Welcome to Class 6's page
Our teachers for 2024/25 are:
Miss Hodgson is our class teacher.
Miss Budworth is our teaching assistant.
Mrs Galpin teaches us on Wednesdays and on Thursday afternoons.
Reading Spine 2024-2025
Term 3 - 2024 - The Ancient Maya
This term we have been learning about the Ancient Maya in great detail. We started by learning about when and where they lived and have gone on to discover all sorts of interesting facts about them. We learnt how trade was important and the types of goods that were bartered across regions of Central America. We used our knowledge of the rain-forest from Year 4 to work out why the Maya thrives in their environment. As historians we have looked at primary and secondary sources of evidence to discover more about different aspects of life such as sport, homes and food. Most recently we have become experts and ‘built’ a Maya city-state which we explained to Year 4. (We even compared the Maya palaces to Roman palaces which Year 4 have just learnt about.)
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Term 2 - 2024 - Antarctica
We have started the new term with a new topic. We will be learning all about the continent of Antarctica; the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on the earth. We have already found out about the location of the continent and some of its major human and physical features. Throughout the rest of the term, we will be learning about the continent’s history and how scientists study the area to learn more about climate change.
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Antarctica Knowledge Organiser 23-24
Term 1 - 2024 - Evolution and Inheritance
During the first term of this year, our topic was science based. We learnt all about how life on earth evolved as habitats changed over time. We looked at skeletons and fossils to discover how these changes have occurred. Having studied rocks (especially sedimentary rocks) in the past, we knew how fossils were formed and could use these as evidence. We then went on to learn more about characteristics that animals inherit and those that are environmental. Following this, we studied how an animal of our choice has adapted to living in its environment. To round up our learning, we studied Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking theories that stunned the Victorian world and took part in an investigation to examine how finches beaks’ affect their ability to feed and thrive. At the end of the term, we were very excited to take part in a live online workshop with the Natural History Museum in London where we completed a ‘Timeline Treasure Hunt’ and examined how animal skeletons adapted to environmental changes.
In music, we have all been learning to play the ukulele. We have learnt how to strum and a few chords already. We are looking forward to being able to perform a piece for our parents later this year.
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Forest School
This term, Class 6 have also enjoyed learning outside on a Tuesday morning with Mel. We have taken part in ‘Forest School’ activities that have encouraged us to learn new things in new ways. We worked collaboratively to build shelters and tested them to see if they were weatherproof. We have found out about all sorts of British wildlife and threats to their survival. We discovered how animals camouflage themselves and adapt to environmental conditions. We have worked as a class, in groups, with partners and on our own. We also learnt lots of practical skills, such as tying different types of knot. It was a fabulous experience for us all and we are very grateful to Mel for planning and leading the sessions.
