What makes a warm welcome?

At the start of their journey in Year 6, our children will explore the UK as they uncover: What Makes a Warm Welcome?  At the start of their project timeline, our Year 6 children will write and perform a welcome assembly for the new Year 3 children.  They will also take part in a Step by Step workshop, following on from a whole school assembly on the theme of homelessness.  As the children voyage on, they will gain a rich insight into the human and geographical features of the UK and consider what makes it an attractive place to live and grow.  Through a variety of rich English texts, children will reflect upon migration and the needs of migrants and refugees, and consider how their country might welcome these people.

Through our project, we will consider what homes are like for different people and creatures through the documentary film clip, Pandora. We will reflect upon how all people can live life in all fullness throughout the UK, and explore what it means to be part of a community through RE.  During this project, children can discover the values they hold close to them, knowing themselves and considering how they might be better people.  They can explore all that the UK has to offer and consider how they may live a full and rich life within it.   

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Is there any truth to learn from legend?

As Year 6 continue their journey of discovery, the children will explore the Maya civilization as they explore whether there is any truth to learn from legends.   At the start of their project timeline, our Year 6 children will explore various masks and headdresses, created by the Maya, designing and decorating their own mask.  As the children voyage on, they will research and explore different aspects of the Maya civilization in detail, gaining a rich insight into the Mayan writing and number systems, astronomy and calculating time, Mayan technology, cities, agriculture and art.  

Through the study of rich English texts, the legend “Rain Player” by David Wisniewski and a contrasting text “Swimming Against the Storm” by Jess Butterworth, children will reflect upon how legends can contain valuable information about societies and beliefs. We will reflect upon how there is much to learn from ancient civilizations and draw our own conclusions about why the Maya civilization died out. An exciting celebration awaits – children will enjoy an archaeology Q & A workshop with Dr Diane Davies, who will visit school online and tell the children about her exciting life as a Maya archaeologist, hoping to inspire them to become one.

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Can a small change make a big difference?

As Year 6 continue their journey of discovery, the children will explore one of humanity’s greatest theories, Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.   At the start of their science based project, our Year 6 children will explore various timelines as they consider the meaning and enormity of ‘millions of years’.  As the children voyage on, they will research and explore different aspects of evolution and inheritance, gaining a rich insight into how small changes and adaptations evolve to create a much bigger difference.  Through the study of rich English texts, including 'Darwin’s Dragons' by Lindsay Galvin and 'The Lost Words' by Robert Macfarlane, children will consider how adaptations over time have come to create the world and all its wonders that we experience today.

Through their study, Year 6 will appreciate how there is much to learn from detailed observations of wildlife and the natural world around us, enabling them to respond to their geographical enquiry: do mountains move?  A range of exciting adventures await, including an earthquake drill and a trip to London Zoo, where children will be immersed in the colourful sights and vibrant sounds of the animal kingdom.  A puppet show will be the finale of the project – where the children’s hand sewn moving mouth puppets will perform their own explanations of how they are uniquely adapted to their environments.

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