the lifecycles of different minibeasts and loved reading your minibeast limericks and kennings. Super maths work as always. You are all working so hard at home.

This Week

• I have added a new homework menu (Look at the starters, mains and desserts activities added onto seesaw for extra information)
• Our maths activities are different this week. We will be using the BBC Bitesize activities. Have a little look at the resources I've attached.
• Our English activities are linked to a short film.
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 11th May

Good morning year 6,

We had another great week of learning last week. I’ve been very impressed with your commitment and enthusiasm. I’ve learnt so much from your research on deadly critters. I hope you enjoyed playing your top trump games at home. I also enjoyed reading your descriptions of the Dream Giver.

This Week

• I have added a new homework menu (Look at the starters, mains and desserts activities added onto seesaw for extra information)
• Our maths activities are linked multiples, factors and prime numbers. You will need to look at the extra maths activity for the daily maths challenge.
• Our English activities are linked to a short film.
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

I can’t wait to see what you create this week.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 4th May

Good morning year 6,

What a great week we had last week. I am really impressed with your enthusiasm to all the tasks set. I have loved reading your stories, seeing your bug hotels and listening to you bug poems. Keep uploading all your work onto seesaw, HWB or google.

This Week

• I have added a new homework menu (Look at the starters, mains and desserts activities added onto seesaw for extra information)
• Our maths activities are linked to perimeter, area and volume.
• Our English activities are linked to a short film.
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.
• Remember it’s bank holiday Friday-VE Day.  I know lots of you planned your own celebrations as part of your homework task from last term and researched the importance of VE Day. I have added some VE Day bunting that you can print and colour if you want to. 

As always, complete as much work as you can during the week. Please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

I can’t wait to see what you create this week.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 27th April

What a fantastic start to our Summer Term. I have been so impressed with the quality and quantity of work I have been sent this week. I think it is fair to say that you all enjoyed the origami bug activity as well as drawing your own bugs.  

Thank you to everyone who added their ideas to our pupil voice activity. Feel free to continue to add to this as we learn more about our topic- it is on your google drive.

This Week

• I have added a new homework menu (Look at the starters, mains and desserts activities added onto seesaw which explains some of the tasks)
• Our maths activities are linked to money –adding and subtracting money as well as finding the best deal.
• Our English activities are linked to a short film called ‘The Little Shoemaker’
• I have added two Giglets books for you to read this week and don’t forget there are lots of maths games on Activelearn too.

As always, complete as much work as you can and please send me a message/note on Seesaw if you have any problems with the work or if you are unsure of anything.

I can’t wait to see what you create this week.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home.

Miss Evans x

Monday 20th April

Hi Year 6,

Welcome back. I hope you have had a lovely Easter and are safe and well.

I have added new learning activities onto here and Seesaw  so that we can continue with our learning at home.

Our topic this term is “Beast Creator” Take a look at the home learning menu and pupil voice activity to begin with. Then complete two starters, mains and desserts.  I have also added maths and English activities.  There are new books on Giglets and new maths games on ActiveLearn too.

You can complete your work on seesaw/google/Hwb.

Remember, you don’t need to complete everything this week and if there are any problems or if you don’t understand anything please send me a message on seesaw and I will get back to you.

I’m looking forward to seeing your work.

Stay safe and remember to follow our golden rules at home too.

Miss Evans

Friday 3rd April

Hi year 6,

I just wanted to write to say a massive thank you for all the lovely work and activities you have sent over the last couple of weeks on seesaw and google. I have enjoyed reading your work and I have been impressed with your artistic, musical and cooking skills. It has been great to see you enjoying your giglets books and having a go at the reading tasks set as well as using the maths games on Activelearn.  Year 6-You are awesome and I am super proud of you all. Thank you parents too for all your support.

Today would have been the last day of term ready for the Easter holidays. I won’t be adding any extra activities for you over this time. Instead, keep up the fun activities at home and stay safe.

Happy Easter

Miss Evans x

Monday 30th March

Bore da Year 6,

I hope you are all well and staying safe at home. It has been lovely to see all of your home learning activities as well as the extra fun you have been having at home.

This would have been our last week in school before the Easter break so some of this week’s additional activities are linked to Holy Week. All activities have been added to seesaw on the activities tab.

I have attached homework menu 2 below.

Remember to use Giglets. I have added another two books and activities today.

I have also uploaded the answers to the reading, procedural and reasoning test papers that were sent home in your home learning pack as well as answers to the maths sheets. Let me know if there are any problems with these.

Please keep sending me your work through seesaw, google and HWB. If you have any problems send me a message on seesaw and I will reply on there.

Have fun this week and stay safe.

Miss Evans

Monday 23rd March 2020

I've attached the homework menu below for this week. It has been great to see lots of you adding your test papers and maths sheets to seesaw. I will add the answers next week onto seesaw for you to check them.

If you log onto seesaw you will find two additional activities that you are also able to complete.

Remember to log into Giglets-I will be adding 2 new books every week as well as the reading questions and HOTs questions.

You can also access maths games on ActiveLearn.

You can complete any work online using your google or HWB account.

