What’s happening in Year 6

Students have engaged enthusiastically in our math warm up lessons.  We have utilised a range of activities to practice our times tables knowledge and a favourite activity is Time Table War. In pairs, students have a deck of cards that they divide between themselves.  They flip over the top card in their deck at the same time. The first student to say the answer to the multiplication of the two cards wins both cards.  If they call out the answer at the same time they receive a card each. It is an interesting way to demonstrate our understanding of our times table facts.

Ann Milicic
Year 6 Teacher

Students have begun the year with great enthusiasm and interest for a range of learning. Today we are looking at how illustrators use their skills to share stories by supporting the words through illustrations. This is often through their use of more or less colour or accentuating certain parts of the picture through colour choice. We also discussed the use of mediums and how this can change the message of the story. They are looking forward to creating their own words and images to share a story.

Leonie Trees
Year 6 teacher

The new year has kicked off with great enthusiasm, and our students have settled into their classes wonderfully. During the first week of term, as part of our pastoral care program, Class 6.3 reflected on the theme ‘What Kindness Means to Me.’ Thoughtful and mature responses were shared on a poster, sparking meaningful conversations among the students. These discussions not only helped students understand the importance of kindness but also fostered a sense of community and empathy within the class. We are excited for the year ahead and look forward to more opportunities for our students to grow, learn, and support each other.

Sian Tierney
Year 6 Teacher

The Feather – recognising symbols in texts and describing their meaning

As a component of a study into rich texts, Year 6 read and analysed the picture book – The Feather by Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood. 6Maks/Dunphy were tasked with identifying imagery, symbolism and connotation within the text. Through the process of multiple reads and analytical discussion, the girls identified the importance of the feather and the larger idea, action or feeling associated with it, within different stages of the story. They then created a poster demonstrating their understanding of authorial choice to use the feather to express meaning and emotion.

Marisa Maks and Eamonn Dunphy
Year 6 teachers