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Our teachers are: Mrs Sanderson Goodey and Mr Wilson. Our TA is Miss Kiely.

               

Term 3 - The Ancient Maya

This term, Year 6 have thrown themselves into Forest School with heaps of enthusiasm, mud, teamwork and creativity—all beautifully tied in with our topic on the Ancient Maya. One of our biggest highlights was re‑enacting Pok‑a‑Tok, the Maya ball game. We split into two lively teams and quickly discovered that trying to keep the ball moving without using our hands is far harder than it looks! There were lots of impressive (and sometimes accidental!) techniques on display, plus plenty of giggles as we attempted to master the ancient sport.

 

We also revisited the trench we dug last term, which—thanks to a very soggy winter—had transformed into an irresistibly muddy swamp. The class wasted no time exploring just how squelchy it had become, enthusiastically testing boots, balance, and bravery. Safe to say, the mud won a few times!

To top it all off, we ended our sessions gathered around the fire, warming up and roasting marshmallows—a Forest School favourite. Sticky fingers, smoky clothes and big smiles made for the perfect finish to our action‑packed, Maya‑themed term.

Another brilliant chapter in our Forest School journey!

Alongside all the outdoor action, we’ve taken inspiration from Maya culture to develop some fantastic creative skills this term. We worked on pottery techniques, shaping and decorating our very own Maya‑style chocolate pots. The children loved discovering how significant chocolate was to the Maya and enjoyed designing pots that looked wonderfully authentic (and sometimes wonderfully unique!).

We also delved into weaving, another important craft of the Maya civilisation. With lots of focus and patience, Year 6 created some beautiful woven patterns—full of colour, care and creativity. It was brilliant to see everyone experimenting with different designs and proudly showing off their finished pieces.

Term 2 - Forest School

Year 6 threw themselves—quite literally—into Forest School this week with a session that mixed history, nature discovery, teamwork and a lot of mud. Our main focus was trying to imagine what it might have been like digging a World War One trench. Armed with spades, determination, and plenty of enthusiasm, the children set to work carving out their very own mini‑trench system. As they dug, they chatted about the soldiers who would’ve had to do the same job day after day, often in far tougher conditions. It was a brilliant way for them to get a hands‑on sense of history (while also coating themselves in a respectable layer of mud).

Just when we thought the digging couldn’t get any more exciting, we stumbled upon a particularly interesting grub wriggling its way through the soil. This sparked a whole new line of investigation. The class gathered round, observing its features and sharing ideas about what it might be. After a bit of curious detective work—and with the help of Mr Trenowden’s expert knowledge—we were able to classify it properly. It was a lovely moment of real‑life science in the wild, and the children were absolutely buzzing.

Of course, no Forest School session is complete without a bit of creative engineering. So, naturally, a fantastic slide was constructed amongst the trees, and it quickly became the main attraction. The combination of mud, momentum and Year 6 energy meant everyone went home a little muckier than they arrived, but with huge smiles and plenty of stories to tell.

Another brilliant session full of learning, laughter and muddy adventures!

Term 1 - William Harvey

We researched William Harvey because of his importance to our area (most of us were born in the hospital!) and because of his amazing research on the heart. We found that William Harvey was an English doctor in the 1600s who discovered that the heart acts as a pump to send blood in a circle all around the body, instead of the blood being used up and created by the liver as was previously thought. What an aspirational ant!

Our Blood

 To tell the tale further, we took a microscopic look at blood and exactly what is in it. We constructed some blood (using sweets) and researched its different parts. We were all adventurous aardvarks in this! 

How can we keep our heart healthy - Exercise

Having learnt about the heart we wanted to test our heartbeat (or pulse) and how it is affected by exercise.

  

Superfoods

Our hard work on superfoods led us to a wealth of information on how to eat healthily and get good amounts of all our food groups. We shall be responsible racoons in living a healthy lifestyle in order to have healthy blood, hearts and bodies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest School

We had our very first Forest School session this term with our Forest School teacher Mr Trenowden. It was absolutely fantastic! We learnt how to safely climb trees; build homes for particular bugs; imagined we were predators and tried to hunt our ‘prey’ (our classmates) we even found and classified a wasp spider!! We cannot wait for our adventures next time….

Creative Curriculum

In our creative curriculum topic this term, we have been learning all about the heart and the circulatory system. We tried to make a scientific model of our blood using: golden syrup (plasma), red blood cells (fruitella), white blood cells (marshmallows) and platelets (M&Ms)!