Have fun and stay safe

Miss Evans 

Class Information

Our topic this term is A Child's War

Our R.E. topic is Unity

Reading books need to be in class every day.

P.E.: P.E. kit needs to be worn every Friday

Homework: Please look at the takeaway menu below. Any problems just ask!

CYCLING 11/02/20

Please remember

• Wear your P.E. kit to school with trainers
• Bring a coat and gloves (if needed)
• Bring a change of clothes in case you get wet (uniform)
• Bike
• Helmet

January 2020

English

We started the term looking at biographies. We wrote our own biography on Isaac Newton-linking to our science topic on forces.

We have started to look at Goodnight Mister Tom which links with our topic. We have watched the film and written a film review based on the film. 

Maths

We started the term looking at reading and plotting co-ordinates in different quadrants. We have developed our understanding of time- revising the clock, looking at timetables and calculating start times, finish times and the duration of an event. We have spent some time looking at probability. We focused on the language of probability as well as looking at the probability scale and linking to fractions. We have also revised reflections and will continue to look at shape and movement.

We have continued with our CLIC challenges and are improving our scores each week.

Science

Our topic this term is forces all around. We started the term by making our own aeroplanes and predicting which place would fly the furthest. We made our investigations fair and looked at how we could be successful. We created graphs to show which planes went the furthest.

In our next investigation we will be testing how long it takes for a parachute to fall to the ground and how we can change the length of time.

R.E.

Our first topic this term was sources. Our big question was ' Are books enriching?'

We have read lots of bible stories and looked at how they are similar and different. We though about how these stories have been passed down and what messages they give us. We looked at how and when we use the bible and the importance of these stories in our lives today.

We planned our own Collective Worship linked to our topic-Sources.

Topic

Our topic this term is A Child's War.

We began our topic by putting ourselves into an evacuee's shoes. We made our own evacuation labels and thought about what places we were being evacuated to. We looked ta what an evacuee would have in their suitcase and what we could put in ours. We then set off on our train journey where we met new friends. Whilst on our journey, we made games to pass the time and asked lots of questions to get to know the other children.

Following on from this activity we thought about the questions that we had about our topic as well as what we wanted to learn about and how we could learn about these things.

Our next focus was rationing. We looked at which food were rationed and how a rationing book was used. We then did our own research into which foods were rationed. We were shocked to find out that clothes were rationed.

We spent time making our own gas mask boxes (we used lots of maths skills!) and spent the day as a WW2 child in school. We heard the siren and had to get under our tables quickly and sensibly. We recited our times tables like they would have during the war. We also used a range of sources to find out about what schools were like during WW2.

In our music session, we listened to a range of WW2 songs and though about elements that we liked and what they reminded us of. We will be learning some of these songs. 

We will also be looking at jobs and women, the Blitz and Anne Frank as well as organising our own VE party.

School Trip

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Cardiff Castle.

We had a tour of air raid shelters with an air raid warden. We then enjoyed a workshop where we learned about lots of important aspects of WW2 as well as some important dates. We got to try on gas masks and tried to put out fires like they would have during a bomb blast. To finish our day, we sung two songs made famous during WW2.

Welsh

We have looked at the past tense and 'gwyliau' holidays. We are planning a conversation where we discuss our past holidays with a partner.

Other Activities

• Road Safety Quiz
• Police Talk about Internet Safety and Cyber Bullying
• We created our one page profiles

Week Beginning: 21/10/19

In English, we have written our newspaper reports on The Lighthouse crash. We used peer assessment to assess and improve our writing.

In maths, we have been looking at adding and subtracting money and using our skills to answer money problems. We have continued to develop our CLIC skills. 

In science, we concluded our science investigation. We used our maths skills to draw a bar graph and wrote a conclusion to show what we found out.

In topic, we created a leaflet to advertise our RWC country using the skills we developed in our English session. We also had a great session on Thursday afternoon where we learned some Japanese drumming. We also enjoyed our BeatBall session too.

After half term

In English, we will be starting to look at poetry and writing our own free verse poem. In maths, we will be learning about angles. In science, we will be learning about the circulatory system. In our topic, we will be using google forms to design our own quiz. In RE, we will start to look at the Sacrament of Ordination.

Week Beginning: 14/10/19

In English, we have looked at newspaper reports and what makes a god one. We have learned how to use speech marks to write direct quotes. We have been using the lighthouse story to plan our newspaper report. Take a look at the video clip below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfBbSUORvo
 

In maths, we have been learning about graphs. We have drawn bar graphs, line graphs and conversions graphs. We have also been reading graphs too.

In science, we have started our investigation ' Some exercises make my heart rate higher than others' We have taken our pulse rates and planned a fair test.

In topic, we worked with year 5 to create our own spreadsheets to display our trip data on. We also decorated and designed our rugby shirts.

We thoroughly enjoyed our zumba session on Friday. We took part in the RSPB song session. We have also enjoyed using the Moki bands.

Take a look at our learning this week below.

Next Week

In English, we will write our own newspaper reports. In maths, we will be looking at adding and subtracting money and money problems. In science, we will continue to write our investigation- drawing a graph and writing a conclusion. In topic, we will be creating a leaflet to advertise our RWC country.

