St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 6: Blog items
Year 6 Blog - 13th September 2024
Date: 12th Sep 2024 @ 1:40pm
Welcome to our first blog of the year!
Year 6 have worked really hard during their first full week of school. All of the children have transitioned well into our class routines and have been working hard during their lessons. I would like to congratulate each of the children for their brilliant letters of application for responsibilities around school; they were all so wonderful that Mrs Wood has given each child two jobs this year! I am looking forward to seeing all of our Year 6 working hard to support the school as ambassadors, eco team members, school councillers, sports captains, liturgy team, housepoint team members and much more!
Thank you to everyone who completed a summer holiday challenge, it was lovely to see the children enjoying and embracing the outdoors this summer.
We also celebrated our first mass together on Thursday with the rest of KS2. Well done to all the children who read and helped at the mass.
This week in Year 6
English
For English, we have been reading 'The Nowhere Emporium' by Ross Mckenzie. This week, we have been thinking about the character of Daniel and what we can infer about his thoughts and feelings. Everyone worked hard to apply their inference skills by writing a diary entry in role. We were all very proud of our hard work! As a class, we also debated if the character of Lucien Silver would be good or evil. We had to find evidence from the text to support our answers.
Maths
This week we have continued to improve our place value knowledge in Maths. We have learned how to partition numbers up to 10,000,000 and also how to round whole numbers and decimals. As the week has progressed, we have become more confident at applying our knowledge and showing resilience for our deeper learning tasks!
RE
We have started our new RE topic this week, with a focus on the second story of creation. Together, we have explored the symbolic meaning of the story and understood what important message it teaches us. We have learned that this story teaches us that we need to live in a community with each other. We also discussed that we are stewards for creation and how we have a responsibility to look after the environment.
Topic
In Year 6, we are really enjoying our Science topic, which is all about classification. We have learned about a famous scientist, Carl Linnaeus, who created a way to classify animals into different categories. We used Seesaw to create a biography to learn all about his important work.
For PE, invasion games is our new theme for the next few weeks. Year 6 have worked hard on improving their throwing and catching and begun to apply these in a game of netball.
We have also begun our new Art topic, which is all about making a 2D drawing into a 3D drawing. We have explored the work of artist Lubaina Hamid and shared our opinions on their work!
In Geography, we explored what a mounrtain was. We have also used atlases to locate the seven summits, which are the highest mountains on each of the continents.
Home practice
As mentioned in meet the teacher, homework has been set for this week. Please complete the following tasks by next Wednesday:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Please practise the following spellings this week from the Y5/6 spelling list:
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muscle
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occupy
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occur
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neighbour
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necessary
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opportunity
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parliament
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nuisance
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persuade
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physical
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prejudice
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privilege
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profession
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programme |
pronunciation |
queue
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recognise
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recommend
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relevant |
marvellous |
All spellings are on Sumdog to practise for our test next Friday.
Maths Challenges:
Sumdog
Counting: This week we have had to count in tenths to complete our rounding work. Try to count in decimal steps of 0.1, 0.2 or 0.5. You could do this out loud or write it on a piece of paper.
You could draw a numberline, like we have done in class this week. Can you count up and down in decimal tenths? How far can you go?
Times Tables: This week I would like the children to practise their 3, 4, 5 and 6 times tables. There are 100 questions to answer on Sumdog!
Place Value: This week's learning is to practise questions on rounding numbers. For further Maths work, please visit the 'Maths Training' section, where your child will be able to push their learning further with the skills that Sumdog has given them.
Thank you to everyone who came to Meet the Teacher on Thursday evening. The presentation is attached at the bottom of the blog.
Have a great weekend Year 6! 
Year 6 Blog Friday 12th July 2024
Date: 12th Jul 2024 @ 12:32pm
Welcome to our last Friday Blog of the year.
What a fabulous week we have had!
