Last week, all of Key-Stage Two took part in drama and poetry workshops to investigate the people of the First World War and their stories. During the sessions, the children created scenes from different poems: some written to encourage men to fight in the war, such as, ‘Who’s for the Game?’ by Jessie Pope and […]
Read MoreKS2 Hidden Figures Assembly and Workshop – Black History Month
On Monday, KS2 enjoyed an energetic and inspiring assembly to celebrate Black History Month led by Big Foot Theatre Company. We were introduced to various significant British Black people who had helped shape our history and perhaps are not as well-known as some of the more famous faces! Did you know that four Roman Emperors […]
Read MoreYear 3 Prehistoric Event
Today Year 3 took part in the Museum of London’s prehistoric event. During this time, they saw a range of artefacts from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. First of all, they had to work out what each artefact was. Then, they had to put the objects in chronological order. Following this, they […]
Read MoreYear 6 Victoria Day
This week the children in Year 6 came to school dressed as Victorians and they spent the morning in a Victorian school room with a Victorian teacher named Master Grey. The children were fully engaged in their learning and they had to greet their teacher by either bowing or curtsying as they entered the room and […]
Read MoreYear 6 – Maya Workshop
This week Year 6 took part in a Maya Workshop which gave the children a firsthand exploration of what life was like during the Maya Civilisation. Sally Spade, our Mayan enthusiast, helped the children to re-create the story of ‘The Hero Twins’ and they enjoyed taking part in a game of ‘Pok to Pok,’ a ball game where you have […]
Read MoreYear 4 – Castles
Year 4 made Norman motte and Bailey castles. They had to select materials that would make each part of their castle as realistic as possible and used teamwork to share responsibilities. They then made comparisons between these Norman castles and the Saxon castles they learnt about in their previous topic, considered the legacy these Norman […]
Read MoreYear 3’s Historical Narratives
In Year 3 the children have been working so hard to produce some wonderful historical narratives. They have been using the Alan Peat sentence types to improve their writing and trying their best to use interesting, descriptive vocabulary to describe the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Thank you to Maria, Lewis, Alexandra, George and Ava for these examples of […]
Read MoreYear 4 Norman Day
Year 4 took part in a Norman Day where they participated in activities to help them see what life would have really been like at the time. They sat down at a medieval banquet and ate pottage served on ‘stale’ bread served with ‘wine’ and honey. They learned about the different members of society such as lords […]
Read MoreYear 3 Virtual British Museum Lesson
Year 3 were very excited today to join the Museum of London live on Tuesday for a virtual workshop, where they showed us the findings of some archaeological digs from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age. We were shown many things, such as the real jaw of a woolly mammoth, a handaxe, the […]
Read MoreBlack History Month 2020
To celebrate Black History Month this year each year group learnt about the following people: Ella Fitzgerald (EYFS), Walter Tull (Year One), Rosa Parks (Year Two), Martin Luther King (Year Three), Sarah Parker Remond (Year Four), Chadwick Boseman (Year Five) and Baroness Lawrence (Year Six). Each year group created a video to share their Black History Month learning with their […]
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