Welcome to Year 6!

Welcome to the Maple Class page! This page contains photographs, examples of children's work and activities that take place in our class. Continue to visit our page to keep up to date with our Maple Class learning journey 😊

This year, we have Mrs Houghton, Ms Glenville, Mrs Roxburgh, Miss Leevers and Mr Roxburgh as part of the Maple Class team.

Our PE days are Tuesday and Friday. 

Spelling homework will be handed out every Monday. Children can also access Education City, Purple Mash and TT Rockstars at home to further support their learning.

Remember, if you need anything, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Maple Class team via Class Dojo, or you can email us:

Mrs Houghton - choughton@nethertonmoss.co.uk 

Ms Glenville- pglenville@nethertonmoss.co.uk

The Maple Class Team 

 

Maple Class Updates...

7/10/24

Spellings and Reading at Home

Your child will have brought home a book they have chosen from our school ‘Lending Library’. Please take care and ensure that the book is returned once your child has read it, ready to be changed for a new one.

Along with the spellings we send home to learn, we recommend at least 10 minutes of reading daily. This can be independent reading or enjoying and discussing a book together.

Spellings are given out and should be returned every Monday. The children should also bring in their reading records on a Monday to share with us the reading they have been doing at home. Please encourage the children to write a reflection in their reading journals.

If your child prefers to, they can read one of their own books from home. If that’s the case, then please return your child’s book from the Lending Library back to school for others to enjoy.

Thank you and happy reading! 

1/10/24

We explored natural selection today in Science and had great fun being predators during our practical activity...ask us about Darwin's peppered moth! 

24th September 2024

Wow! We saw an amazing effort in Y6 Science today. Well done to these four children who were awarded certificates for their writing about 'adaptation' and for some beautifully presented work.

18th September 2024

The children did some fantastic Maths work this morning, using their Gattegno Chart to explore how the place value of numbers change when multiplying and dividing.

It was also great to see the children so focused during Ms Glenville's Geography lesson,
using atlases when exploring our trade links.

12th September 2024

This week all the children have worked extremely hard on improving their presentation;
great work Year 6, keep it up!

Well done to these four children who were chosen for their fantastic effort with their latest piece of writing.

We've also been having great fun in PE, working on our core balance.

We can't wait to try 'seated volleyball' next week!

11th September 2024

Our first show and tell! We love to hear all about the exciting things you've been getting up to outside of school. Well done to this superstar who achieved Dancer of the Week at her Dance class yesterday.

We are so proud!

Today the children brought home a booklet about an exciting poetry competition. 
Should they wish to enter, please return by 1st October. 

Finally, a reminder, high schools will be holding open evenings during the next few weeks. We recommend you check the websites of the schools you would like to visit so you don't miss out on their opening evening times.

Application forms will be sent out shortly for you to submit secondary school choices.

10th September 2024

To open our Computing topic, we revisited the importance of staying safe online.
Ask the children what they've learnt, they're familiar with lots of rules and top tips!

This BBC website is helpful to further chat to the children about internet safety at home: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfmhfdm#zyxpywx

9th September 2024 

Some great Maths work today using our knowledge of Place Value to solve some problems!

 

6th September 2024

What a way to kick start the year with an exciting residential trip to Crosby Hall! The children took part in water sports, rope challenges, adventure courses, rock climbing, orienteering, fencing and archery! It was a great opportunity to try out new activities as well as build new friendships, teamwork and other skills...not to mention it being lots of fun! 

 

3rd September 2024

We've had a great first day in Year 6. Well done to all of Maple Class for such a super start to the year!

 

2nd September 2024

Attached below you'll find 'Maple Class Curriculum Highlights' for the Autumn term; on it is information about what’s coming up this term as well as suggestions to help support the children's learning at home.

Please note that on our PE days (Tuesday and Friday) it is important that all children arrive in their school PE kit and not their own sportswear. On PE days, the children's kit replaces their school uniform, so it is important that they wear the correct PE kit.

To remind you, our school PE kit is as follows: a navy t-shirt with either navy shorts or navy joggers/leggings. Navy t-shirts and shorts are available from the school office at £2.50 each.

To keep warm throughout the day, the children can wear either their school cardigan, school jumper, plain navy hoodie or hoodie with our school logo on (see below). 

Tracksuits with our school logo on are available from Prima Donna in the Marion Square. Please note that purchasing a tracksuit with the school logo on is not essential.

There will be no PE this week, it will begin the following week (Wednesday 9th Sept).