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We will be looking at the prologue of the Gospel of St John. What important words and images are there in the prologue?

                                                         Why not have a look at home?

Coming up in Maths

            Coming up in Maths we will be looking at fractions. What can you already remember?

                       How can we use this fraction wall to help us in our maths problems?

Merry Christmas

Well done to you all for an excellent first term in Year 6. You have all worked hard and enthusiastically.
Over the holiday have a good rest, read lots and don't forget your 'Great Britons' project.

                             Have a happy and holy Christmas.  From all your Year 6 staff  x

Well done!!!!

Well done EVERYONE for their nativity performances this year. You were all wonderful! As a well done each year group has had a party this week. The Year 5 and 6 disco is tomorrow.

Why not have a look at 'track Santa'? There are lots of games and videos to look at:

http://www.noradsanta.org/

The Snail by Henri Matisse

We will be using The Snail by Henri Matisse in our art work this week. Can you see the snail?
We will look at the history of the artwork using this link:

http://www2.tate.org.uk/imap/cutouts-matisse.shtml

There is debate about whether anyone can recreate this piece of art. What do you think? We will watch this video. ( Remember not to click on other links around it!)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/10357457/Six-year-old-girls-challenged-to-recreate-Matisse-masterpiece.html

A Christmas Carol

We hope to have a little time this week to look at a wonderful book written by Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol. You could look at this free ebook version. Just click on the link below.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B7ltbtjWnVsOOWFiOTkxM2UtY2M0OS00OWNiLWFiNjYtMzFhYjMyZjI5ZTdj&hl=en

Tom and Jerry --The Enjoying the Night Before Christmas.

What have Tom and Jerry learnt by the end of the cartoon? (Remember not to click on any other links on youtube without checking with a grown up!)

Third Sunday of Advent

It is PINK because it is GAUDETE Sunday!

We can start to get excited now!

Our Nativity

We are performing our Nativity on Monday evening at Church. Please be in the meeting room by 6:45pm. If you are bringing clothes from home, make sure that they are in school on Monday morning.

Don't forget our Great Britons Project!

You have been asked over the next few weeks to research  Great Briton of your choice. (We said they had to be dead.) If you can not decide who to pick - have a look at this link:

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/famous_people.htm


All projects are due in on Thursday 9th January 2014

Coming up!

We have a very exciting week next week. Year 6 have the chance to see Year 3/4's Nativity on Monday afternoon. We will see Reception's on Tuesday, Year 1's on Wednesday and Year 2's on Thursday.

Please do not forget to learn your words / songs etc...... It isn't long before we perform 'Holy Joe' on Monday 16th December!

In Literacy next week

We will be using our literacy lessons next week to focus on our advent work. We will have the opportunity to write our own magazine articles ( based on the ten bridesmaids) and our own modern parables of today.

Don't Forget!

This week your Literacy homework is to learn all your song words, parts for the Nativity and the end section of  the script which we are all saying together!!!!!!!!

During Advent...

During Advent make sure that you are looking at the Walk with Me booklet and calendar each evening. Thank you to Amber, Hubert, Anneliese, Lewis  and Joel for your Advent prayers so far. The prayer bag will be taken home each evening.

 


This Sunday we will be lighting the second purple candle on the wreath.

 

First Sunday of Advent

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. We light the first candle on our Advent wreath: