St Anne's Catholic Primary School

YEAR 6

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Welcome to Year 6 where we are proud to be part of the Saint Anne’s family.

Mr. Edmunds

welcome

Our aim is for the children to develop socially, morally, culturally and spiritually to be the people God has called them to be. At the heart of our class is a belief that we can achieve any aspiration through dedication, discipline and hard work. If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child, please log it in your child's planner or arrange an appointment through the office.

Miss Battick and Mr Edmunds

OUr class saint - SAINT MAXIMILIAN MARIA KOLBE

Feast Day - 14 August.

St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894. He was very active in promoting the Immaculate Virgin Mary and is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary. Much of his life was strongly influenced by a vision he had of the Virgin Mary when he was 12.

He became a priest and started a magazine so that more people would know about Mary, our Mother.

In 1938, the Nazis invaded the Polish City of the Immaculate. They stopped the wonderful work going on there. In 1941, the Nazis arrested Father Kolbe. They sentenced him to hard manual labour at Auschwitz.

Three months after he arrived at Auschwitz a prisoner managed to escape. The Nazis became very angry and decided to punish the rest of the prisoners. They decided to choose ten prisoners and put them in a bunker without food or water so that they would starve to death. All the prisoners stood straight, while ten men were pulled out of line.

One prisoner they chose was a married man with a family. He begged and pleaded to be spared for the sake of his children. Father Kolbe, who was listening, felt deeply moved and decided to help that suffering prisoner. He stepped forward and asked the commander if he could take the man's place. The commander agreed.

Father Kolbe and the other prisoners were sent into the bunker and they remained alive without food or water for many days. One by one, as they died, Father Kolbe helped and comforted them. He was the last to die on August 14, 1941.

Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God’s heart.

Key Information

Our Curriculum

Long Term Overview 2025/2026:

You can find our curriculum overviews for each half term here;

Autumn 1: Are we a welcoming community?

Autumn 2: Are we caretakers or owners of the World?

Spring 1: Is war ever just?

Spring 2: Does where we live define how we live?

Summer 1: Were early civilizations life threatening or life changing?

Summer 2: Are all people valued equally?

You can also refer to these documents - A Guide to Online Learning and Age-Related Expectations.

This half term, P.E. will be on Tuesday . Children are expected to come to school in school uniform and will then change for their swimming lesson. Children must:

Bring shorts/ swimsuit and a towel
Goggles if necessary
Remove all jewellery when swimming

Homework

All homework will be set on Google Classroom. Children will receive books for their homework to complete this in. If for any reason the children cannot complete their homework or need help, please leave a message in the planner or come and speak to me at the end of the day. Homework will be set twice a week. Once on a Monday, which is due for a Friday. These will be spellings and some additional SPaG work. Additional homework is then set on a Friday for a Monday morning. This homework should take no longer than 45 minutes to 1 hour. It is imperative the children complete their homework as this will be reviewing learning from the week and consolidating on any misconceptions. Homework will be reviewed together in class time.

Reading – Every night, must be evidenced in the reading diary with a signature and at least two comments a week.
Spellings/ SPaG – Set on a Monday and due for a Friday.
Maths and Comprehension- Set on a Friday due for Monday.
Times Tables Rock Stars – to be completed at least 3 times a week.

Other curriculum tasks may be set for your child throughout the year and your child will be informed when these will need to be returned.

Please check Google Classroom frequently as I will be uploading resources for additional learning on topics that you may find tricky across the year to work through at home. This will be beneficial later in the year when we approach our SAT's.