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 Learned and Wise
Learned means to be finding God in all things;
It is important to consider how we find God in all things and why this is important. By contemplating God in all things that are good we see that He is an amazing creator who knows his creation inside out. Take for example a leaf, look at the spidery veins the patterns make or the your own fingerprint or even a snowflake. All these have a unique identity and no two are the same. Who could make such an awesome creation other than the God of the Bible who transcends time, space and matter. This should bring us to a place of being humble and in awe; and be wise in the ways we use our learning of this awesome Triune God for the common good of both his creation and mankind.
Our Catholic Social Teaching for this half term is Dignity of the Human Person
This Catholic Social Teaching encourages us to think about the dignity of every person, independent of ethnicity, creed, gender, age or ability. No human being should have their dignity or freedom compromised. Children will be encouraged to think about how they can apply this social teaching to their own lives and to the lives of others. We will look at specific teachings from scripture to see how Jesus treated those who were poor and marginalised to ensure that we have gospel picture of what dignity of the human person means. We will also reflect on how this should change our thoughts, words and actions.
RE - Autumn 2
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
Advent
In this unit the children will be given opportunities to
develop their knowledge and understand of the two parts of
the Season of Advent. A time to prepare for Christ to come
again and a time to prepare to celebrate his birth at
Christmas. Through some Parables of Jesus and some of
the prayers and hymns of the Church they will explore
these themes.
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.
