Year 6!
Miss Kaur (Class Teacher) and Miss Horsley (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 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.
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Our values and virtues for this half term are Compassionate and Loving.
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13)
This half-term we will look at the values and virtues of what it means to live our lives as those who are compassionate and loving. We aim to instil a deeper understanding that being compassionate and loving means that we are living life considering those before ourselves. We look at those in particular who have been impacted within recent years by human action or natural circumstances and will look at how through prayer and supplication we can show our love and compassion, as well as taking practical action. We hope to help children understand that through their thoughts, prayers, words and actions, they are to impact positively on the lives of those who are less fortunate.
RE - Spring 2
Baptism and Confirmation
In this unit the children will learn about the celebration of
the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. They will
explore the signs and symbols of both these Sacraments
and will hear about the gift of the Holy Spirit being given in
the celebration of these Sacraments
Lent
In this unit the children will learn about the celebration of
the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. They will
explore the signs and symbols of both these Sacraments
and will hear about the gift of the Holy Spirit being given in
the celebration of these Sacraments.
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.
