In Summer 2, we have continued our topic, Groundbreaking Greeks, where we have looked closely at the city-state of Athens. Additionally, we have studied key important figures in history such as Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle and Archimedes. As a class, we have learnt about the Greeks’ achievements in Philosophy, Maths and Medicine, discussing how this can still have an impact today in modern day society. Also, we have learnt about democracy in Greece and key landmarks such as the Acropolis. We have also studied the Greek Olympics, arts, culture, where we performed our own examples of a Greek chorus. 

During Art, we have been studying the expressionist movement and created our own pieces of expressionist art influenced by Edvard Munch. In French, we have learnt about how to describe  position and key classroom vocabulary. Finally, In DT we are looking at Greek architecture and designing our own examples of buildings you would see in ancient times. What a great end to another fantastic year in Maples class!

This half term, we have started our new topic, ‘Groundbreaking Greeks.’ We have looked closely at different time periods during ancient Greece and made comparisons between them. Maples have studied what life was like for Greeks during the Minoan and Mycenaean civilisation, Dark Age and Archaic period.  Additionally, we have looked at primary and secondary sources of evidence, discussing their reliability and what they can teach us about ancient Greece. Also, we have looked at Greek myths, such as the Trojan horse and created our own newspaper reports about this event. Finally, we have been improving our research skills and created our own non-chronological reports about Ancient Greece.

In Art, we have been studying ‘multimedia’ where we have explored various techniques such as folding, quilling, collaging. During our PSHE sessions, we have been discussing what qualities make a good team and are in the process of creating our own video documentaries during Computing.  

Maples have had a great start to the new term with our new topic, Sow, Grow and Farm. We have enjoyed learning about allotments and different types of farming. We have looked at different case studies, such as potato farming in Jersey and learnt about the challenges that farmers face on a daily basis. Additionally, we have created our own diary entries and instructions on how to create a seasonal meal. During Computing, we have improved our coding skills and have created our own animated games on Scratch. In Science, we have learnt about the lifecycles of mammals and plant s, linking in to our main topic. The children have worked extremely hard in Art lessons in our Line, Light and Shadow unit, where we have looked at the works of Rembrandt and created our own sketches. We look forward to continuing our unit and studying how food is imported from various places.