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 Intentional and Prophetic
In Year 6, we will encourage children to be intentional and consider how they can plan their actions and consider choosing to live how God wants us to. We will encourage them to realise that every action we make has an impact on other people and the world around us. By focusing on the value prophetic, we will encourage children to spread the word of God through how they live their lives to impact positively on others.
Our Catholic Social Teaching for this half term is Options for the Poor and Vulnerable
“You are not making a gift of your possessions to the poor person. You are handing over to them what is theirs.”
Saint Ambrose (340-397 AD)
Our Catholic Social Teaching for this term is about options for the poor and vulnerable.
The options for the poor and vulnerable reminds us of how God’s love for the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world is to be considered as important, and that God’s love is universal; he does not take the side of those who are powerful, wealthy or oppressive, but He loves those who are humble and meek in spirit, and also, economically and materially poor. We will look at how it is important to understand this teaching so that our own actions are influenced and shaped by Scripture to do what is right as God’s word guides us.
RE - Spring 2
Lent
In this unit of work children will be given some
opportunities to develop their knowledge and
understanding of prayer, fasting and almsgiving as
important Lenten activities. They will examine the teaching
of Jesus about these things and think about why they might
be important activities for Christians today. In this unit
children will also explore the Church’s teaching on the
forgiveness and God through the Sacrament of
Reconciliation
Holy Week
In this unit the children will learn about the passion of
Jesus from the events that took place in the Garden of
Gethsemane through to the death of Jesus on the cross.
They will find out some reasons why Christians have
described the death of Jesus as a sacrifice
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.