Year 6 were tremendously good in their production of Bugsy Malone. It was a huge success and so many people have commented on how much they enjoyed it. We can see many budding actors and actresses, watch out Broadway!
The Tough Kidder event also went extremely well and everyone's help made it such fun for the younger children.
The Bikeability Team were impressed with how well Year 6 managed on the road. They quickly learned a selection of bike skills on the playground, then learnt how to ride correctly and safely whilst out on the road. The next session will be Thursday 18th July, so rememnber those bikes!
The band performances were fabulous today, well done to all those involved.
Next week will be a very special week for Year 6, including the Leaver's Assembly and Mass/Party, the Retreat Day to Liverpool Cathedral/Crosby Beach and your last few days at St Oswald's Catholic Primary School.
We wish you all a wonderful Summer Holiday and all the best for your new adventures at High School.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 5th July 2024
Date: 5th Jul 2024 @ 4:42pm
This week, we have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our Bugsy Malone production (Tuesday 9th July at 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.30pm) and preparing for our Leavers Assembly, which will take place in the final week.
The transition day to All Hallows on Wednesday went really well, everyone had a good time, made friends and watched some of the older children performing songs, dances and playing instruments.
It is the Summer Fair tomorrow, so looking forward to seeing you all there!
Have a good rest this weekend, the last two weeks are going to be very busy!
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 28th June 2024
Date: 27th Jun 2024 @ 11:25am
We had a really fun week, fantastic effort Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this difference game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).
Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.
Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.
Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).
Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day.
Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!
In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.
In Art, we started a mini-project where we will be making shadow puppets. We created visual notes to help gather our ideas, made a short storyboard and drew our puppets in preparation for making them next week.
In History, we learnt about what happened in the years leading up to WWII and about what Germany is like now. We sorted some European countries into a table, deciding if they were democracies or dictatorships.
PE - we enjoyed a game of rounders.
In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given). Please keep learning the words thoroughly!
Drama - We spent a lot of time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well!
Forest School
This week we made s'mores. We remembered how to keep safe around the fire and we were invited to toast our marshmallow. We then sandwiched our marshmallow in between some biscuits and chocolate buttons. We also made some stick art using wool and pipe cleaners. Some of use had a go at lighting a fire using a flint and steel.
#30 Days Wild
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 21st June 2024
Date: 20th Jun 2024 @ 7:12pm
Another busy week, great effort Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this tangrams game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.
Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.
Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).
Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.
Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.
Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).
Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day.
Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!
In English, we are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.
We wrote some excellent playscripts, a description about 'My Special Place', a biography about Charles Dickens and a short dialogue between a father and son, who were whalers.
In PE on Wednesday, we practised for Sports Day.
The Year 6 Sports Day was a great success today, everyone did so well.
In French, we continued preparing for our French cafe.
In Music, we sang the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out last week). Please keep learning the words thoroughly!
Drama - We spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. It's going well, we are half way through the script now!
Forest School - another great session...
One group learnt about the summer solstice.During the summer solstice, the earth's axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It's also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night.This day falls on Saturday 22nd June. We made forest eyes using yarns, beads and wool in sunny colours.
The other group learnt how to use hammers safely. They learnt how to safely hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a work of art. The children were very inventive and creative.We also used the Kelly Kettle to boil water for some delicious hot chocolate.
Well done to the Cricket and Netball teams who represented the school exceptionally well at the tournaments.
#30 Days Wild
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 14th June 2024
Date: 13th Jun 2024 @ 1:34pm
A great week, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Friday 21st June - Year 6 Sports Day.
Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.
Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.
Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).
Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.
Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.
Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).
Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day.
Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!
We are still enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford.
We have written some great non-fiction, including an explanation of what climate change is and a persuasive piece encouraging people to act now to reverse the effects of climate change.
In PE, we practised for Sports Day, developed our tennis skills and played mini games.
In French, we created menus for the French cafe.
In Music, we are learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of the blog dated 24th May (paper copies were also given out this week). Please learn the words as soon as possible!
