Ever tried mummifying a tomato???? Well, Onyx Class did today! After studying how the Ancient Egyptians prepared their dead for the afterlife, we all got stuck in: pulling out the insides of our tomato’s; cleansing them in antibacterial gel to remove any bacteria and then embalming them in an equal mixture of salt and bicarbonate of soda. The Egyptians used to leave them for 40 days; we can’t wait to see what happens to them over time! Exciting.com!

In PSHE, Onyx class have been thinking about families. We realised that everyone’s family is different and that even though they come in all shapes and sizes, family is still important and special. On Friday, we can’t wait to write our own story books for our buddies…😍

Today we have been casting our memories back to last year when we studied the Anglo Saxons in Y4/5. We have been finding similarities and differences between this civilisation and the Ancient Egyptians especially focussing on their farming, equipment, crops, animals, diet and settlements. Here are a few AMAZING pieces of work Mrs Coleman wanted to share…..

This morning Onyx class have been thinking deeply about how people in society are treated. We wrote diary entries as if we were someone who was treated differently and how they might make a stand and get people to see them as an equal.

We then watched a Newsround special based on Black History Month and shared our thoughts whether it matters if people are different. Andrew summed it up beautifully: “It doesn’t matter about anything as we are all different in lots of ways. If we were all the same life would be boring and there wouldn’t be people to do the different jobs we need.” We also discussed recent events in American and how history has influenced how society acts.