Happy New Year!
Before returning to school tomorrow, I wanted to say thank you very much to all Y6 children and parents for your kind gifts and Christmas wishes at the end of term. I hope you all had an enjoyable festive period.
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All the best for 2020,
Mrs May
RE Home learning for the whole school
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have designated 2020 as ‘The God Who Speaks’: A Year of the Word to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini – Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Exhortation on ‘The Word of the Lord’, and the 1600th anniversary of death of St Jerome, who translated the Bible into Latin. Cardinal Vincent Nichols has launched the Year of the Word across the diocese and further information can be found here: https://rcdow.org.uk/faith/2020-year-of-the-word-the-god-who-speaks/
As part of their RE home learning over the Christmas holiday, all children across the school are invited to think about the bible and the stories that are important to them. Maybe they have stories from the bible that they love to read and talk about. Share stories from the bible with your child and talk about what the stories mean to them. When your child is ready, think about what story they would like to create a poster for to advertise the story to their friends at school. Your child’s poster should include a clear title of the story or book from the bible and a beautiful image from the story. Feel free to let your child add a description of the story and what it means to them. We are looking forward to making a wonderful display of the posters and this will be a lovely way for us to start celebrating The Year of the Word in school. Please return posters to your class by Wednesday 15th January.
2020 will be a year of celebrating, living and sharing God’s word, through a range of events, activities and resources, available across the Diocese of Westminster. A lovely activity that is particularly pertinent to the time of year can be found here: https://rcdow.org.uk/faith/the-nativity-at-night
We look forward to seeing the posters that the children create to celebrate God’s Word.
Emma Hayes (RE Subject Leader)
Key stage two – Christmas carol service
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The countdown to Christmas has begun and the children are all working hard to learn the words to the carols for our Christmas carol service.
Please encourage your child to practise – they will need to know all of the words by heart. The words can be downloaded using the link, below.
We hope that you will be able to join us on Wednesday, 18th December for this special celebration.
ECO WARRIORS: Could you get a Blue Peter badge?
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The Eco team want to inform you of an opportunity where you can earn your very own Blue Peter Badge!
Blue Peter are giving out Green badges for Eco Warriors all across the country.
Green badges are awarded for sending in letters, pictures that are about the environment, conservation or nature.
You can apply on the link below. Remember to include a message at least 50 words long, explaining that you’re applying for the Green badge and why you deserve to be awarded one.
Also, on this link, there are some examples of brilliant Green badge posts, to inspire you to get yours!
So, why not try and apply for one today! When you get one- remember to tell your class Eco Reps so we can share the amazing news.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/bp-how-to-get-a-green-badge
The Eco Team.
Y6 Prefect Training
On Tuesday, the Y6 Prefects were trained by St John Ambulance in First Aid. They learnt how to bandage grazes, use slings to support and all about the DRS ABC.
“It was really fun and will be very useful in the future, particularly for my Prefect duty”
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Y6 Harvest Song
Below are the lyrics to our Harvest song for this year. Mrs Goldsmith will go over this with you tomorrow and I expect you to know the words off by heart by Monday.
Y6 Parent information
Space Chase: Summer Reading Challenge 2019
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The Summer Reading Challenge 2019 theme is Space Chase, an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Children taking part in the Challenge will join our super space family, The Rockets, for a thrilling mission to track down books nabbed by mischievous aliens!
Space Chase will feature bespoke artwork from top children’s illustrator, Adam Stower, and will celebrate adventure, exploration, reading and fun!
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Illustrations © Adam Stower 2019 for The Reading Agency
Taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading Challenge is aimed at children aged four to eleven and it is run in almost all libraries in the UK.
Visit your local library during the summer holidays to sign up – the sooner you go, the longer your child will have to read six books!
Staff will register your child for the Challenge and give them some fun materials to get them started.
Many libraries will also offer pre-school activities suitable for under-fours, including specially designed Summer Reading Challenge materials. Visit your local branch to find out more.
The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest free reading for pleasure event for children. It is run by the national charity The Reading Agency in partnership with the UK public library network.
The aim of the Challenge is to encourage children to read any six books of their choice from their library during the summer holidays.
Children receive special rewards each time they finish a book and there’s a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge.
Y6 – Last week of term
Key dates :
Tuesday 16th July: Children to come to school at 6.30 pm to get changed for the performance which will begin at 7.00 pm.
Wednesday 17th July: Leavers’ Mass 7.00 pm
Thursday 18th July : Leavers’ Assembly 9.00 am
Please could children bring a plastic bag to school on Monday to take their books home in.
Many thanks,
Mrs Butterworth
Reading
Please continue to read as much as possible and when responding ensure you are asking increasingly challenging questions. Many of you are now asking more challenging questions with the help of the question stems provided. This will really support your understanding when responding to the texts you read.
If you are looking for some great books to read, below are two lists that should have something for everyone.
Spelling
You have been given the Y5/6 spelling list. Please ensure you are continuing to practice these words at home – use the spelling pattern revision posters attached to help you. You could pick one to focus on each day, writing three sentences using words that fit that pattern in your spelling journals.
Please find the year 5/6 National Curriculum spellings attached. You should continue to revise these over half term.
HWT English