Drama - We have spent more time rehearsing and singing the songs. Next week the acting will really begin!!
Forest School - another great session. One group built obstacle courses and demonstrated them to the rest of the class.
The other group, learnt how to use hammers safely. Their activity was to hammer nails into a piece of wood then wrap wool around them to make a piece of art. The children were very inventive and creative, well done Year 6.
We enjoyed a great session all about transition to High School.
We also had a visiting dance teacher who helped us to create and perform a dance for the upcoming Olympics.
#30 Days Wild
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 7th June 2024
Date: 7th Jun 2024 @ 12:30pm
A very busy week but lovely to be back, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every evening.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Team photos next week, so please have PE kits in school every day!
Friday 21st June - Year 6 Sports Day.
Tuesday 25th June - Open Morning.
Thursday 27th June - Super Learning Day and Talent Show evening.
Wednesday 3rd July - All Hallows Transition Day (more info to follow).
Saturday 6th July - Summer Fair.
Thursday 9th July - Bugsy Malone Perfomances at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm.
Thursday 11th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Tuesday 16th July - Y6 Leavers Assembly (9.15), Mass (6.00pm) and Party (6.45-8.30pm).
Wednesday 17th July - Liverpool Retreat Day.
Thursday 18th July - Y6 Bikeability.
Friday 19th July - School closes at 1.30pm for the Summer Holidays!!
In English this week, we have been enjoying our novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross Welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School. The children have written some great pieces about their passions, challenges they have faced and special anecdotes.
In our Maths lesson, we did some applied Maths. Game Show Maths - Goldenballs and Countdown.
In RE, we re-wrote our information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church for a display in class.
In PE, we practised for Sports Day, worked on our tennis skills and played mini games.
In French, the children used the key phrases they had learned to write a script for the French Cafe session.
In Art, we sketched oak and silver birch trees, focusing on shading techniques.
In Music, the children are learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents at the bottom of last week's blog, please learn the words!
Drama - Year 6 will be spending a lot more time rehearsing for Bugsy Malone. They did so well in the auditions and with script reading.
Forest School -We had our first session. We learnt how to be safe around a fire. We learnt how to start a fire. Then, we made our campfire pizzas. We chose our favourite ingredients taking care that there was enough left for everyone. We watched them being fried on the fire. We had time for some exploring and then went back around the fire to make popcorn. We played some hide and seek games and then had a quiet reflection about what we had learnt, discovered or been surprised about.
We all thought the food was delicious!
#30 Days Wild
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 24th May 2024
Date: 23rd May 2024 @ 3:41pm
A great week, well done Year 6.
Half Term Home Practice
Reading
Please enjoy reading a good book for up to 30 minutes every day.
Spelling
When reading, if you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look them up in the dictionary.
Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial, so make a list of good words that you could use in your own writing.
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Times Table Rock Stars is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. We have focused a lot on our writing in preparation for High School.
In Maths, we spent time doing Nrich problem solving activities, these required a lot of thought and patience.
In RE, we wrote information texts about Deacons and how they serve in the Catholic Church.
In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Thursday - amazing batting, bowling and catching skills!
In French, we learnt and practised the vocabulary necessary to order food and drinks. For example, voici le menu, vous avez choisi? Je voudrais, l'addition, s'il vous plais.
In Art, we created imaginary landscapes using sketching, painting and collage skills.
In History, we wrote diary entries from the perspective of the witches in the Pendle Witch Trials. It might be worth a visit to Pendle Hill!
In Music, time was spent learning the songs for our Bugsy Malone production. You will find them in the documents below, please learn the words!
Outdoor Learning - last week we spent time in the nature area and made beautiful nature sticks.
Enjoy your Half Term Holiday.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 17th May 2024
Date: 17th May 2024 @ 2:24pm
Fantastic effort during SATS Week Year 6.
You did so well this week and have worked incredibly hard all year.
Enjoy a lovely weekend with family and friends. Make sure you do all the things you love to do and have a good rest.
