What a fantastic return to school Year 6 have had! We were blown away by the passion and care each and every child had put into rehearsing their speech over the half term period. Our Global Goal focus is "Sustainable Cities and Communities: safeguarding and protecting the world's cultural heritage", and wow - the children have made the most considered, eloquent, and compelling arguments to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, and to act as protectors of a nation's culture and sense of self. Huge congratulations to both James Allen and Louis Blind, who will be representing Kahlo and Da Vinci at the South Mill Arts Centre on our Speech Night.
We have kicked off a new writing unit on Greek Myths - focusing on the legendary tale of the brave Jason and his band of trusty Argonauts, who faced peril and challenge in their quest to retrieve the infamous golden fleece. The children are thoroughly enjoying both the story and the imaginative narrative we are creating as we go. We can't wait to share their final interpretations.
Our half termly World View lesson had an interesting focus - does having more make you happier? What an interesting afternoon we had, discussing the implications of everything from defining 'more' to the implications of finance, love, support, working for joy or for money. As always, the children were thoughtful, mature and extremely confident working in their trios and sharing their thoughts. We constructed a recipe for happiness at the end of the lesson, and we think this is a good way to live our lives.
As ever, a week of hard work, lots of enthusiasm and high energy - well done to Year 6!
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