St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic
Primary School

Year 6 

Welcome to the Year 6 class page.      

The class teacher is Mr Conlon. 

 

Mrs Munro will be teaching the class on Thursdays.

The class is joined by Mrs Petela, Mrs Martin & Mrs Zorab for some lessons.

PE is on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

 

Homework

Homework will be sent home weekly on a Friday and must be returned by the following Friday.  Children will be given Literacy, Maths and spelling homework each week.  Occasionally additional homework will be given for science or topic work.

Alongside the set homework:

Please ensure that your child has a suitable reading book (there are plenty in school!) and reads on a daily basis (preferably to an adult). 

By Year Six we would expect most children to be confident in both multiplication and division facts up to 12 x12.

We also have websites to aid children’s learning, including our own learning links found on the school website.  

   

 

 

 Click here

 

Our Learning

Term 1 & 2 

Together in God's family, we love, grow and learn.

In this topic we will be exploring our school mission statement. We will be thinking about the qualities of St Joseph and how we can help others.

We will focus on our school charity: Clifton Diocese Schools Project - Uganda. We will make junk model wishing wells to collect money and think of other ways to raise awareness & money.

We will research and explore Uganda. How does Uganda compare to the UK?

 

Peace Day -Refugees

For Peace Day Year 6 have been studying refugees. We built refugee tents to highlight the number of refugees fleeing war and persecution. Refugees are forced to leave their homes behind and travel to a new country, often to set up home at a refugee camp with tents.

Peace Day 2023

 

Peace Day -Looking at wars since World War 2

For International Peace Day Year 6 have been looking at the location of wars since WW2. We quickly realised there were so many wars it would take too long to locate them all.

Peace Day geography 2023

 

 Exploring electric circuits 

Electricity 2023

 

COP28

Year 6 have been finding out about COP28 and created some fantastic posters to highlight climate change.

COP28

Letters to World Leaders COP28 Climate Change

Year 6 have been writing letters to world leaders to urge them to act on climate change.

 

Year 6 2022-23

 

 Term 1 & 2

Working on place value and problem solving in maths.

 

Peace Day -Refugees

For Peace Day Year 6 have been studying refugees. We built refugee tents to highlight the number of refugees fleeing war and persecution. Refugees are forced to leave their homes behind and travel to a new country, often to set up home at a refugee camp with tents.

Peace Day -Refugees

 

Peace Day -Looking at wars since World War 2

For International Peace Day Year 6 have been looking at the location of wars since WW2. We quickly realised there were so many wars it would take too long to locate them all.

Looking at wars since World War 2

 

Making junk model wishing wells to raise money for water wells in Uganda.

Year 6 have been making junk model wishing wells. These wishing wells will be used to collect money to help fund water wells in Uganda. For further information see our school website page on the Clifton Diocese Schools Project. 

Wishing wells

 

Working on drawing skills

Year 6 drawing skills

 

 PE -Cricket Skills

PE - Cricket skills

 

 Praying with a rosary

During the month of October, Year 6 tried praying with a rosary.

Praying with a rosary

 

COP27

Year 6 have been finding out about COP27 and created some fantastic posters to highlight climate change.

 

 

Letters to World Leaders COP27 Climate Change

Year 6 have been writing letters to world leaders to urge them to act on climate change.
For more letters see our school blog. Click here

 WUN side event at COP27 Climate Change Conference - WUN

 

 Editing Writing

Editing Writing Y6

 

Exploring electric circuits

Exploring electric circuits 2022

 

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

As part of Black History Month, Year 6 have been finding out about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We looked at Bristol's role in the slave trade. We searched the internet to find out how various locations in the city are connected to the slave trade.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

 

Faces In history

Year 6 have placed themselves into different times in history as part of their 'Back to the future' topic. The children needed to find photos from 1950 to the present day and then used ICT skills to place themselves into it. 

