As part of our ‘Staying Alive’ topic, Y6 have had the opportunity to have a scientist visit our school and learn more about the heart with a hands on workshop where we got to dissect a heart. It was a lamb heart and like a human heart we saw chambers, vessels that would lead to and from it and thought about how oxygenated and deoxygenated blood travelled to and away from the heart. We felt the weight of it, discussed the colour and size. We learned about what it was made up of and thought about its texture and what contributed to making a heart fatty as well as what lifestyle choices can help a human to have a less fatty heart and be healthier. It was incredible to hold an actual heart! This was an unforgettable science lesson!

During our sessions we had great fun finding out facts about life during the Ancient Greek times and how this period of history has links with current day life in the UK. We participated in a Greek voting game using black and white pebbles like they did all those years ago, shared some artefacts such as: round shields, helmets, spears, swords, theatre masks, plates, sandals and armour. We played a game called 5 lines which was fun and also had a go at using a stylus and ink to write our names in Ancient Greek. ‘That History Bloke’ was a brilliant visitor and we had a super time.

We celebrated Roald Dahl Day on the 13^th September (Roald Dahl’s birthday).  Many of us wore yellow as this is his favourite colour. Each class spent the day completing sessions linked to Roald Dahl.

We each donated £1 which will be given to the Roald Dahl charity, which provides specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Today, there are currently 82 Roald Dahl Specialist Nurses caring for over 21,000 seriously ill children across the UK.

Well done to all our academic prize winners who were in school to receive their books!

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