Butterflies
Welcome to Y6S Butterflies’ Class Page.
Staff team: Mrs Sutton, Mrs Lightfoot, Mr Manning and Mr Ainscough
Welcome to our class page where you will find important information such as; upcoming events, spelling lists, curriculum letters and SATS preparation resources. Keep a look out for our weekly updates to see what we have been learning, and celebrate the children's successes!
A huge well done to everyone in 6S for their fantastic attendance in Spring 1. Together we have WON the school attendance award! Fingers crossed we get to keep it a while longer when the Spring 2 winner is announced!
Class photo
Y6 CLASS PHOTO
Air Resistance
We completed a science investigation about air resistance using parachutes. We were investigating does a larger surface area of a parachute make the time to land longer or shorter.
World Book Day
The children really enjoyed themselves today, taking time to immerse themselves in a wonderful story, "The Invisible" by Tom Percival. We talked about the different themes such as, community spirit and thankfulness which the children felt reflected our St-Matthews family.
In the morning, we joined a live session with Michael Morpurgo - the author of The Giants Necklace , that the children are currently reading in English.
In the afternoon we "buddied up' with a year 2 class and I am immensely proud of how every child in 6S happily took a child and read to them. From the photos you can see just how much fun we had!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Parent's evening is on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th of March. You will now have your time slots and I am looking forward to sharing your children's successes.
Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry
On Tuesday 14th March, we will going to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester! This will fit into our current theme, "A World of Bright Ideas" and the children will be able to get some hands-on experience with some scientific revolutions!
Here is a link to SATs resources that you might find useful:
https://www.sats-papers.co.uk/
WEEKLY SPELLINGS
Year 6 Spring 2 Spellings Overview
PE DAYS
PE is now on a Tuesday with Commando Joe and on a Friday with the 6S team. Please make sure you have the correct PE kit in school on both days.
In the first couple of weeks of Spring 1 the children revisited invasion games and practised the skills of attacking and defending. Here are a few photo's of what they got upto.
READING
We are currently embracing the love of reading for pleasure, and as such are enjoying being read to by your children every day in school. For this to continue - please ensure your child brings their reading book to school every day and take every opportunity to listen to them read at home too. This could be reading to grown-ups or even sharing a bedtime story with a younger sibling.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS TERM
We will be covering some exciting topics during Spring term and you can find out more about them in our curriculum letter.
Year 6 Spring Curriculum Letter
THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
We are currently learning about the circulatory system and the different components of blood. To help the children visualise what this might look like, we made blood using a range of household items, including; food colouring, cereal, mini marshmallows and water! Who knew blood could be so tasty!
Y6S Science Experiment - Making blood
WHITE BLOOD CELL SUPERHEROES
The children have been getting creative to showcase their understanding of how white blood cells act as 'superheroes' in our bodies, keeping us healthy by fighting viruses and bacteria.
Y6S White Blood Cells Comic Strips
PE HAS TAKEN US BACK IN TIME TO WWII
Year 6 have been transported back in time to WWII where they have learned the Lambeth Walk. They all thoroughly enjoyed this and got into the team spirit. Doing the Lambeth Walk......Hey!
Y6S PE - Lambeth Walk
READING AFTERNOON
On Monday our wonderful parents came into school to read with us in the library. Here are some photos of our lovely afternoon.
CHRISTMAS FUN!
In preparation for Christmas we have been making cards for the elderly. These will be delivered to homes across the local area in December.
PE - AUTUMN 2
In PE in Autumn 2 we have been looking at invasion games. Here are some pictures of us getting to grips with hockey sticks, basketballs and footballs.
Y6 PE AUT 2
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Although it wasn't Sunday, Year 6 walked to Bolton town hall for the annual remembrance of those who fought in the wars.
MUSEUM TRIP
As part of our theme topic 'War of the Worlds' we enjoyed a trip to the Imperial War Museum in Manchester. We saw thousands of genuine artifacts from the war. It was fascinating!
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