Faces in history

 

 Lubaina Himid

We have been studying the artwork of British artist Lubaina Himid.

Lubaina Himid

 

 Drawings based on the book 'The Arrival'

Drawings based on the book 'The Arrival'

 

 3D drawings using 3D glasses

Year 6 had lots of fun trying to create 3D images suitable for 3D glasses.

3D art using 3D glasses 2023

 

Making future clothes from throwaway items

Year 6 have been thinking about the clothes of the future as part of their 'Back to the Future' topic.  We thought about the environmental dangers facing our planet and how large clothes manufactures are seeking to make more of their products from recycled items, such as plastic bottles. The class was set the challenge of making clothes of the future from throwaway items.

Making future clothes from throwaway items

 

 Term 3 & 4
Greek Vase Design

Greek Vase Design 2023

 

St Paul on the road to Damascus
Year 6 studied the conversion of St Paul in RE. The class produced some stunning oil pastel drawings.

St Paul on the road to Damascus

 

Year 6 Assembly

Year 6 gave a fantastic class assembly on the theme of seeing. During the assembly the class told the story of St Paul on the Road to Damascus & the story of Jesus healing the blind man. 

Year 6 Assembly

 

 

Science Day

Science Day 2023

 

 

 Term 5 & 6

Pentecost Art

 

 

Year 6 2021- 2022

Here are some examples of our learning last year.

 

Term 1 & 2

Year 6 have been making junk model wishing wells. These wishing wells will be used to collect money to help fund water wells in Uganda. For further information see our school website page on the Clifton Diocese Schools Project.

Year 6 Making wishing wells to raise money for water wells in Uganda

Year 6 have been making junk model wishing wells. These wishing wells will be used to collect money to help fund water wells in Uganda. For further information see our school website page on the Clifton Diocese Schools Project.

 

St Joseph's Tool Kit

Year 6 thought about what tools they need to undertake God's work and be more like St Joseph.

St Joseph's Tool Box

Year 6 thought about what tools they need to undertake God's work and be more like St Joseph.

 

Creation Display

Creation display

 

Learning on Uganda

Includes VR experience of Uganda

Uganda learning

 

Peace Day Refugees

For Peace Day Year 6 focused on refugees and the difficulties they face.  We made paper boats to highlight their plight and had some reflection/prayer time. We also created thought-provoking refugee art pictures in ICT.

Peace Day 2021 Refugees

For Peace Day Year 6 focused on refugees and the difficulties they face. We made paper boats to highlight their plight and had some reflection/prayer time.

 

Electricity 

Electricity

The class was given the challenge of using the ‘Back to the future’ car to connect a circuit together.  The children were inspired by a clip of the film Back to the future when the characters needed to get power (electricity) to their car.

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade

As part of Black History Month, Year 6 have been finding out about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We looked at Bristol's role in the slave trade. We searched the internet to find out how various locations in the city are connected to the slave trade.

Slave Trade

 

ELLI Challenges

In term 1, Year 6 have mainly been working on the ELLI skills of challenge. The class was given the challenge of building the tallest tower only using index cards and creating a marble run which would last as close to 10 seconds as possible.

ELLI Challenges

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COP26

Year 6 have been finding out about COP26 and created some fantastic posters to highlight climate change.

COP26

 

Letters to World Leaders COP26 Climate Change
Year 6 have been writing letters to world leaders to urge them to act on climate change.

 

For more letters see our school blog. Click here

 

 

The Windrush

 We studied the Windrush. We located the Caribbean countries involved; found out about what happened and thought about the problems they faced

The Windrush

 

 Windrush Poems

We recorded our own Windrush poems. Please click on the link to the school blog to listen to our poems.

https://stjoesbs16.blogspot.com/2021/12/windrush-poems.html

 

Mary Seacole

 Year 6 Studied the life of Mary Seacole.

