Year 6!
Miss Kaur (Class Teacher) and Mrs Craddock (LSA)
Our Class Saint is Maximilian Kolbe
Maximilian Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894, who had a devotion to Our Lady. He became Franciscan priest and during WW11, he was arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. Maximilian died in Auschwitz because he wanted to save another prisoner.
How can we be like Saint Maximilian?
We think about St Maximilian Kolbe and how he was a missionary. He travelled the world and informed people of the life of Mary and Jesus. St Maximilian Kolbe formed the Knight of the Immaculata, which later developed a magazine. He used what he had learned about Mary to help others around him, which was a challenge for him considering that he was persecuted for his beliefs.
Our values and virtues for this half term are Curious and Active
In Year 6, we will encourage children to be curious about life and how God has made everything from the smallest of creatures like the ant to the largest of planets and how each of these have a purpose in bringing Him glory. Children will consider how they can show active engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better inspired by the response of awe and wonder of how amazing God is.
Our Catholic Social Teaching for this half term is Rights and Responsibilities
This Catholic Social Teaching encourages us to think about the fact that everybody has a fundamental right to life. Therefore, we should understand the following that: everyone has the right to food, health care, housing, education and employment. We all need to strive to secure and respect these rights for others both locally and globally. We will spend time this half-term considering how as individuals we can be instrumental in protecting and enabling these rights and responsibilities.
RE - Spring 1
Christmas
In this unit of work the children will explore the story of the
birth of Christ from the Gospel of St. Matthew and the
Gospel of St. Luke. They will also learn about some
images of Christ that are found in the Prologue to the
Gospel of St. John
Prayers in the Lives of the Followers of Christ
In this unit children gain a greater knowledge and
understanding of the traditional prayers of the Church and
some of the signs and actions associated with prayer. They
will also study some prayers that are found in the
scriptures and engage in the study of the Mass as the
central prayer for Catholic Christians. The unit will be
concluded with a study of some customs of prayer in other
religions
Homework
Reading
Please ensure that your child reads for at least 10 minutes each evening and sign their diary.
Spellings
Children will be given new spellings each Friday, please test your child on these each day.
Times tables
As well as TT Rockstars, the children will be given a specific times table to learn each week. Please test your child on this.
Maths
Children will be given weekly maths homework which will look at securing the following concepts: the four operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, geometry, time, money and BODMAS.
Class Notices
- Please remember to bring a water bottle to school.
- Remember to read and complete your TT Rockstars each evening for at least 10 minutes.
- Don't forget to bring your reading book, diary and knowledge organiser to school each day.
- PE is on a Friday so remember to wear your PE kit to school.
