FRANKLIN CLASS

Welcome

Hello,

Welcome to Franklin Class. I am Mrs Bassett and I am the class teacher. Working alongside me is Mrs Searle, who is a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, and Mrs Evans, who will be supporting with lessons and interventions. Franklin Class is made up of Year 6 pupils. I will use this page on our school website to keep you updated about our learning across the year. 

If you have any questions, please do speak to a member of staff on the gate at the beginning or end of the school day, or please contact the school office. 

I am really excited about the year ahead. 

Mrs Bassett

Class Information

We have some really exciting learning to look forward to across the year. Please click on the links below to find out about what we are learning during this half term. 

Franklin Class Curriculum Overview Autumn B Click Here

Knowledge Organiser – Ancient Mayan Civilisations Click Here

All other information about Franklin Class can be found in the class newsletters below.

Franklin Class Autumn Newsletter Click Here

Curriculum Meeting Information

Please find the information PowerPoint from our curriculum meeting on Wednesday 9th September 2026. 

In this PowerPoint, there are details of the year ahead and information about secondary school transition including open days and application dates. 

Curriculum Meeting PowerPoint

Learning In Franklin Class

Autumn A

Franklin Class Curriculum Overview Autumn A Click Here

Knowledge Organiser – World Biomes Click Here

Investigating the Circulatory System

In science, we have been learning all about the heart and the job in does inside our body. We discovered that the heart is a powerful muscle that pumps blood around the body and we created models to represent this using glass jars and balloons.

Forest School

This half term, we enjoyed Forest School together as a class. We created our own journey sticks using the natural resources we could find. To attach them to our sticks, we had to practise different types of knots. We also had to try and gather as many different types of leaf as possible.  

Investigating Heart Rate

In science, we used a pulsilogium to measure our heart rate. We had to work as a team to create our own pulsilogium, decide how to carry out the experiment fairly and design our own table to record our results.

Creating Blood

To help us understand the different components that make up our blood, we created our own. We used items such as cheerios and marshmallows to represent the different parts of the blood. We used these models to help us explain our learning.  

Multicultural Week

For Multicultural Week this year, we learnt about Mexico. We learnt about the famous Day of the Dead festival and decorated our classroom using paper flowers and bunting. We also designed our own altars using our knowledge of the festival. In art, we learnt about Frida Kahlo and created self-portraits in her style. To end the week, we tried some Mexican nachos whilst enjoying our class treat.

Biomes in a Box

In geography this half term, we have been learning about biomes around the world. To end this unit, we designed our own Biomes in a Box which we recreated with our grown ups at our parental engagement workshop. We created some fantastic biomes using a range of resources to create the landscape and some of the living things that would live in each one.