“Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you in Christ.”

Ephesians 4:32

Miss Durnin and Mrs Johnson would like to welcome you to the Year 6 class page for 2022-2023. We look forward to keeping you informed of the things that are happening in our class throughout the year.

Summer Term Updates

Summer 1 Diary Dates 

Walker Art Gallery and Liverpool City Tour

 Year 6 had an amazing day exploring the many wonders of Liverpool. We travelled to the Walker Art Gallery on an open top bus and explored many collections including the work of war artists, LS Lowry and JMW Turner. We followed this up with a tour around Liverpool to explore the history of our city.  We finished with some sculpture appreciation in the Royal Albert Dock. While we were there, we undertook some sketching activities to prepare us for our newest art topic: Architecture and Perspective Drawing. 

Tatton Park Trip - History 

Year 6 had a fantastic time at Tatton Park, where they experienced what life was like for people living at the Old Hall during World War 2. They took part in spy training, air raid drills and lots more!

Other Faiths Week  - Hinduism 

Year 6 enjoyed learning about Hinduism and some dancing associated with this culture. We were so impressed with their moves!

Spring Term Updates

Easter Gardens and Bonnets 

Year 6 brought in some AMAZING creations on the last day of term! They put so much effort into their wonderful Easter bonnets and gardens.

Attendance Winners - Spring Term 

Well done to the children with 99% attendance for the Spring term!

Big Lent Walk - CAFOD 

Year 6 had a great time raising money for CAFOD this Lent with the Big Lent Walk.

Art - Portraits

Year 6 have been developing their artistic talents this term with their portrait work. Using lines, shading and texture they are creating portraits that represent a young and old person. 

Comic Relief

Year 6 celebrated Mad Hair Day in style today! They raised lots of money for Comic Relief and had some fun too! 

Equality and Diversity 

Year 6 presented their fantastic assembly for our school and parents. They shared lots of information about the PSHE work, English work and History work that they have been doing which involves equality and diversity. They performed Storm and Harvest on the Djembe drums to celebrate the many African cultures they have learned about in music each week. 

Romeo and Juliet - Play in a Day 

Year 6 put on a show-stopping performance for the rest of our school, with Romeo and Juliet. Every child spoke clearly, remembered their lines and remained in character throughout. This drama- focused day was a brilliant way for them to explore our new text in more detail and they really had a fantastic time! 

Spanish - El día de Reyes

Year 6 have had their first Spanish lesson of the year and have been learning about a special Spanish celebration that occurs after Christmas. They created crowns to signify the importance of the three Kings in the story of Jesus and then completed an activity focused on the vocabulary linked to the holiday such as: 

• La corona - A crown 
• El roscón de Reyes - A cake that looks like a crown
• La epifanía - The epiphany, when Jesus received his presents. 

Autumn Term Updates

Autumn Term Diary Dates

Autumn 1

Friday 9^th September: School Mission Day

Tuesday 13^th September: School Council Elections

Friday 16^th September: Mass for feast of SRB

Friday 30^th September: Macmillan Coffee Morning

Wednesday 19^th October: Pupil progress meeting

Friday 21st October: Non-uniform day (wearing red or blue to say NO to racism)

Friday 21st October: School closes for half-term (3pm)

Autumn 2

Monday 31^st October: Friendship Week

Friday 4^th November: non-uniform day (chocolates)

Friday 11^th November Friendship assembly

Friday 18^th November: Children in Need

Friday 25^th November: Trashion Show

Friday 2^nd December: non-uniform day (bottles)

Friday 9^th December: Xmas Fayre (1:15 pm)

Thursday 15^th December: Advent Service (7pm church)

Monday 19^th December: Xmas jumper day

Wednesday 21^st December: Xmas disco

Wednesday 21^st December: Term finishes @ 1:30pm

Electricity

We have been working on finding out the factors that affect the brightness of a bulb in science this week. First, we looked at how increasing the voltage and number of cells can lead to an increase in the brightness of a bulb, but found that sharing batteries between light bulbs had varying impacts. We also investigated to find out if any other factors such as the length of a wire can impact on the brightness of a bulb and had a great time doing it! 