See you next week.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 10th May 2024
Date: 9th May 2024 @ 3:46pm
Another very hard working week, excellent effort Year 6.
No Home Practice this weekend. Please rest, relax and spend time with your family and friends doing the things you really enjoy. Eat well, sleep well and we will see you bright and early on Monday morning.
Reading
However, if you want to read for pleasure, that would be very worthwhile.
Spelling
There will be no spelling list to learn for next week, but if you want to take another look at the year 5/6 spelling list and the glossary in your study book that would be useful.
Maths
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
We had a lovely day, Mr Mears sent a good luck message from Australia! We did some yoga and had some quiet meditation time. We also read, completed some mindful colouring and spent time outdoors making nature sticks.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 3rd May 2024
Date: 30th Apr 2024 @ 1:46pm
A very hard working week, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (03.05.24 – 10.05.24):
particular possess
peculiar possession
perhaps possible
popular potatoes
position pressure
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 10.05.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
In English this week, we have been enjoying our new novel The 1000 year old Boy by Ross welford. Our main focus has been on reading comprehension and SPAG.
In Maths, we worked on time, ratio/proportion, fractions, decimals and percentages, finding percenatges of amounts and working out the mean, median, mode and range.
In RE, we wrote some lovely explanations of what we think the power of the Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to do.
In PE, we worked on our cricket skills and played mini-games. We thoroughly enjoyed the extra cricket session on Monday, which was game based - amazing batting and catching skills!
In French, we recapped food items and learnt the words for different drinks.
In Science, we carried out a whole class investigation. We observed what happened to objects when they were refracted through a liquid.
Enjoy your long weekend, Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 26th April 2024
Date: 25th Apr 2024 @ 4:22pm
A great week, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (26.04.24 – 03.05.24):
mention occasion
minute occasionally
natural often
naughty opposite
notice ordinary
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 03.05.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Cricket Festival Monday 29th April. Please have your PE kit in school!
Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
In English this week, we have mainly focused on grammar and reading comprehension. We are getting better at answering inference questions, with clear and detailed answers.
In Maths, we worked on ratio and proportion in lessons and revised roman numerals, factors, prime numbers, squared/cubed numbers and measurements.
In Science, we planned an investigation on how shadows change during the day.
In PE, we practised our tag rugby skills and played mini games, including hand ball.
In French, our new topic is food and drinks at the cafe. We learnt and named food items in french.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 19th April 2024
Date: 18th Apr 2024 @ 3:38pm
A great first week back, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y3/4 Word List) for your test on Friday A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (19.04.24 – 26.04.24):
important learn
increase length
interest library
island material
knowledge medicine
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at working out the distances/counting with negative numbers!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 26.04.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
We have just recently received passwords for Times Table Rock Stars which is another great way to practise your times tables.
Follow this link: https://ttrockstars.com/
Reminders
Cricket Festival Monday 29th April.
Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.
Year 6 Sports Day Friday 21st June.
In English, we wrote fantastic arguments for and against homework for children at Primary School. We gave our own good opinions and reasons for these.
In Maths, we worked on multiplying and dividing fractions.
In RE, we started the topic - Serving (this includes Pentecost). We listened to a story about a witness. Following this, we had mini-debates on the subject: Is it better not to be a witness or to be one?
In PE, we practised our cricket skills - we played mini games and put into practice some new skills we'd learnt.
In French, we completed our end of topic assessment. We demonstrated our listening, writing and reading skills linked to items of clothing/colour/description.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Thursday 28th March 2024
Date: 28th Mar 2024 @ 3:38pm
A fantastic week, well done Year 6.
The Easter Liturgy in Church was wonderful this afternoon, you all did so well with the readings, singing and performing.
Have a great holiday and a good rest, but it's important to keep doing some home practice each day!
Home Practice:
A pack has been issued for you to work on over the Easter Holiday.
