St Ursulas Catholic Primary School Welcome to Year

St Ursula’s Catholic Primary School Welcome to Year 6, St Matthew’s! September 2020 -2021 With God at the heart of our St. Ursula’s family, we welcome all as we learn and grow together.

Welcome to St Matthew’s A message from your new Teacher Dear St Matthew’s, Surprise! I am going to be your teacher in Year 6. Your Teaching Assistant will be Mrs Shield's. We can’t wait to welcome you back in September, and we have been making sure to plan lots of fun and interesting lessons for you. Whilst in Year 6 you will be learning about the world’s countries, the Mayan and Aztec civilisations, and you will even have the opportunity learn about WW 2! Miss Gilligan Mrs. Shields You’ll also be reading lots of interesting books such as…

What will I be reading this Year?

What will I be learning in RE ? Autumn Term Family - Domestic Church Belonging -Baptism/Confirmation Loving -Advent/Christmas Spring Term Community -Local Church Relating -Eucharist Giving -Lent/Easter Summer Term Serving -Pentecost Inter-relating -Reconciliation World - Universal Church

What will I be learning in RE ? Within these topics you will be focusing on: Loving God who never stops loving Vocation & commitment The vocation of priesthood and religious life Expectations Jesus born to show God to the world Sources The Bible, the special book for the Church Unity Eucharist enables people to live in communion Death & new life Celebrating Jesus’ death & resurrection Witnesses The Holy Spirit enables people to become witnesses Healing Sacrament of the Sick Common Good Work of the worldwide Christian family

What will I be learning in PSHE ? This Year we will be becoming a BOUNCE BACK! School. During our sessions each week we will be focusing on these key messages: Bad times don’t last. Things always get better. Stay optimistic. Other people can help if you talk to them. Get a reality check. Unhelpful thinking makes you feel more upset. Think again. Nobody is perfect – not you and not others. Concentrate on the positives (no matter how small) and use laughter. Everybody experiences sadness, hurt, failure, rejection and setbacks sometimes, not just you. They are a normal part of life. Try not to personalise them. Blame fairly. How much of what happened was due to you, to others and to bad luck or circumstances? Accept what can’t be changed (but try to change what you can change first). Catastrophising exaggerates your worries. Don’t believe the worst possible picture. Keep things in perspective. It’s only part of your life.

What Science topics will I be learning about? Topics Animal, including humans Evolution and inheritance Light Electricity Living things and their habitats Environment Topic - Global Citizenship

What Maths topics will I be learning about? Topics Unit 1 : Place value within 10, 000 Unit 2 : Four operations (1) Unit 3 : Four operations (2) Unit 4 : Fractions (1) Unit 5 : Fractions (2) Unit 6 : Geometry – position and direction Unit 7 : Decimals Unit 8 : Percentages Unit 9 : Algebra Unit 10 : Measure – imperial and metric measures Unit 11 : Measure – perimeter, area and volume Unit 12 : Ratio and proportion Unit 13 : Geometry –properties of shapes Unit 14 : Problem solving (1) Unit 14 : Problem solving (2) Unit 15 : Statistics

What CLC topics will I be exploring? Topics Where shall we sail to? How can we heal the world’s conflicts? How did Londoners survive the Blitz? Where did the Mayans and Aztecs go? All the World’s A Stage! How has our idea of what art is changed?

What Sports will I be playing? Topics Basketball Rugby Hockey Gymnastics Tennis Athletics Rounders

Recorder - On Wednesdays you will still have recorder lessons. Please make sure you have a recorder for September. Autumn Scale and rhythm work, improving RH notes and pinched E. Playing in parts Row Row your boat, My Bonny lies over the ocean, Ode to Joy. Christmas carols: Angel Gabriel, O little Town, Once in Royal and We 3 Kings. Improving top notes. Spring Scales extended to G scale and G arpeggio. Easter preparations. Colours of day(RH notes)Here I am Lord, Freely, Rise and Shine (C# and playing in parts). Summer Pentatonic compositions: writing own melody and rhythms in 4/4 time. Music Medal assessment

Spanish - ¡Español! You will be continuing to have Spanish lessons every week with Señora March. She has been planning lots of fun activities, songs and games for you to enhance your Spanish capabilities further in Year 6

St Ursula’s 5 Star Code of Conduct 1. To have faith and let God be our guide. 2. To respect our school and our planet. 3. To show kindness to everyone through our actions. 4. To be loyal, honest and understanding of others. 5. To keep trying our best - Never give up!

Our Values • Faith • Respect • Kindness • Community • Resilience

Year 6 Expectations • Always try your best – working hard is the key to success • Never give up when things get tough – we are here to help you • Always listen to the advice and feedback from your teachers • Be a reflective learner • Try to be organised • Always be kind and respectful to those around you • We are a team! Remember that! • Always try to make yourself proud! • Remember you are AWESOME!

Year 6 Trips and Workshops International Day: You will have the opportunity to manage your own store celebrating the different cultures of the world. With the money you earn, a small donation will be made to the Spanish curriculum, and the rest will be spent on whatever you democratically decide. Previous year 6 classes have spent it on a trip to Jump Evolution and a swimming pool party. World War II Workshop: Experience life during the World War II. Wear the clothes, cook the food and come together to celebrate the victory. Year 6 residential: The highlight for many Year 6 s. After all your hard work preparing SATs, you deserve to relax and have fun on this trip.

• 2020/21 Class timetables will be on the school website for parents to see in September. Class Timetable

Assemblies Monday: Gospel Assembly Tuesday: Class Assemblies Thursday: Hymn Praise Friday: Golden Assembly

We look forward to seeing you in September! From the entire Year 6 Team Miss Gilligan Mrs Shields Mr Fielder Mrs Parker