Trashion Show 

Year 6 had the chance to strut their stuff on the runway for this years Trashion Show! They came up with some fantastic ideas to show off their creativity and sustainability. Each child worked hard to design their clothing and also made sure that they made environmentally conscious choices in what they wore. 

Prevent Assembly

Year 6 presented a British Values assembly to our whole school focused on Prevent. They reminded all the children about the importance of being vigilant and being aware that there are people in our society who do not hold the same British Values as us and therefore have more extreme views. They also reminded everyone that in our school we have many adults that we can trust and talk to if we feel unsafe or concerned about anything. 

Children in Need 

The children came to school in their pyjamas along with the rest of our school to raise money for Children in Need. Everyone was incredibly generous and had a great day raising the funds too! 

Other Faiths - Judaism

Year 6 joined Year 2 on a visit to Dunbabin Road Synagogue to learn more about the Jewish faith and to find out more about what is inside a synagogue. We learned lots of new terms such as bimah and yad while also recapping on our knowledge from previous years work. 

Science - Light Investigation 

We are learning about light in Year 6 and have used our prior knowledge from Year 3 to support us in designing our first investigation. We were presented with the investigation question 'Can you change the size and shape of a shadow?' We used appropriate equipment to carry out a fair test to answer the questions. 

We were able to identify that while we can change the size of a shadow in relation to a light source.

Odd Socks Day 

Year 6 supported Anti-Bullying week by wearing odd socks to school today. They were proud to share the ways that we are different and know that celebrating who we are and accepting others is really important!

Design Technology - Fairgrounds 

Year 6 worked hard with Steph on their DT projects to make fairground models. They linked their learning in Science (electricity) to create complete circuits to power their models. 

Say No to Racism 

Year 6 joined the rest of our school in wearing red and blue so that we can stand up against racism. 

Mixed Media Collage Artwork 

Year 6 have worked incredibly hard on their art work both in class for the last few weeks and during an art day that we had with Jackie from SIL. Each child created a personalised collage using inspiration from the quote 'God gave you a fingerprint that no one else has, so you can leave an imprint that no one else can.' They used pictures and memories to create their collage, then covered them in gesso primer, before using acrylic paints to cover over the work so that each memory could be personal and special to each child. We then took prints of our thumbs and transferred these on to our canvases to highlight each of our unique imprints.

We invited the Year 6 parents and the other classes in the school to come in and view our finished pieces and everyone in Year 6 is feeling so proud of all they have achieved. 

Year 6 School Councillors

Congratulations to our School Councillors, Esme and Thomas, on their appointment to the School Council.

Moel Famau 

Year 6 had a fantastic walk up Moel Famau to start their year off right. This important tradition is a great way for Year 6 to gain confidence, come together as a group and prepare for the challenges ahead.

Hokusai Mission Display

For our Mission Display this year, Year 6 studied the work of Japanese artist Hokusai. They recreated his work, 'The Wave' to represent how our school mission statements can help guide them through the year.

Get Away N Get Safe Workshop 

James Riley (The Gangs Man) visited Year 6 for a week of workshops to help them be Brave and Confident at all times. They learned about the importance of keeping themselves safe and not being drawn in to making poor choices. 

As part of the workshop, ITV Grenada Reports also paid them a visit and showed interviews with our Year 6s and Mrs Dowell.

Macmillan Coffee Morning 

Year 6 were incredibly generous with their donations for the Macmillan Coffee Morning that we held in class. Each child enjoyed the morning and felt proud of how much money they managed to raise!

History - The Vikings 

Year 6 had a fantastic day working with Altru Drama to learn and perform a 'Play in a Day'. Each child played a part and not only did they develop their acting skills, but they also developed their knowledge of the Vikings! 

Hello Yellow - Mental Health Awareness 

Year 6 joined in the fun on Friday 7th and wore yellow to school. This was so we could raise awareness about looking after your mental health. As you can see from the smiles on their faces, they had a lovely day! We talked about the importance of looking out for our mental and physical health and explored some of the things that we can do to help.