See you in the Summer Term in your summer uniform.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 22nd March 2024
Date: 19th Mar 2024 @ 2:50pm
A great week, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these thirteen spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (22.03.24 – 28.03.24):
soldier system vegetable
stomach temperature vehicle
sufficient thorough yacht
suggest twelfth
symbol variety
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this factors and multiples game!
https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Thursday 28.03.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Easter Egg Raffle - you can still buy tickets for 50p in class.
In English, the children wrote draft reports about Hurricane Michael, including cohesive devices. We will proof-read and edit these next week and write a final version.
In Maths, we worked on division and the chunking method.
Year 6 led a lovely Retirement Assembly for Steve, the swimming instructor at Penwortham pool, who has taught swimming lessons for nearly 30 years.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 15th March 2024
Date: 12th Mar 2024 @ 1:38pm
A very busy week, well done for working so hard Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (15.03.24 – 22.03.24):
relevant secretary
restaurant shoulder
rhyme signature
rhythm sincere
sacrifice sincerely
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this counting game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 22.03.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Thursday 21st March Family Bingo 6.30 - 8.00pm (tickets available from the office).
In English, we worked on direct speech (inverted commas) and indirect speech (reported speech) linked to what the characters in our book might have said. Also, the children wrote some fantastic ideas for a sequel story, using modal verbs and adverbs of possibility.
In Maths, we were dividing decimal and large whole numbers using both mental and written methods (chunking).
The Japanese students delivered a fantastic lesson all about toys in Japan on Thursday afternoon. Year 6 had great fun playing with the toys and they learnt a few Japanese words too!
Last Freddy Fit session for Year 6, we had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the loud music and high energy lesson.
In RE, we discussed and wrote about the qualities of good friendships and things that might spoil those friendships with a focus on class unity.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 8th March 2024
Date: 5th Mar 2024 @ 1:30pm
A super week, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (08.03.24 – 15.03.24):
persuade programme
physical pronunciation
prejudice queue
privilege recognise
profession recommend
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this counting game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 15.03.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Freddy Fit will be in school on Wednesday 13th March, please remember those PE kits!
Thursday 21st March Family Bingo 6.30 - 8.00pm (tickets available from the office).
In English, we continued reading Tuesday by David Weisner. We wrote excellent playscripts, remembering to use all the key features and related it to the story. In addition, we planned and wrote police reports based on what happened on Tuesday, using reported speech and formal language.
We all looked fabulous in our World Book Day costumes, we completed some book related wordsearches and crosswords.
In Maths, we have been working on translations and reflections. We have done very well with this, using the coordinates to help translate shapes and reflecting shapes through both the x and y axes.
Fr Michael came into school to do confession with Y6 on Thursday.
In Science, we learnt how we see things and labelled parts of the eye.
In Music, we revised 'Twinkle Twinkle' on the recorders and began to learn 'Old McDonald had a farm' with a new note F#.
In Art, we had a lovely afternoon making Mother's Day cards.
In French, we spoke about the clothes we wear and what other people wear.
Je porte...
Il/Elle porte...
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 1st March 2024
Date: 27th Feb 2024 @ 2:58pm
A great week, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (01.03.24 – 08.03.24):
marvellous nuisance
mischievous occupy
muscle occur
necessary opportunity
neighbour parliament
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 08.03.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!
In English, we have started our new book Tuesday by David Weisner. The children became police detectives and investigated what happened on Tuesday. They chose witnesses to interview and wrote a list of questions designed to help the interviewee retell as much interesting detail as possible. We will use these to write a playscript and report next week.
In Maths, we have been working on coordinates and geometry. Year 6 described positions in four quadrants, used coordinates to complete shapes and worked out the coordinates on blank axes.
In RE, we finished writing our letters in the style of St Paul to the children in Y2. Hopefully we will be able to read them to Y2 next week.
In PE, we continued tag rugby skills and games. We also had a triathlon session which included swimming arms, riding bikes and running. Year 6 were really good at it, despite the rain!
