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Welcome to Rowan’s Class' information and blog page. Here you will find general class information and see what we have been up to in our learning.
Class teachers
Mrs Bradshaw
Support staff
Miss Roberts
Mrs McKenna
PE days
PE will be on a Wednesday. Please make sure your child has a PE Kit in school.
This needs to simply be a pair of black or navy shorts, a plain white t-shirt and a pair of pumps or trainers for going outside. Black or navy zipped hoodies can also be worn in cold weather.
Children can wear their school kit all day on PE days if they wish - please note they are not permitted to wear other sports clothes.
Homework
Homework will be given out every Friday and will be due the following Thursday giving the children 6 days to complete it. This will consist of a piece of English and Maths. In year 6, this is paper homework which can be written on and returned to school.
Reading and Computing
Our school expectation is that your child reads at least three times a week at home to an adult. This needs to be recorded in your child's reading record and signed by an adult. This record needs to be brought into school every day. We will check this on a Monday morning and children achieve a reading sticker on their bookmark.
Once their bookmark is full they will receive a brand new book to keep as a prize :)
If your child needs to change their reading book, they can change it as and when needed.
Your child will also have access and passwords to Purple Mash. Their usernames and passwords will be put in their Reading Record Books as soon as we have them all.
Contact us
If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to speak to us. You can catch us most mornings before school or wait to speak to us after the children have been released to parents/carers at home time.
Or you can contact us via our class email address:
rowan@newmoston.manchester.sch.uk
We very much look forward to working together this year to ensure that your child has a great last year at New Moston.
Values Day
This week, we had a value's day where we focused on our new school values.
These are:
Growth
Standards
Attitude
Pride
We talked about what we wanted to achieve by the end of Year 6.
We created a success criteria for our standards in Year 6
We talked about what and how we can do to show pride.
Finally we invited the parents in to learn about attitude and how we might not be able to do something the first time, but with a positive attitude and the word 'YET', we can!
Spring term Week 2.
This week, we celebrated Italian Day. We learnt the BSL for 'Italy' alongside many interest facts about Italy as a country. We then looked at the artist Michelangelo. Michelangelo painted the Sistene Chapel laying on his back for months, so we tried it too.
Wow! What a fantastic week back in school.
In DT, we are going to be building our own bridges. This week we looked at different types of bridges and had a go at making one using only paper and sellotape.
In Rowan class this week, we have started to plan our narrative based on 'Floodlands'. We looked at the S.E.A.T model to help characterise our dialogue. I can't wait to share them when they are finished.
In art this week, we looked at the meaning of colours. We thought about how they show different emotions.
In art this week, we have been looking at complementary colours.
Autumn 2
Year 6 visited Crucial Crew yesterday ; we learnt about keeping ourselves safe.
We learnt about safety on the railways, being safe online, keeping safe on public transport and the importance of making the right choices.
We really enjoyed taking part in this event.
We hope you enjoy looking at our photos from the day.
Week 7
It has been a very busy end to our first half term in Year 6. We started off the week, making pies. Where we had to make the pastry, which we then blind baked before placing in the fillings. We have to say they tasted delicious. After tasting them, we evaluated the skills we had to use. After winning the 'Golden Plate' for our behaviour at lunchtimes, we then had extra play. Followed by 'Musical Monday', where we joined hundreds of other children and listened to a musician playing his drums.
On Wednesday, we had our Parent Celebration, where we shared out learning and made an Anglo Saxon brooch.
Week 5 and 6
Rowan class have had another two very busy weeks.
In English, we have been carrying out research on William Shakespeare and have started to write out biographies on him.
In science, we carried out an investigation to see which material was the best thermal insulator. We have also had a 'zoom' meeting with the author A.F. Steadman. During the meeting, we created our own unicorn characters.
Week 3 and 4
We have continued working hard over the last two weeks. Here are some of the things we have been up to! From coding in computing to continuing with improving are response and reaction skills in PE.
This week my certificates went to Ronnie and Harlie. Fantastic work boys, keep it up.
This week four children received a prize for collecting 5 'You've been spotted' cards.
Rowan class - JLT member
Meet our Eco-Warriors
Week 1 and 2
We have had a fantastic first two weeks in Year 6. I am so proud of how the children have returned to school and the amazing work they have produced already.
In science we have investigated soluble and insoluble substances linked to our science topic on reversible and irreversible materials. In DT this half term we are making savory pies, therefore this week we did some pie tasting. In PE we have been focusing on our reaction and response skills.
Here are a few photos from our first 2 weeks.
We sculpted and painted birds in the style of the Martin Brothers.
Art- We were creating sculptures in the style of the Martin brothers.
Gulliver's World
On Friday, the children had the opportunity to cheer on the cyclists in a baton relay which raises awareness to help stop climate change. The whole relay is 2436 km long and goes from Ben Nevis to Big Ben.
Sports Day
Empathy Day - We created empathy maps to help us think about our and others’ emotions.
We explored using clay in Art. We will be working towards making a sculpture.
We went on the train to Manchester to do surveys for Geography.
Science investigation- air resistance
This week we talked about gravity. We dropped different objects to see which would reach the ground first. We thought about why this was, and learned a little bit about air resistance. We will be thinking more about air resistance next week.
Rowan's Super Readers!
Congratulations to Faith, our class winner, for her beautiful Easter egg design!
For World Maths Day, we looked at symmetry and created the Waldorf star by combining our maths and art skills.
In Science, we are learning about light. We acted out how we see things because of the way that light travels. We also used mirrors, a torch, and paper tubes to explore how light reflects.
In art, we used watercolours to create colour wheels.
Well done to Emilia for completing your reading bookmark. Enjoy reading your new book!