Welcome to Maple’s class page! Here, you will find out about all the exciting things we get up to.

Autumn 1

This half term, we have been really enjoying our Geography lessons. We have been learning all about the polar ice biome and how animals such as the polar bear have adapted to their environment. Did you know that the temperatures always average below 0˚C even in Summer?

We loved taking part in our workshop delivered by Robyn from Nissan. We learnt about the different cars made at the Sunderland plant, their most popular models and the different roles involved in the making of the cars. Then, in teams, we put our imaginations to the test by designing what a car might look like in the future. We had lots of fun and were very proud of our creations. 

We enjoyed celebrating European Day of Languages by creating pieces of art showing different European landmarks, singing a multilingual thank you song and learning how to ask and answer a question about feelings in French.

In PSHCE, we learnt about the importance of working as a team and discussed what good teamwork looks like — listening to others, sharing ideas, and encouraging everyone to take part. To put our skills into practice, we took part in a team challenge! Using only elastic bands and string, we worked together to build a cup pyramid. It was tricky at first, but through co-operation, communication, and lots of laughter, every group succeeded.

Autumn 2

In History, we have had so much fun learning all about the Ancient Egyptians! In our lessons, we have been historians, looking for clues like a detective. We have looked at different artefacts from the past to help us understand what happened in history. We used these skills to find out more information about the Ancient Egyptians.

We loved learning about Howard Carter and how he discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb after searching for many years. The tomb contained 5,398 items, including Tutankhamun's famous golden death mask. Did you know it took 8 years to remove all of the items found in Tutankhamun’s tomb? We then continued our learning looking closely at the mummification process and the beliefs Egyptians had about the afterlife.

In DT, we have been exploring the wonderful world of biscuits! We have been learning how to describe different types of biscuits and their packaging, noticing the unique taste and texture of each one. We have also developed skills in identifying how biscuits are designed for specific target audiences, understanding how colour, shape, and flavour appeal to different people.

We then put our learning into action by following recipes to make our own simple biscuits. While doing this, we focused on important food safety and hygiene rules and used cooking techniques carefully and confidently.