The last two weeks…

Wow, what an action packed two weeks we have had in Year 6!

The beginning of the week commencing the 22nd September was all a little bit of a blur with everyone giddy due to the excitement of the looming residential trip to Dol-y-Moch!

However, we did find time to announce the following achievements this week:

Stars of the week:

Jordan, Michael and Ben J for outstanding contributions to our class debate, which not only earned them 5 raffle tickets, a sweet and a sticker each but also their place in the primary national debate. More details to follow soon but very well done to you three!

Ju-Eun Kang won the outstanding work award for her contribution to a Science lesson where we learned about extinct and endangered species and fossils. Kupa Rabvukwa won the outstanding homework award for his impressive effort! Well done Ju-Eun and Kupa who earned themselves two raffle tickets each!

Once all the hard work for the week was out of the way, Friday finally came! Eager more than ever, we waited with our luggage in the hall for the coach to arrive. Our parents waited outside trying their best not to shed a tear as they too waited for the coach to arrive. We all waited for the coach to arrive… and waited… and waited… and waited… but no coach arrived.

A good hour or two later, it finally appeared! After waving goodbye to our parents, getting stuck coming out of the drive and picking up St. John Vianney, we were finally on our way!

We made it so far with nothing but…

‘Are we nearly there yet?’

‘What time is it?’

‘How long do we have left?’

‘When are we stopping?’

‘I need a wee!’

…until came the dreaded … ‘Miss… I feel sick!’

After the fun and games on the coach, we finally arrived at Plas Dol-Y-Moch in the dark.

From that moment on, our Year 6 trip became one of the most treasured memories shared by us all. Although everyone will have taken away different highlights, lowlights and all the inbetween bits, I can confidently say Dol-y-Moch was a positive experience shared by all, myself included! I am sure Year 6 would like to add their own part about Dol-Y-Moch so I will leave it there for now but I would like to take this opportunity to say how privileged I feel to have spent that time with your wonderful children and watch them grow and become more respectful, responsible and resilient day by day. Amazing.

Easing back into school Wednesday was tough, but made a little easier by sharing hot chocolate, yummy cake (thank you Callum M!) and our DYM memories!

Friday soon came back around, with everyone eager to get home, enjoy the weekend and catch up on some well deserved zzzzzz’s. However before that, Year 6, once again, made us all proud as they acted as responsible prayer friends and impeccable role models as we demonstrated to Reception how we behave in church.

The whole of Year 6 were Stars of the Week this week (Mrs Hartwell owed a lot of raffle tickets and Mr Cooke gave out a lot of sweets!) Well done Year 6!

Outstanding work of the week award went to Henryk for his careful sketch of Paul Cezanne in Art. Outstanding homework of the week went to Jude Scholfield for an excellent poster presentation on the Isle of Wight. Well done Henryk and Jude!!

Friday ended on a high as Year 6 helped Miss Quinn complete her long overdue ice bucket challenge…

I look forward to seeing Year 6 back in school on Monday, after a well deserved weekend break, ready to work their socks off again. I also look forward to meeting parents for the parent consultation evening on Wednesday.

Thank you.

Mrs Hartwell.