In History this week, 1F learnt about two famous astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Mae Jemison. We then wrote about their significant achievements.
Read MoreY3 trip to Lea Valley
On Monday 6 November, Year 3 had a wonderful trip to Waltham Abbey Gardens for a Stone age experience. During the day, they had the opportunity to learn about significant milestones in human evolution, identify a number of fossilised items, go on a Stone age plant hunt and make fires! It was a fascinating and […]
Read MoreBlack History Assembly and Workshops
On Thursday morning, Key Stage Two enjoyed an assembly about Black inventors and scientists from Tony Warner at ‘Black History Walks’. They learned about people like scientist Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock and her work helping to make satellites. They also learned about Bernice Dapaah, an inventor from Ghana, who created a bike made from bamboo. The […]
Read MoreDisability History Month
This month is Disability History Month. In class the children will be listening to the inspiring lives of influential people who have impacted disability related UK laws and equal rights. Here is a link to the stories that the children will be listening to: Your Story, Our History: Disability History Month – UK Parliament, November […]
Read MoreBlack History Month Showcase
A message from BACE: It’s time to celebrate Black History Month! After the success of the last Children and Families BHM Showcase we are delighted to be offering another opportunity for families to be involved in our on the day workshops and showcase events. We are also providing a number of free of activities leading […]
Read MoreY5 British History Museum Trip
On Monday, Year 5 had the pleasure of visiting The British Museum together in line with our topic this term, Pharaohs. We had a great workshop about Tutankhamun, learning about his broken bones that suggest the way he died. We had fun learning how Mummies are x-rayed to find out more about their lives, with […]
Read MoreRemembrance Poetry Workshops
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 […]
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