Year 6 – Saint Padre
A huge welcome to Year 6: your final year at St. Matthews!
Welcome to the information page for Year 6
Welcome to Year 6! Your child is in for an exciting year full of fun, discovery, and new learning adventures. These pages will keep you updated with all the key information you will need to support their journey and stay connected with what is happening in their class.
St. Padre Pio - Y6 Padre
God blessed my life with many miracles. When I was a young boy, I could see guardian angels. Then, one day while I was hearing confessions, another miracle happened. The wounds of Jesus appeared on my hands and feet. Through my life, I brought many people closer to God. I would tell them, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry!”
St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata, which has never been explained.
St. Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione, on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. His parents were peasant farmers. He had an older brother and three younger sisters, as well as two other siblings who died in infancy. As a child, he was very religious and by the age of five he reportedly made the decision to dedicate his life to God.
Fortunately, his parents were also very religious and they supported his Catholic development. His family attended daily Mass. Francisco served as an altar boy at his local parish. Francisco was known for taking on penances and his mother once scolded him for sleeping on a stone floor.
Although Francisco and his family was very religious, they were also very poor, which required that he work. He spent many years as a child tending to a small flock of sheep owned by his family. Unfortunately, the work meant he was unable to attend school regularly, so he quickly fell behind other kids his age.
Brother Pio became a priest in 1910, but was permitted to remain at home because of his poor health.
On September 20, Padre Pio was hearing confessions when he felt pain in his hands and feet. He noticed the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, appearing on his hands and feet. The experience was painful. Bleeding occurred. The wounds smelled of roses, and although they continued to weep, they never became infected. Doctors who later examined the stigmata were amazed at their perfectly round shape.
By 1919, word began to spread about Padre Pio’s stigmata and people came from far away to examine him.
Padre Pio became popular with the people he encountered and soon began to attribute supernatural occurrences to him. For example, he was said to levitate, and able to perform miracles.
Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968. His funeral was attended by over 100,000 people.
Saint Padre Pio, Pray for us
Meet the staff in this class:
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| Mr Bailey Y6 Teacher Miss K Kent Y6 HLTA |
We want you to know that we are always happy to support you and your child in any way we can so if you have any questions, concerns or worries, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email on [email protected]
Attendance
Good attendance is key to your child's routine, learning, progress and well-being. Please ensure that your child is in class everyday and is ready to learn for 8.50am. Children will finish school at 3:20pm where they will be collected from their classroom gate.
Reading
At St Matthew's, we encourage every child to read at home to an adult at least 3 times a week. We ask for home reading to be signed by an adult in their reading journals either after each read, or at the end of the week. If a child reads independently, they may also record this in their reading journal. This can include any books they have read either from home or school. Each week, a certificate will be given to a child in each class to celebrate the ‘Reader Of The Week!’.
Homework
Homework is given out every Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday at the latest. If your child requires any support with their homework, please do not hesitate to email us as we will ensure they receive help with the activities set. Homework that is not completed by Wednesday shall be completed at breaktimes until it is finished.
Spellings
Spellings are given out every Friday and the children will be tested on these spellings the following Thursday. We encourage children to practise spellings at home either in their homework book or on Spelling Shed (KS2) (See link below).
PE
The children will have two lessons of PE each week. One session will be in an indoor PE lesson and one will be an outdoor PE lesson. Please refer to the email sent to parents at the start of the year informing you of what days your child has PE. If your child’s PE day changes for a specific event, then an email or text message will be sent out informing you of the changes. Please ensure your child comes to school in appropriate PE kit (further information can be found in the uniform policy).
Water
We encourage our children to stay hydrated throughout the day and welcome water bottles to be brought in. Please ensure the bottle is labelled with their name/initials and only contains water.
Online Resources
All children have been given usernames and passwords for Oxford Owl, Times Tables Rockstars and Spelling Shed (see links below). Children are encouraged to access these regularly at home to assist with their learning.
Links to Online Resources to support learning: