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            Year 6 have enjoyed being back in the full swing
            of things this year. We have built villages,
            visited Mars, learned to play the ukulele and
            become thespians, to name just a few of the
            activities we have undertaken.

            We started the year by encouraging the children
            to apply to be Year 6 Supporters and it was
            wonderful to see the children resume looking after
            the lower years after what has felt like a long time.   07
            The children have been in the classrooms during
            wet breaks, playing games, encouraging kindness,   built structures out of pasta and marshmallows,   01 6HRP learning how the
            and also joining Group Tutor sessions to listen to   constructed burglar alarms with fully working   brain works in science.
                                                                                               02 Myrtle, Liv, Katie and
            readers, something which the children have loved   electrical circuits, planned trips to Mars and   Elsie studying the human
            doing.                                    explored current affairs, trying our best to put   skeleton in science.
                                                      ourselves in the shoes of others.        03 Year 6 taking part in the
                                                                                               annual fun run in September.
            The children were amazing when playing their                                       04 Florrie and Isaac learning
            ukuleles at the Spring Concert! It proved that we   We rounded off the year with a trip to Bideford for   about forces in action on the
                                                                                               swings.
            may have some budding musicians amongst us.   our Year 6 camp. For some children, it was the first   05 Alex and Aiichiro learning
            Even those who were less confident sung out in full   time away from home and they were excited to   team work in a three legged
            voice and the children played with beaming smiles.  be sleeping in large dormitories with their friends.   race.
                                                                                               06 Joe and Chloe dissecting a
                                                      The children undertook exhilarating challenges,   chicken wing in science.
            Year 6 have covered a variety of topics in   developed their teamwork and supported their   07 Isabelle with Chota, our
            humanities and science, linking across the subjects   peers along the way. A fantastic way to finish off   red panda awarded weekly for
                                                                                               acts of kindness.
            to ensure that the children were fully immersed   what has been a brilliant year.
            in their IPC topics. We dissected chicken wings,


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