Week beginning 14th September

 

Good evening,

This week seems to have flown by. The children are really producing some amazing pieces of work.

The hot topic of the week, who will be the new House Captains?

Well done to all that had the courage to stand in front of an audience and give their reasons why they would make a great House Captain. The votes are in…….

Frampton

Oliver and Lily C

Grangewood

Macy and Leandro

Thornton

Lily K and Rosie

Osborne

Emily and Albert

Homework Folder

This week a few more sheets of paper are in each child’s homework folder. The marked homework, which you are welcoming to keep at home. This week’s maths sheets, along with the details for the half term project, which the children may complete and hand in any time before the 19^th October. You also have a letter from Gracewood Academy and the Churchbury Photographic details for your child’s official Year 6 individual photograph. 

Half Term Project – 500 Words

Due in the week commencing 19th October 2026

500 Words Challenge

I would like all children to enter the BBC’s 500 Words Challenge. All they need to do is write a story they would love to read in 500 words or fewer. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked – it is all about creativity and imagination!

500 Words celebrates children’s creativity, encouraging young writers from across the UK to create an original story. This year, the celebrity judges include Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon, Sir Lenny Henry, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Rose Ayling-Ellis.

The bronze, silver and gold winners in each age category will be revealed by the BBC in early March 2027. The winning stories will also be read aloud by celebrities on the BBC.

There are lots of prizes to be won too! Winners will receive a bundle of books, while the gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library. Each winning story will also receive a framed, illustrated cover created exclusively by a top children’s illustrator.

Children can only submit one story each. There are very few rules, but please remember that stories must:

• Be 500 words or fewer (the title is not included)
• Be written by an individual, not a group
• Be the child’s own original idea
• Be prose, rather than a rap or poem

Stories must not:

• Include any personal details about the child, including their name
• Recount a historical event (although real people or historical characters can be used as inspiration)
• Be created, written or developed using AI

Stories are judged on:

• Characterisation
• Plot
• Originality
• Language
• Enjoyment

Please note: stories can only be submitted electronically, so they will need to be typed and sent to me rather than handwritten.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend 😎