ST JOHN'S SCHOOL VALUES:
Love; Friendship; Kindness; Honesty; Forgiveness
Welcome to Class 6!
Class 6 is jam-packed full with learning, fun and opportunities to shine! Our class page will keep you up-to-date with the exciting activities and learning we get up to this year. Please use the tabs above to navigate the different areas of our class page.
At times, you will need the determination to work hard and focus, pushing yourself to meet your own goals, but you will also have a lot of fun along the way as we find out more about ourselves and our ambitions for the future. This is your final year at St. John’s, so make the most of every moment!
In the classroom this year, there is:
Class Teacher – Miss Walsh
Teaching Assistant – Mr Whiteside
PPA Teacher & Group Support – Miss Johnston
Home Learning Expectations
In Class 6, we encourage you to read as often as possible (minimum of 3x per week) and to develop a love of reading as this will help you to build a strong foundation for learning when you go to secondary school and for later life. Year 6 is the year to push the boundaries with reading and so we’ll encourage you to engage with new authors, read new genres, and explore different text-types (novels, comics, diaries, newspapers, websites).
We kindly ask adults at home to continue to encourage regular reading.
P.E Days
Our P.E days are:
Monday - Indoor
Thursday - Outdoor
You need to keep your indoor kit in school and bring your outdoor kit with you in a bag on a Thursday.
Information regarding kit can be found under the ‘News’ section of the main website.
Thank you.
Miss Walsh
Class Teacher
Class 6 Timetable Autumn 1 2024
Class 6 Topic Overview
Year 6 Residential-Patterdale Hall, Lake District
Monday 24th March to Wednesday 26th March 2025.
We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in booking the facilities at Patterdale Hall in the North Lakes for our Year 6 residential visit for March 2025.
Patterdale Hall is a wonderful stately home, set in its own extensive grounds, based between the fells of the Lake District and next to Lake Ullswater. The new residential site offers us an extremely varied outdoor activity programme, fantastic food and accommodation.
Click here to look at the Patterdale Hall website
Please click on the link for the letter about the Year 6 Patterdale Hall Residential in March 2025.
If you wish to book a place on the Year 6 Residential Visit, please complete the slip on the letter below and return to it the school office with a deposit of £25 (non-refundable) before Friday 22nd November.
Please see the back of the letter for a payment plan (November-March)
Thank you
Miss Johnston
Year 5 and 6 - The Children’s Bookshow, to be held at Blackpool Grand Theatre - Monday 18th November.
Year 5 and 6 are invited to attend The Children’s Bookshow, to be held at Blackpool Grand Theatre on Monday 18th November.
Michael Rosen will be hosting an author event at the Grand on Monday afternoon, children will also receive a copy of Michael’s latest book. Children will be walking to the theatre after lunch and will
return to school for home time.
We are asking for a donation of £5.00. This includes the event, along with a copy of their own book by Michael Rosen.
LANCASHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE VISIT: ROAD SENSE TALK (19.11.24)
We were visited by Green Watch from Blackpool Fire Station who came in to deliver a Road Sense session. The session was focused around how to travel safely, routes and the modes of transport we use. We talked about the importance of wearing and seat belt, pedestrian safety, safe cycling and being safe and being seen.
POET VISIT BY KATE WAKELING (19.11.24)
We were visited by poet and author Kate Wakeling who came to lead a workshop. She shared some of her own works with us, including her poem 'Some Other Names for Rain'. We then had a go at working creatively to create our own kenning poems which some of us then performed.
MICHAEL ROSEN PERFORMANCE: THE CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOW (18.11.24)
We visited Blackpool Grand Theatre to see famous poet and novelist, Michael Rosen, perform a number of his poems and short stories as part of 'The Children's Bookshow'. We had an absolute blast and came away from the show with a copy of his new book: 'Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things' which we've all nose-dived into already!
CHILDREN IN NEED (15.11.24)
We helped raise money for BBC Children in Need by taking part in a non-uniform day and decorating a giant Pudsey with silver coin donations! As a school, we raised in excess of £360 in support of the charity!
KNIFE CRIME TALK (15.11.24)
VISIT TO BLACKPOOL WAR MEMORIAL AND CENOTAPH (13.11.24)
UCLAN WORKSHOP: ELECTRIFYING EXPERIMENTS (6.11.24)
SCIENCE - INVESTIGATING MOULD GROWTH
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Warrior on the field, with skill and grace
Although he faced prejudice, he stood in his place.
Legendary footballer, his talent so bright,
The first Black officer, to lead white in the fight.
Every brave moment, he courageously soared,
Remembered in history, his bravery adored.
Thriving despite barriers, he broke every chain,
Understanding equality, he fought through the pain.
Love for his country inspired many to see,
Leaving a legacy, he shaped history's plea.
HALF TERMLY BLACKPOOL CENTRAL LIBRARY VISIT (31.10.24)
CLASS 6 - WHOLE SCHOOL WORSHIP (11.10.24)
We led the whole school in Friday Worship. We talked about the Trinity: the Christian concept of God. This is something we have been learning about in R.E so we wanted to share our learning with the other children in school.
VICTORIAN VISIT TO QUARRY BANK MILL (30.09.24)
As part of our history topic about the Victorians this half-term, we visited Quarry Bank Mill in Styal near Manchester.
We lived as a mill apprentice for the day! This included trying the different jobs in the mill the apprentices used to do. We found the children's jobs tiring and boring...We also enjoyed dressing up as a rich Victorian and finding out what daily life was like working in the mill and living in the apprentice house.
HALF-TERMLY FIELD STUDY VISIT: STANAH COUNTRY PARK (17.9.24)
We enjoyed our first science field work visit to Stanah Country Park. On our nature walk through the park, we were observing and looking for signs of autumn. One group found fungus growing; we have been finding out about fungi in our science lessons about micro-organisms this half-term.