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Maya Day Mayhem in Year 6!

Miss Vega

Today was Maya Day in Year 6 and what a wonderful day it has been! So many of the Year 6 cohort blew us away with their costumes. We have seen ancient spears created, faces painted and headgear fit for emperors!

When then got started with our Mayan Vessels: the final product of our DT product this half term. We learnt how to use the coil method, something that we have not done before. To ensure that the pieces stuck together, we had to create a special paste. Can you tell me what that is called?

The next step was to etch our name onto our vessel. We created our name in Maya Hieroglyphics. How amazing did they look?

Soon after, we created a SOLE project on the FairTrade regime. We looked at how buying chocolate here in the UK can help others across the world. Not only this we analysed how the money reaches these people and how the workers are selected to be part of the regime.

We continued our study on chocolate by creating tasty treats that the Mayans may have been able to create. We ensured that each of the ingredients were available during that time period. We taste tested a variety of different chocolates too. Did you know white ‘chocolate’ isn’t even classified as chocolate? Why?

24 responses to “Maya Day Mayhem in Year 6!”

  1. Abdullah A.

    It’s has no cocoa beans in it.

  2. Danyaal H.

    1) The special paste is called slip which is used for sticking the clay together.
    2) White chocolate is not a classified chocolate since it does not have any cocoa solids or cocoa beans.

  3. Steven N.

    I have enjoyed Mayan day and that special paste is called slip it’s mixed with water and clay mixed together and that forms slip, slip makes the class more wett, the wetter the better the clay will be and it is also helpful if your clay feels dry
    1)the milk chocolate was very sweet
    2)the dark chocolate was tasteless
    3)the milk chocolate was very sweet

  4. Aayan M.

    I really enjoyed Ancient Maya day/DT! My favourite part was making the Mayan vessels. At first it was hard making the first coil as I was struggling. However, throughout the morning it got easier and easier. By time we finished it was lunchtime. After lunch we classified chocolate and mad a double page spread about where chocolate originated from.

  5. Raees A.

    1.
    The Chocolate was so sweet
    2.
    The Dark Chocolate I dont taste so sweety

  6. Safya S.

    the special glue was slip and when we mixed warm water with clay it created a type of glue
    it is mot chocolate because
    Because it has no cocoa liquor, white chocolate has very little caffeine compared to regular chocolate.
    White chocolate contains cocoa butter, milk solids, sugar, lecithin and flavorings (usually including vanilla).
    The melting point of cocoa butter, its primary cacao bean component, is high enough to keep white chocolate solid at room temperature, yet low enough to allow white chocolate to melt in the mouth.
    Cocoa butter is one of the most stable fats known, containing natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity and give it a storage life of 2 to 5 years.
    White chocolate goes well with lemon, berries, or milk and dark chocolate.

  7. Ilyas I.

    1) The paste was called slit.
    2) White chocolate is not chocolate as it contains cocoa butter but does not contain cocoa beans.

  8. Afsana K.

    I loved Mayan day. Thanks to the teachers who helped set up Mayan day! My favourite part of the day was making the clay pots. When making the Mayan pots, they usually take 3 hours and we started at 9:50. Then after a few moments, it was already lunchtime! I never knew time when so fast. The paste we used to stick the coils onto the base was called slip ( a mixture made by clay and water). The mayan pots we designed were absolutely phenomenal. We learned chocolate is not classified as chocolate because it is mainly cocoa butter and sugar, not with cocoa beans at all.

  9. Yousuf I.

    Can you tell me what that is called?
    Is called silt

    How amazing did they look?
    They looked nice

    Did you know white ‘chocolate’ isn’t even classified as chocolate? Why?
    White chocolate is a delicious alternative to milk and dark chocolate – but there’s something you need to know about it. It turns out that, despite the name, it isn’t actually chocolate at all. White chocolate is classed as a chocolate confectonary, meaning it’s not pure chocolate, which doesn’t contain any solids.

  10. Head Teacher

    What a wonderful day and so much fun was had by all. Well done teachers, this was great. I was especially pleased that fun is allowed to happenat BH before SATS in a few weeks.

  11. Mishal N.

    1)The special paste was called ‘slit’.
    2)They looked amazing ! :)
    3)White chocolate isn’t classified as any other types of chocolate this is because in white chocolate they do not contain cocoa beans or cacao beans they only have coco butter which forms into a whitey colour for the chocolate, when tasting it tasted like vanilla !
    __________________________________________________________
    I enjoyed this day and i was very intruiged to do pottery as it has been a long time ,since I had done clay work!
    Thank you to the teachers who arranged this intresting day or us !

  12. Elyas S.

    1) It was called slip.
    2)They looked amazing.✅
    3)Because it is mostly filled with fat and sugar.

  13. Yalda N.

    To ensure that the pieces stuck together, we had to create a special paste. Can you tell me what that is called?
    The special paste is called slip.
    We created our name in Maya hieroglyphs. How amazing did they look?
    They all looked amazing however I do feel bad about the people who have an r (for example Harris) in their name as it is very hard to do an r in Mayan hieroglyphs.
    I do not know why white chocolate is not classified as chocolate.

  14. Timothy C.

    Can you tell me what that is called?
    This ‘special’ paste was called slip. It was basically a glue for clay but made of clay and water.
    How amazing did they look? (Rhetorical question answered)
    They were alright once we had put our names on the Mayan vessels.
    Did you know white ‘chocolate’ isn’t even classified as chocolate? Why?
    (Will finish later…)

    1. Timothy C.

      I didn’t really know that white chocolate wasn’t classified as chocolate.
      But, it isn’t classified as chocolate because it is just cocoa butter mixed with sugar, often with a little vanilla added for flavoring as well as it contains just little particles of cocoa (cacao).
      According to the internet, White chocolate is classed as a chocolate confectonary (confectionary), meaning it’s not pure chocolate, which doesn’t contain any solids.
      Overall, the Mayan day was an alright day.

  15. Leyad R.

    White chocolate isn’t classified as chocolate because it dose not contain cocoa
    2 ounces cocoa butter edible.
    1/3 cup powdered sugar.
    1/2 teaspoon powdered milk or soy milk powder for a vegan version.
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
    1/2 teaspoon orange extract.
    3/4 teaspoon ground ginger.
    pinch salt.

  16. Rida W.

    White chocolate is not classified as chocolate because it doesn’t contain any cocoa seeds and it mainly has sugar, cocoa butter and milk.It is just cocoa butter mixed with sugar, often with a little vanilla added for flavoring

  17. Ellie T.

    The special paste was slip . Use the clay and mixed it with water .

  18. Jacob C.

    White chocolate is not chocolate because it has no cocoa beans and no cocoa solids in it.
    The paste is called slip.
    The maya hieroglyphics looked amazing.

    -By Siddra and Jacob.

  19. Shabaz

    1) This is called slip. We got excess clay and poured warm water in and mixed it to make our slip for our maya vessels.
    2) They looked amazing when we etched our names in Mayan hieroglyphs
    3) This is because it doesn’t have any cocoa mass.

  20. Reece T.

    Did you know white ‘chocolate’ isn’t even classified as chocolate? Why?
    Yes because it has no actual cocoa beans in it and it only have sugars and fat and that

  21. Rasan M.

    I really enjoyed Maya day！
    The special paste was called slip glue.
    White chocolate is not a chocolate as it does not contain any solid cacoa parts （0%）

  22. James H.

    Today was very fun and I had a fun day thank you to all the teachers for setting this all up for us and I hope the teachers had a fun day as well thx for your time 😀

  23. Sheima B.

    Because white chocolate is not made of cocoa beans unlike the other chocolates.

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