Week Ending: 13/11/26

Dear Parents and Carers,

A big thank you to all those parents who joined us for Parents’ Evening. We truly appreciate your time and involvement in your child’s learning.  This week has been a very exciting week for our class, who visited Magdalen College for a second time and took part in the Junior Citizens Scheme in Oxford, where they learnt about practical, interactive safety and how to develop their life skills.   Find out more about our fun-filled week below: 

This Week – What Have We Been Learning?

English

As writers, we have been drafting a flashback scene as part of a piece of creative writing, using details from an illustration in, ‘The Dam’ by David Almond. The children produced a particularly strong opening paragraph where they demonstrated how to use a semicolon to link closely related ideas, which has been our focus for this week. 

In Guided Reading, we have looked  at a wide range of texts and made inferences about the details stated and implied. 

Maths

In Maths, we have continued learning about fractions. We have developed our understanding of mixed fractions and improper fractions. The children have practised applying this learning through exploring a range  of methods and using the colourful challenges to develop their explanation skills. 

Wider Curriculum – PSHE

In PSHE, we have been exploring gender stereotypes, and also looked at gender discrimination in a wider context.  The children have been looking at understanding how gender stereotypes can influence aspirations and careers.  

On Wednesday, Year 6 developed their knowledge of PSHE beyond the classroom, and took part in The Junior Citizen's Scheme.  The program involved interactive safety scenarios where children needed to problem solve and develop life skills.   For example, the children learnt how to make a 999 emergency phone call and build confidence in decision making when it comes to others and their own personal safety. The feedback we received was incredibly positive and the children could not stop talking about their time there! 

Science

As scientists, we visited Magdalen College and had exciting opportunities to access their science laboratories.  We wore goggles and lab coats to keep us safe.  This visit linked closely with our Year 6 curriculum: we took part in a carousel of practical experiments that helped us develop our scientific enquiry skills, including making observations and carrying out fair tests, recording results and drawing conclusions. 

Next Week – What Will We Be Learning?

English

Next week, we will finish off our drafted pieces and look at how to proofread our writing, then make corrections using our editing skills. 

Maths

In Maths, we will  continue focusing on embedding key learning from the term.

Wider Curriculum – PSHE

The upcoming week is Anti-bullying week.  We will be covering the impact of bullying and the difference between bullying and falling out, how to be an upstander and support others, and how to celebrate differences and inclusion. 

Celebrating Our Learning

Our educational visit was one of the highlights from this week! 

Home Learning – spellings 

Phonics, Spellings or Vocabulary

In spellings, we have been focusing on words containing  the ‘et’ ending. Please look at the following spellings: 

Pocket, rocket, cabinet, velvet, violet, alphabet 

Important Information and Upcoming Dates

Wednesday 25th November 

Cinema Trip

Our Year 6's in Ocean’s children will be visiting The Phoenix Picturehouse in Oxford. 

Please continue to check the school website calendar for the most up-to-date information about school events.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another exciting week of learning.