Another Wonderful Week at Mighty Mossy!

Acorn Class

In Science, we explored the dangers facing the rainforest , thinking carefully about the threats to rainforest plants and why it is so important to protect these incredible habitats .

In Geography, we compared Sherwood Forest and woods closer to home with the mighty Amazon Rainforest . We discovered lots of similarities and differences — for example, they both have trees, but sadly we can’t grow bananas in the UK!

Oak Class

Whilst our fantastic Year 6 children completed their KS2 SATs with confidence, determination and a wonderfully relaxed approach , the rest of Oak Class continued with an exciting poetry unit linked to Kings and Queens . We explored poetic devices such as alliteration, onomatopoeia and other creative language features to make our poems come alive! Don’t forget to take a look on SeeSaw to hear our amazing final poems!

In Science, we became investigators and started a microorganism experiment to discover the best conditions for mould to grow on bread. We placed bread in different conditions and will be observing the changes closely over the next week .

In History, we learned all about Queen Victoria, the formation of the British Empire, and created our own version of The Queen’s Handbag linked to countries within the Empire. We even linked our learning to Geography by using atlases to plan travel routes across the world .

We also joined our fantastic Year 6 children for their end of SATs celebration and enjoyed celebrating all of their hard work and achievements!

Special Visitor – Lancashire Library Service

We welcomed a visit from the Lancashire Library team, who launched the exciting Summer Reading Challenge . Children can join the challenge at any Lancashire library for the chance to win prizes and even enjoy free entry to museums across Lancashire . Happy reading everyone!

Mental Health Awareness Week & Forest Friday

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we joined a special assembly with fitness favourite Joe Wicks and spent time thinking about wellbeing and looking after our minds and bodies .

Research shows that spending just 15 minutes outdoors can improve mental wellbeing. It’s thought that people spend only around 7% (87 minutes) of their working week outside , so for Forest Friday we decided to make the most of our wonderful outdoor spaces!

We headed outside, away from technology , and enjoyed activities including reading , meditating , sketching , writing and simply appreciating the beautiful green spaces around our school .

Another week packed with learning, celebration, and exciting opportunities at Mighty Mossy!