Mary Seacole

 

Faces in history
Year 6 have placed themselves into different times in history as part of their 'Back to the future' topic. The children needed to find photos from 1950 to the present day and then used ICT skills to place themselves into it. 

Faces in history

 

3D drawings using 3D glasses
Year 6 had lots of fun trying to create 3D images suitable for 3D glasses.

3D drawings using 3D glasses

  

Making future clothes from throwaway items
Year 6 have been thinking about the clothes of the future as part of their 'Back to the Future' topic.  We thought about the environmental dangers facing our planet and how large clothes manufactures are seeking to make more of their products from recycled items, such as plastic bottles. The class was set the challenge of making clothes of the future from throwaway items.

Making future clothes from throwaway items

 

Playground games old and new
We had fun exploring playground games old and new as part of our 'Back to the future' topic. 

Playground games old and new

 

Penny Racers
In science Year 6 investigated whether a penny affects a Penny Racer's performance.
                        
Penny Racers are small toy cars popular in the 1980's. They were advertised as the only toy cars powered by coins and that putting a penny in your car made it better. So to coincide with our 'Back to the future' topic, we decided to see what affect a penny made on these racers.

Penny Racers

 

Dress to the future

To help celebrate the end of our topic 'Back to the future', Year 6 had a dress up day. We were wearing what we thought the fashion of the future might look like.

Dress to the future

 

 

 Term 3 & 4

 

 

St Paul on the road to Damascus
Year 6 studied the conversion of St Paul in RE. The class produced some stunning oil pastel drawings.

St Paul on the road to Damascus

 

Exploring Greece on Google Earth
In ICT we explored Greece using Google Earth.

Exploring Greece on Google Earth

 

Exploring Light 

Exploring Light

 

 Greece Topic Presentations

Greece Topic Presentations

 

Camp 2022

 Year 6 had a brilliant week on school camp undertaking lots of fantastic activities. 

Camp 2022

 

World Book Day Character Hunt
For World Book Day, Year 6 and the Reception class worked together on a character hunt around the school.

World Book Day Character Hunt

 

Making Periscopes

Making periscopes

 

World Water Day - Making Water Clocks
For World Water Day, Year 6 made water clocks. We were inspired by our topic work on the Ancient Greeks. Before the invention of clocks and watches they used water clocks called a clepsydra. The class was set the task of making a water clock that could time as close to one minute as possible. 

We thought about our school charity -Clifton Diocese Schools Project and how lucky we are to have clean running water.

World Water Day - Making Water Clocks

 

Greek Vase Design

Greek Vase Design

 

Steel Drums

 Year 6 have been learning to play the steel drums.

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 Shadow Puppets

Following our learning looking at light in science, we explored shadow puppets.

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 For more videos of shadow puppets see our school blog.  Click here 

 

Greek Vase Scratch Art
Year 6 produced some fantastic Greek vase scratch art designs.

Greek Vase Scratch Art

 

 Term 5 & 6

 

 Banksy Style Graffiti

Year 6 looked at Bristol graffiti artist Banksy. The class created their own stencils which they then spray painted. They produced some stunning designs!

Banksy Style Graffiti

 

Exploring Environmental Footprints

 Year 6 explored their environmental footprints.

 

 

Clifton Cathedral Primary School Leavers' Mass 

Year 6 celebrated a Primary School Leavers' Mass at Clifton Cathedral. After Mass, we had a picnic and played some games on the Downs.

Clifton Cathedral Primary School Leavers' Mass

 

Artwork for Performance

 Year 6 have been creating artwork and backgrounds for their performance.

Artwork for performance

 

Year 6 Performance -Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl

Year 6 gave fantastic performances of their play Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl.

Year 6 performance - Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl

 

Year 6 Summer Fair

We had a brilliant time at the Year 6 Summer Fair. The class raised a fantastic £215.95 for our school charity work in Uganda. This brings the total money raised this year to £561.20

Year 6 Summer Fair

 

Leavers Mass