St Joseph's CatholicWelcome to the Year 6 class page. 
The class teacher is Mr Conlon. 
The class is joined by Mrs Martin and Mrs Munro who will also cover the class for some periods during the week.
PE is on Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Homework
Homework will be sent home weekly on a Friday and must be returned by the following Friday. Children will be given Literacy, Maths and spelling homework each week. Occasionally additional homework will be given for science or topic work.
Alongside the set homework:
Please ensure that your child has a suitable reading book (there are plenty in school!) and reads on a daily basis (preferably to an adult).
By Year Six we would expect most children to be confident in both multiplication and division facts up to 12 x12.
We also have websites to aid children’s learning, including our own learning links found on the school website.
Our topics for the year are:
Term 1
Together in God's family, we love, grow and learn.
In this topic we will be exploring our school mission statement. We will be thinking about the qualities of St Joseph and how we can help others.
We will focus on our school charity: Clifton Diocese Schools Project - Uganda. We will make junk model wishing wells to collect money and think of other ways to raise awareness & money.
We will research and explore Uganda. How does Uganda compare to the UK?
Term 1 & 2
Back to the Future
Boom! This exciting topic travels to different events and periods in time.
We think about future problems we face. We take a look at the upcoming COP26 and send a message to world leaders.
How has Britain changed since 1948?
What do we know about Bristol's history?
There will be great fun trying out playground games from the past. Anyone for conkers?
Time travelling we look at local history such as the slave trade, Windrush and St Paul's Carnival.
We get creative and think about what the future may bring. We design and make future clothing and try 3D art.
Term 3 & 4
It's all Greek to me.
Yamas! It's time to celebrate all things Greek!
From studying Greek myths & legends to finding out about Greece today, this topic aims to 'leave no stone unturned'.
Trying to cover all the great things this country has to offer is a 'Herculean task!'
We will be having a plate smashing time with Greek cooking and dancing.
In science we explore light and create a Greek shadow theatre.
Term 5 & 6
Leave your mark.
We will study the life of people who have left a mark on the world. We will focus on the life and artwork of Nelson Mandela.
We think about our mark on the world. We will explore digital & carbon footprints.
We think about the mark we will leave behind, particularly as we leave St Joseph's School.
We will work on school memories; put on a performance; spray graffiti; undertake some animation and help charities.
Our Learning
Here are some examples of our learning this year.
Term 1 & 2
Year 6 2021- 2022
Term 1 & 2
Year 6 have been making junk model wishing wells. These wishing wells will be used to collect money to help fund water wells in Uganda. For further information see our school website page on the Clifton Diocese Schools Project.
St Joseph's Tool Kit
Year 6 thought about what tools they need to undertake God's work and be more like St Joseph.
Creation Display
Learning on Uganda
Includes VR experience of Uganda
Peace Day Refugees
For Peace Day Year 6 focused on refugees and the difficulties they face. We made paper boats to highlight their plight and had some reflection/prayer time. We also created thought-provoking refugee art pictures in ICT.
Electricity
The class was given the challenge of using the ‘Back to the future’ car to connect a circuit together. The children were inspired by a clip of the film Back to the future when the characters needed to get power (electricity) to their car.
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade
As part of Black History Month, Year 6 have been finding out about the transatlantic slave trade. We looked at Bristol's role in the slave trade. We searched the internet to find out how various locations in the city are connected to the slave trade.
ELLI Challenges
In term 1, Year 6 have mainly been working on the ELLI skills of challenge. The class was given the challenge of building the tallest tower only using index cards and creating a marble run which would last as close to 10 seconds as possible.
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COP26
Year 6 have been finding out about COP26 and created some fantastic posters to highlight climate change.
Letters to World Leaders COP26 Climate Change
For more letters see our school blog. Click here
The Windrush
We studied the Windrush. We located the Caribbean countries involved; found out about what happened and thought about the problems they faced
Windrush Poems
We recorded our own Windrush poems. Please click on the link to the school blog to listen to our poems.
https://stjoesbs16.blogspot.com/2021/12/windrush-poems.html
Mary Seacole
Year 6 Studied the life of Mary Seacole.
Faces in history
Making future clothes from throwaway items
Penny Racers
Dress to the future
To help celebrate the end of our topic 'Back to the future', Year 6 had a dress up day. We were wearing what we thought the fashion of the future might look like.
Term 3 & 4
St Paul on the road to Damascus
Exploring Greece on Google Earth
Exploring Light
Greece Topic Presentations
Year 6 had a brilliant week on school camp undertaking lots of fantastic activities.
Making Periscopes
World Water Day - Making Water Clocks
We thought about our school charity -Clifton Diocese Schools Project and how lucky we are to have clean running water.
Greek Vase Design
Steel Drums
Year 6 have been learning to play the steel drums.
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Shadow Puppets
Following our learning looking at light in science, we explored shadow puppets.
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For more videos of shadow puppets see our school blog. Click here
Greek Vase Scratch Art
Term 5 & 6
Banksy Style Graffiti
Year 6 looked at Bristol graffiti artist Banksy. The class created their own stencils which they then spray painted. They produced some stunning designs!
Exploring Environmental Footprints
Year 6 explored their environmental footprints.
Clifton Cathedral Primary School Leavers' Mass
Year 6 celebrated a Primary School Leavers' Mass at Clifton Cathedral. After Mass, we had a picnic and played some games on the Downs.
Artwork for Performance
Year 6 have been creating artwork and backgrounds for their performance.
Year 6 Performance -Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
Year 6 gave fantastic performances of their play Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl.
Year 6 Summer Fair
We had a brilliant time at the Year 6 Summer Fair. The class raised a fantastic £215.95 for our school charity work in Uganda. This brings the total money raised this year to £561.20
Leavers Mass