In Music, the children played Guess the time! and Twinkle Twinkle on the recorders (new note F sharp).
Zentangle Art was fun and the patterns were very detailed.
In History, we learned about different crimes and punishments during the Tudor period and how that changed.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Friday 23rd February 2024
Date: 20th Feb 2024 @ 8:16am
A great week back, well done Year 6.
Fabulous effort at completing your home practice over half term.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (23.02.24 – 01.03.24):
hindrance interfere
identity interrupt
immediate language
immediately leisure
individual lightning
Maths
Counting/Number Games
Have a go at this interactive game!
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 01.03.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesday 27th February.
World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!
In English, we have written for different audiences and purposes. We rewrote a piece in third person about a young boy receiving a present. We tried to include excellent description and some dialogue. We also wrote a first person flashback in the role of Jacqueline Auriol, the first european woman to break the sound barrier in 1953. In addition, we reported on high diving giraffes and wrote a beautiful poem based on a poem by Peter Vacz, using personification.
In Maths, we have been comparing, ordering, adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers and finding differences.
In RE, we wrote letters in the style of St Paul for the children in Y2. This advised the Year 2 children how to grow up as members of our school community.
In PE, we worked on our tag rugby skills and played mini games.
In French, we learned a range of clothing vocabulary.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Thursday 8th February 2024
Date: 7th Feb 2024 @ 3:33pm
A great week of learning, well done Year 6.
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
We managed to do the spelling test today, fantastic effort everyone. This means we can take new spellings home for the half term holiday. Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on the first Friday back after half term. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on.
Spellings (08.02.24 – 23.02.24):
excellent forty
existence frequently
explanation government
familiar guarantee
foreign harass
Maths
Counting
Which of these numbers would you come to when counting in sixes from zero?
How do you know?
Would you get to some of these numbers if you were counting in sevens from zero? Which ones?
Can you explain how you arrived at your answers?
Could some of these numbers be reached if you were counting in nines from zero? Which ones?
Again, how do you know?
Would your answers be the same if you counted in the same step sizes but down from 350 in each case?
How do you know?
Looking at the image above and this time counting in 25s from zero, which numbers will you land on?
If you were counting in 25s from 10, which numbers would you land on this time? How can you work this out without actually counting?
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by Friday 23.02.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesday 20th February or Tuesday 27th February.
World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!
Year 6 have been given a revision pack to work through over the half term holiday.
In English, we continued typing up our stories and spent valuable time proof-reading and editing our work. We also enjoyed reading a few of the stories out loud to the class. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about live blogging. Unfortunately, it was the last session, but Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed being sports journalists and their writing has been fantastic!
In Maths, we worked hard on arithmetic and place value. We learnt about partitioning large numbers up to 10 000 000 and numbers with up to three decimal places. We also practised rounding whole numbers and decimal numbers. Other maths work included: solving calculation problems, simplifying and ordering fractions and adding/subtracting fractions.
In RE, we researched and prepared a presentation about The Dead Sea Scrolls and The Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.
In PE, we worked on our hockey skills and played mini games.
In French, we described ourselves and a friend using the correct french vocabulary for height, age, hair/eye colour and accessories.
In Music, KS2 had a lovely afternoon sharing all the things they had been learning in a special Music Showcase.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 2nd February 2024
Date: 31st Jan 2024 @ 5:40pm
Amazing effort this week, everyone has worked so hard!
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on the first Friday back after half term. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.
Spellings (02.02.24 – 23.02.24):
develop equip
dictionary equipped
disastrous equipment
embarrass especially
environment exaggerate
Maths
Counting
Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?
Which is quicker, counting up to 40 in ones or counting up to 4,000 in hundreds?
Which is quicker, counting up to 10 in ones or counting up to 1,000,000 in hundred-thousands?
Which is quicker, counting up to 20 in ones or counting up to 140 in sevens?
Which is quicker, counting up to 25 in French or in English?
