Year 6

2023/24 Academic Year

Welcome to the page for Y6! It doesn’t seem two minutes since they started in year 3 and here we are, nearly half way through their last year at St John’s. We have an exciting and immersive set of learning experiences planned for our children in this key year in their academic lives.

We have two classes in year 6, the teachers are Mr Horner and Mrs Riley. We have an extremely busy year but are having lots of fun along the way, creating lovely lasting memories. We are working extremely hard so that they can reach their full potential by the end of year and are helping them to prepare for the next stage in their education.

Year Group Contact Email

We appreciate that it may be hard for parents to be able to contact us when we are often in class and parents are at work. To this end we have set up email accounts for each year group which will be accessed by the relevant staff members in response to any pertinent queries you may have regard your child’s learning. We will endeavor to respond as soon as possible.

 

Year Group Emails

year3@deepcar-st-johns.sheffield.sch.uk

year4@deepcar-st-johns.sheffield.sch.uk

year5@deepcar-st-johns.sheffield.sch.uk

year6@deepcar-st-johns.sheffield.sch.uk

Year 6 News and Updates 

20th March 2024
Yesterday, children were absolutely buzzing about their virtual reality sessions at school.
They went on an incredible journey exploring the Amazon, travelling back to The Stoneage and discovering facts about Volcanoes, giving them all an immersive learning experience linked to our current themes in school.
We’re thrilled to see our children engaging with technology in such a meaningful and educational way.

23rd February

We have been studying the work of several artists: David Hockney; John Singer Sargant; Lubaina Himid and Fiona Rae. We looked at how they used different techniques and styles to convey a message and feeling. We then tried to convey our own messages, feelings and emotions using some of the techniques and styles we have studied.

Today, we attended Crucial Crew at the Lifewise Centre,
 
This is a project run by South Yorkshire Police which teaches children how to be safe in a variety of situations. Several scenarios are covered, including the following:
• Home Fire Safety
• Bus Safety
• Road Safety
• Internet Safety
• Basic First Aid
• Peer Pressure / Retail Crime & Alcohol Awareness.
 
A fantastic learning experience for our children, which provides them with an opportunity to acquire essential life skills at an impressionable time in their lives.

Tuesday 19th December

We had an amazing time at their Christmas party this afternoon, creating unforgettable memories together.

Week Commencing 9th November 

We have been using Cuisenaire Rods as an introduction to our new maths topic – fractions 

PE – Autumn Term 2 

Hockey is a great way for children to get active. It helps them develop strength, agility, and endurance while having fun.
It also helps with co-ordination skills and team work.
Hockey forms part of our PE curriculum and this week we are practising our shooting skills. 
Before the holidays, we enjoyed an ‘Arts Day’
The topic was ‘Making my voice heard.’ We studied Maya art, patterns and architecture, and how this has inspired some more recent artists; we then collected ideas and practiced techniques.
Next, we used some of this inspiration along with a chosen Maya ‘Wayub’ symbol to make a square tile to represent ourselves.
We finally practised using the ‘ciaruscruro’ technique to emphasize the contrast between light and dark areas in their work.

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Before the holiday, we used the apples from the school grounds as the main ingredient to make a crumble.
The children planned and baked a crumble adding extra ingredients of their choice before getting the chance to try their creations.

 

29th September 2023

Today, we enjoyed our first Maths Measures Day of this academic year, where children got to build on their understanding of measurement in a fun and hands on way.

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and carers who joined us this morning. We hope you enjoyed the morning as much as we did.