This Sunday 1st December marks the first Sunday of Advent and the start to the Church’s new liturgical year. On this day, the Hope candle will be lit. Advent comes from the Latin word meaning "coming." Jesus is coming, and Advent is intended to be a season of preparation for His arrival. While we typically regard Advent as a joyous season, it is also intended to be a period of preparation and penance. In Year 6 this week we made our Advent Promises. As we were writing these, we were mindful of the ways in which we can use our promise to help spread the Kingdom of God.
WELL DONE TO THE GIRLS FOOTBALL TEAM!!!!
The girls football team played exceptionally and due to their team work and resilience, plus a huge amount of skill, won the tournament. We are so proud.
Here is what else we have been up to this week…
In Maths we have had a big focus on fractions particularly division. We also had a look at SAT paper questions on this topic . This was a good way to ease us into the reasoning papers and give the class an idea of the styles of questions we could be asked.
In English we look looked at A Christmas Carol. To introduce the text we put the novel into 10 scenes and acted them out so that we all had an overview of the story. We then used our active approaches to delve into the character of Scrooge in order to create a character profile so that we could compare his initial characterisation to the person he becomes after his ghostly encounters.
In Science we looked at the role of the circulatory system during exercise and we worked scientifically to design an experiment to support our theory.
In Art we began working with acrylics to create a night sky and we began to draw robins.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Emilia for constantly striving to be her best self
The Writing Award went to Darcy
The Maths award went to Connie for her go get it attitude.
📌NOTICES 📌:
Dates for your diary:
6th December Christmas Fayre.
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online. This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Snapchat. This free guide brings you up to date with the risks associated with Snapchat, and lets you know how best to safeguard young people who use the app.We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
Monitoring tips and strategies for parents of young children (Ages 5-10)
Keep children’s devices in shared spaces: Children should use the internet and social media in common areas, such as the living room, where parents can easily keep an eye on their activities. To that end, set family ground rules that prohibit device usage in bedrooms and bathrooms, which allow opportunities to engage in risky behaviors.
Establish clear rules and communication: Set clear expectations about appropriate online behaviour, time limits, and the types of websites or apps they can access. Maintain open lines of communication, so your child feels comfortable discussing any concerns or encounters they may have had.
Parental controls and filtering: Make use of the parental control settings available on devices, web browsers, games and apps to restrict access to inappropriate content. Install child-friendly search engines and age-appropriate apps that offer a safer online experience.
Top Tips for Using & Reviewing Parental Controls. This free guide provides expert advice on how to effectively activate and maintain parental controls on children’s devices.
What Parents Need to Know about Sharing photos online. This free online safety guide explores sharing photos on social media – and what we should consider in avoiding possible harm.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
Homework concerns
I have started to notice that more and more children each week are failing to complete either the Bedrock lesson or the IXL units, and in some cases both! I really do not want the standard of homework completion to slip. Please can I politely ask parents to remind their child at home that all online homework has to be completed by Wednesday evening. I will reiterate this in school too.
PE day- Wednesdays.
Homework- I have set homework this week, details of which can be found on the Year 6 Homework Page.
Contact information- if you need to contact me for any reason, please email using year6@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk.
Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter
WEDNESDAY WORD Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Ormerod Mrs Owen
