Year 6 – 13/07/18
On Monday, Year 6 had CPR training with paramedic Mrs Edwards – Conrad’s mum – and learnt some very important life skills. The children were taught what to do if they find someone who has stopped breathing, then explored various equipment used by paramedics, before an engaging and inspiring Q&A session. Thank you Mrs Edwards for giving your time and for teaching us all so much.
As part of transition week, Year 6 joined forces with Year 5 on Tuesday morning to produce a collaborative art display. Come and have a look at it in the school hall and see if you can identify the animal hidden within!
Year 6’s musicians treated us to an exceptional music concert on Tuesday afternoon. There is such talent in this class and it was a joy to watch so many of you displaying the progress you have all made this year.
We had a very close rounders game on Wednesday afternoon and it was brilliant to see how much their fielding improved as the game went on.
Today, the class worked in groups to create their own Acts of Worship, and had our first one this afternoon – thank you Cassia, Enzo and Krystian for leading us in prayer.
You will hopefully now have read your reports and looked at your SATs results; I will reiterate my congratulations on how well you have all done. You are fantastic!
Please rehearse your lines for Monday’s mass and see my previous blog post to practise the hymns.
Have a great weekend and see you on Monday for your final week in Year 6.
Miss Donatantonio
Fantastic Year 6 SATS results
Well done to our Year 6 children who have achieved fabulous SATS results. 100% of our children achieved the national expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths. This is a huge achievement and well above the national average of 64%. At present we are waiting for verification of the % of pupils who reached the higher levels in each subject. Thank you to all the parents and teaching staff who supported the children. A special thanks goes to Miss Donatantonio and Mrs McNamara for their hard work and commitment.
Today all children will receive their end of year reports. We hope you enjoy reading them!
Songs for Leavers’ Mass
Here are the hymns that you need to practise for the Leavers’ Mass on Monday:
Here are the lyrics to the leavers’ song: Leavers’ Song lyrics
Year 6 – 06/07/18
On Wednesday, Year 6 were luck enough you be given a Space Workshop by the Science Ambassadors from Dame Alice Owen’s School. The afternoon consisted of lots of hands-on activities that taught us about getting into space and how to survive in space. Thank you to Ms Chandler for arranging this.
Along with the rest of the school, Year 6 took part in Sports Day on Friday. Well done for leading the rest of the school so well with the warm-up dance and for showing such strong sportsmanship all afternoon. Thanks to the parents and grandparents that joined their children for the family picnic at lunchtime, and to those that ran in the parents’ race! It was a wonderful day all round.
Year 6 also created some fantastic animal art this week in the style of the Harry Potter Patronus Charm.
Kingswood Day 5
Breakfast, stripping beds, orienteering, team games and lunch were what went down today, before we boarded the coach and made our way back to Potters Bar.
It has been a fantastic week: the sun has shone, children have challenged their fears, friendships have been strengthened, and everlasting memories have been made. Well done for the wonderful behaviour that you have shown and for making us proud teachers! Have a good rest this weekend and we’ll see you next week.
Kingswood Day 4
How is it Day 4 already?! Well they do say that time flies when you’re having fun.
After devouring another Full English, it was onto go-karting, problem solving and environmental art. Some of the children could have given Lewis Hamilton a run for his money in the go-karts!
In the afternoon, things got very wet and sandy down at the beach. Some enjoyed a spot of crabbing, some made sandcastles whilst others were buried alive! It certainly was a highlight!
To end a lovely day, our evening activities consisted of archery, caving and watching the football – a shame we didn’t get the result we wanted though!
The children have loved receiving all your messages and are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon fresh off the coach! Before that though, they have orienteering and team games to look forward to before we set off after lunch. Will try and get a blog post in before departure!
Kingswood Day 3
Day 3 is upon us and after fuelling up on another cooked breakfast, it was time to get started on this morning’s activities: fire lighting, problem solving and low ropes.
In the afternoon, we encountered our first track experience. Formula 1 here we come! Caving tested the nerves of many – all emerged unscathed and with wild tales to tell! Cooperation, communication and resilience skills were all put to the test next in Jacob’s Ladder.
After a roast dinner, the children put their glad rags on and busted some serious moves on the dancefloor.
The sun has continued to shine, the sun cream has been regularly applied and the children have been praised for their good behaviour and teamwork.
The children have been posting letters and are eager to hear your news from home – thanks to all who have been commenting on the blog and sending updates via email!
Kingswood Day 2
After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast, it was time for our first activities of the day. Group 1 conquered their fears to whizz through the air at high speed on the zip wire, whilst Group 2 put their climbing skills to the test and scaled a 25ft wall!
Next the children put their blindfolds on and put their trust in their peers as they followed a trail through tunnels and tyres on their hands and knees.
Lunch was a choice of BBQ chicken wrap, sausage roll or jacket potato, after which it was onto fencing, bouldering, fire lighting and tackling an obstacle course.
More good food was consumed in the form of butter chicken or pasta bake followed by strawberry cheesecake, which set Y6 up well for Low Ropes and Trail of Mystery.
After another jam-packed sunny day, it was time to recharge their batteries once again and hit the sack.
The children loved receiving your emails – thanks for sending those through!
Kingswood Day 1
We’ve arrived! We had a smooth journey up the country and have been enjoying the sun since we got here. Upon arrival, the children had fun on the field playing football and volleyball with beautiful sea views! Then came the first test: making their beds. Let’s just say they need a lot more practice before they are pros!
For dinner, we enjoyed lasagne or chicken and wedges, with gooey brownie for pudding.
After that, we had Problem Solving, during which the class wowed our instructor by answering his riddles in record time! They had a bit more trouble trying to figure out how to escape from knotted ropes though.
Our final activity of the day was singing, telling jokes, drinking hot chocolate and toasting marshmallows on the campfire as the sunset.