Week Beginning: 07/10/19

In English, we have continued to edit and improve our balanced arguments and started to think about our next piece of writing. We have worked super hard this week on improving handwriting and presentation skills. I’m very proud! 
 

In maths, we have been learning about area and perimeter, looking at area and perimeter of squares, rectangles, triangles and composite shapes. We have also been developing our CLIC skills. 

In R.E. we have started our new topic Vocation and Commitment. We looked at our big question what is commitment? And thought about the commitment people show in their lives. 

We planned our own trips to Japan and had great fun learning new tricks on google sheets. We also created our Hakas during enrichment Friday. 
 

In science, we looked at what our resting heart rate is and created a class graph to display our results. 

Take a look at our learning this week below.

Next Week

In English, we will develop our skills of writing a newspaper report. In maths, we will be drawing and extracting data from graphs. In our topic, we will be completing our data sheets and making our rugby shirts. Please remember a white shirt to decorate. 
 

Wear yellow on Friday too! 

Week Beginning: 30/09/19

Year 6 have worked really hard this week.

In English, we have planned and started to write a balanced argument on the uses of the internet.

In Maths, we have looked at measures of length, weight and capacity. We have thought about converting measures and reading scales.

In R.E. we continued to look at the Story of the Prodigal Son and thought about how we can use the Beatitudes in our lives. As we have come to the end of our topic  we have thought about how we will take our learning forward and also answered our big question again "Do we have to earn love?"

We have started to write blogs for the World Cup and during Enrichment Friday, we researched the Haka. 

Thank you for coming to support us in the Harvest Festival. We used our pupil voice to decide upon our song and costumes. We hope you enjoyed.

It has been lovely to see some homework this week. "Macipality Stadium", "Lego stadium" and lots of research about different countries. Keep it up.

Take a look at our learning this week below.

Next Week

We will continue to write our balanced arguments. In maths, we will be looking at calculating area and perimeter. In RE, we will start our new topic, Vocations and Commitment.  We will also be planning a trip to Japan and using our ICT skills to input data onto a spreadsheet.

Week Beginning: 23/09/19

What a busy week!

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who came to see our class learning on Wednesday. We had great great fun designing badges for our rugby shirts and looking for the Rugby World Cup Countries.

In English, we have started looking at writing balanced arguments. In maths, we have been developing our subtraction skills. We have also looked at using the inverse operations to check our answers as well as estimating our answers.

In RE, we have looked at the story of The Prodigal Son and on Friday, we researched and created a fact file on St Michael. In Science, we became detectives and used our science knowledge and skills to solve a mystery.

We enjoyed the production of The Secret Garden on Friday and were lucky to get a workshop with the actors at the end.  

A big thank you to everyone in year 6 who participated in Mass this weekend as well as to everyone who has already brought in homework. Da iawn blwyddyn 6. 

Look at the photos below of some of our learning.

Please remember to visit CNS on Thursday for Open Evening. Also, applications for year 7 at Cardinal Newman are online. Please apply by the 18th October.

Next Week:

We will be writing balanced arguments. In maths, we are looking at measure and converting measurements. In RE, we will be thinking about the importance of the Prodigal Son as well as looking at the Beatitudes. Please join us on Friday for our Harvest Festival.

Week Beginning: 16/09/19

Another great week in year 6. 

In English, we have written our persuasive leaflets and used our purple pens to edit them. In maths, we have refined our addition and problem solving skills.

We have really enjoyed our topic work this week. We have created fact files on our chosen country using google docs. We created timelines to show the History of the World Cup. We also got to watch some of the first game Japan V Russia. It was just a pity that they didn't score when we were watching!

In R.E. we have looked at reading readings from Isaiah and created role plays during enrichment Friday. We continued to look at time in Welsh and started organising a trip to the cinema.

Look at the photos below of some of our learning.

Please see the leaflet sent home today about Open Day at Cardinal Newman.

Next Week:

We will be looking at writing balanced arguments as well as refining our subtraction skills. In our topic, we will be using maps and atlases to find where the RWC countries are located. We will be using our science skills to write a police report. We are looking forward to inviting you into our classroom next Wednesday. We can't wait to show you that we are confident learners.

Vision Week 09/09/19

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed Vision Week. We thought about famous people who showed Faith, Action and Success in their lives and how we show Faith, Action and Success in our lives. We wrote prayers to God to praise and thank him for the wonderful world we live in.

In English, we have started to look at persuasive texts. Mrs Taylor has set us the challenge of writing leaflets to persuade people to visit our school.

In maths, we have looked at place value. We have shown that we can read and write large numbers, multiply by 10 and 100 and multiples of 10. 

We enjoyed taking part in our first Senedd Meetings and enrichment Friday. We used google drive, looked at telling the time in Welsh and thought about our topic Loving in our creative session.

Next Week

We will write our persuasive texts in English. In maths, we will divide numbers by 10 and 100 and begin to refine our addition skills. In our topic session, we will look at the History of the World Cup and make Fact files for our chosen country. In R.E. we will look at reading by Isaiah and look closely at the Prodigal Son.