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 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 […]
Read MoreYear 5 – Canopic Jars
Year 4 – Romans
Milites, ut parati! Year 4 received a very special letter from Claudius, Emperor of Rome and General of the Roman army, inviting them to become one of his noble soldiers. After writing him a response detailing their strengths and skills, the children were accepted in to his legions and participated in a range of actvities […]
Read MoreYear 3 – Black History Month
As part of our learning about Martin Luther King, 3F produced their own artwork in the style of Suzann Sines. The children thought carefully about the choice of colours they wished to use and experimented with different brushstroke techniques to add texture.
Read MoreYear 4’s Anglo-Saxon Village
The children first designed their houses and thought carefully about the measurements. They had to create nets of 3D shapes- cuboids and prisms, carefully measuring the lengths to make sure they would match up. They then cut and folded these together to make their houses, before selecting materials to decorate them with.
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