Sunday 19 May 2013

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...

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Registration
Silent Reading
Registration
Silent Reading
Registration
Silent Reading
Registration
Silent Reading
Registration
Silent Reading
English
Reading Paper
15 mins reading time
45 mins for the paper
English
Grammar and Punctuation Test
And Spelling Test
Maths
Paper A
No Calculator, 45 mins
Maths
Paper B
Calculator 45 mins
Science A
45 mins
BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

PE?

Mental Maths

ART

Science B
45 mins
LUNCH TIME
LUNCH TIME
LUNCH TIME
LUNCH TIME
LUNCH TIME
PICNIC?
English
Level 6 Reading Paper

ART

Grammar and Punctuation Paper/

FRENCH
ART

Level 6 Maths Papers 1 and 2
PE
GAMES
(Miss Thomas)

Reward Time


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