Maybe you could work on this with a partner!
When you have timed yourselves and decided on the reasons for your results, you could invent some other examples for yourselves.
You can predict which you think will be quicker, then try them out to test your prediction.
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Thursday 08.02.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Remember to sign up for Parents' Evening on Tuesay 20th February or Tuesday 27th February.
World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. Get your costumes ready!
In English, we planned and are in the process of writing our own 'outsider' stories, which we have been editing and improving in Word on the lap-tops. I am really looking forward to reading your finished versions. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about opinion writing. We have strong opinions about whether sports personalities should get involved in politics.
In Maths, we learnt to understand and interpret data contained in more complex bar charts. Other maths work included: BODMAS, factors, multiples and prime numbers, mental maths, estimating and checking.
In Science, we started our light topic. We thought about different light sources, categorised them and explained how light travels.
In PE, we worked on our hockey skills and enjoyed a much needed yoga session.
In French, we learnt the necessary vocabulary to give a physical description.
Mrs Winter was very pleased in Music, we played the ukuleles very well and listened to Enigma Variations by Elgar.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 26th January 2024
Date: 26th Jan 2024 @ 9:02am
Super learning this week, well done to everyone!
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test next Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday/Friday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.
Spellings (26.01.24 – 02.02.24):
conscience criticise
conscious curiosity
controversy definite
convenience desperate
correspond determined
Maths
Counting
In class, we worked on negative numbers and number lines. Have a go at the game below.
This game is for two players.
You will need to draw a number line from -13 to 13 on a piece of paper, and find a counter and two 1-6 dice to use.
Decide who is Positive and who is Negative.
Positive moves the counter from left to right and Negative moves the counter from right to left. (Why do you think we have suggested this way round?)
Place the counter on 0.
Take it in turns to throw the two dice and add the scores then move the counter that number of places in your direction.
If the counter reaches -13, Negative has won. If the counter reaches 13, Positive has won.
Is it better to play a game where you have to reach the end exactly, or where you can go over the end? What do you think and why?
Now change the game. This time, when you throw the dice, you can decide whether to add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. You must reach -13 or 13 exactly to win.
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday 02.02.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Wednesday 31st January - Meeting for Year 6 parents regarding the End of Key Stage 2 Assessments and Tests, at 6.30 pm in school.
The athletics team are at a competition next Tuesday afternoon.
Online Safety
In English, we produced some great pieces of writing from the persepective of the character. We also wrote a summary of the book using adverbials to link paragraphs and help with cohesion. Focuses this week were; cohesion, joined handwriting, good vocab choices, relative clauses, adverbs/adverbials and suffixes. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about editing. He was really impressed with the editing skills in Y6.
In Maths, we needed to understand and interpret data contained within simple pie charts and use this to solve problems. Other maths work included: place value, rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10 000, negative numbers, written multiplication/ division and problem solving.
In RE, we spent time exploring the Bible and finding references. This gave them a better understanding of the contents of the Bible so we could note down books within it, genres of those books and opening sentences.
During P.E, we worked on our in-door athletic skills.
Year 6 Team.
Year 6 Blog Friday 19th January 2024
Date: 18th Jan 2024 @ 1:02pm
A great week of learning, well done to everyone!
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test next Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.
Spellings (19.01.24 – 26.01.24):
available category
average cemetery
awkward committee
bargain communicate
bruise community
Maths
Counting
In class, we counted in tenths on a blank number line and found missing decimal numbers. At home, count in decimal steps. Start at 0.1 and continue this sequence…0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 etc. Next count back from 9.9 and continue counting…9.9, 9.8 etc. See how fast you can go, miss numbers out and work out what the missing decimal number is. Draw blank number lines, if it helps, and write the numbers down as you count.
Sumdog
You have a mixed times table/division facts challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday 26.01.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Wednesday 31st January - Meeting for Year 6 parents regarding the End of Key Stage 2 Assessments and Tests, at 6.30 pm in school.
