Year 6 2021-22

 On Red Nose Day, we got the Geoboards out and investigated irregular hexagons! It was a really fun way to start the day, and it was amazing how many different irregular hexagons the children were able to find.

 As part of our learning about the water cycle and rivers, we made our own V-shaped river valleys! We balled up paper balls, and arranged them in a zig-zag formation. Then, we used mod-podge to build up a layer over the paper balls. We took special care to ensure that the path of the river was visible. Once that had dried, we covered our models with a mixture of PVA glue and water, and then built up the landscape with strips of tissue paper. 

 It was wonderful to see everyone's World Book Day costumes! Cabot children enjoyed sharing their favourite characters with each other and talking about and reading books. 

 As part of our learning about the water cycle, we made our own water catchment area to investigate what happens to water run-off following precipitation. We also investigated how pollutants enter the water cycle. Children arranged bottles and cartons under plastic bags to create areas of high ground. When it 'rained' they looked at where the water went and if rivers or lakes were formed anywhere. We added pollutants in the form of powdered paint, and were shocked to see how easy it was for the pollutants to enter the water cycle.   

 Year 5 and 6's topic for Term 3 and 4 is Cycles. Children came to school dressed in green, blue and white. We took part in a fascinating workshop about what happens when we flush the toilet, which was delivered by Wessex Water.  We also made water cycles in a bag and started work on life cycle dioramas! It was a really fun day.