Year 6 have had a busy week of learning and worked so hard.
In English, we read the book The Island by Armin Greder. We wrote a short piece in the role of a refugee child describing our journey to safety. We also wrote a newspaper report describing a stranger arriving on our island and how it affected the islanders. Focuses this week were; cohesion, joined handwriting, good vocab choices, prepositions, using quotes in reports and comprehension. Another great session by Gareth from Literacy Kicks about Tatyana McFadden the paralympian.
In Maths, the focus was Geometry this week. We calculated missing angles on a line and missing angles in shapes. We also accurately drew angles and shapes using protractors and rulers, and looked at the properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes so they could be sorted on venn and carroll diagrams.
In Science, we took notes and wrote a short piece to educate people on the health risks of either smoking, drinking too much alcohol or being overweight. We compared healthy and unhealthy lifestyles, but recognised that it is alright to have things in moderation.
P.E time was spent improving athletic skills.
In Art, we drew some fantastic portraits.
Year 6 Team.
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 4:14pm
With your children returning to school, it is a great time to review Online Safety in your homes and make sure we are all up to date with developments in the online world. At St Oswald's, all classes will be continuing with their Online Saftety learning where they will learn all about safe practices online in the following areas.
Self image and identitiy
Online relationships
Online bulllying
Health, Well-being and lifestyle
Online reputation
Managing online information
Copyright and ownership
To access a huge range of information on the National Online Safety website click the link below and join our school online safety hub.You will get access to videos, training and guides to keep you informed of the best practices in keeping your children safe online.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/st-oswald-s-catholic-primary-school-pr45eb
Year 6 Blog Friday 12th January 2024
Date: 12th Jan 2024 @ 11:25am
Welcome to the Year 6 Blog and Happy New Year
Home Practice
Reading
Please read for up to 30 minutes every night, this will improve the speed at which you read and your understanding of the text. If you come across any new words that you don’t understand, ask an adult or look it up in the dictionary. Building up your vocabulary knowledge is really beneficial.
Spelling
Please practise these spellings (Y5/6 Word List) for your test on Friday. A sheet will go home every Thursday with the spelling list on. This is for home practice only and can be kept with you.
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
This week’s spellings are (12.01.24 – 19.01.24):
accommodate amateur
accompany ancient
according apparent
achieve appreciate
aggressive attached
Maths
Counting
In class, we learnt how to add and subtract in 0.001's. At home, count in decimal steps. Start at 1.372 and continue this sequence… 1.373, 1.374, 1.375, 1.376 etc. Next count back from 4.749 and continue counting…4.748, 4.747 etc.
Sumdog
You have a times table challenge on Sumdog to complete by next Friday 19.01.24.
Log in at www.sumdog.com
If you would like to do a bit more work on your times tables, Hit the Button is a great game to play.
Follow this link: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reminders
Tuesday 16th January - Meeting for Year 6 parents regarding the End of Key Stage 2 Assessments and Tests, at 6.30 pm in school.
It was great to see everyone in school again after the Christmas holiday. Year 6 have settled back into the rules and routines very well and worked extremely hard this week.
In English, we read the book Eric by Shaun Tan. We wrote a few excellent pieces, including a letter from Eric, explaining why he left so suddenly. Focuses this week were; cohesion, joined handwriting, modal verbs, good vocab choices, conjunctions, pronouns and determiners. Gareth from Literacy Kicks will be working with the children for the next few weeks.
In Maths, we were introduced to Algebra and the concept of using letters or shapes to represent values. We calculated missing values by identifying similarities and differences and wrote simple rules using algebra. We also explored different algebra type questions. This linked nicely to finding missing angles on a line and the geometry work we will be doing next week.
In Science, we produced excellent posters explaining ways in which people can lead a healthy lifestyle.
In P.E, we took part in cross country running.
In Art, we used different techniques to create some fabulous charcoal art.
Have a great weekend.
Year 6 Team.
