The children in year 2 have been learning all about Mary Seacole as part of Black History week. They found out about her determination to help others, using her own money to travel to nurse soldiers in the Crimean war. She even made her own herbal remedies, many of which are still used today!
The children created some fantastic fact files using all of the amazing information they learned.
Some of the wonderful work created by year 2.
For black history week we have been learning about Martin Luther King. First we looked at why we celebrate black history week. We then discussed racism and how people used to be treated differently based on how they looked. To understand who Martin Luther King was, we watched videos and read facts about him to make our own fact file. At the end of the week we made our own ‘ I have a dream’ speech bubbles highlighting the importance of everyone being treated equally and fairly.
We also created some lovely ‘ with my own two hands’ art work.
This week we also made our poppies for Remembrance day. They are going to look amazing when we put them around the school.
During Black History Week in school, Y6 have learned all about Nelson Mandela.
Did you know that Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa? He became a President after serving 27 years in prison. He was imprisoned for trying to end apartheid in South Africa which segregated white and black people and meant that white people had more rights than black people.
We have enjoyed researching and writing a biography about this very influential man.
Y3 have really enjoyed learning about black history this week! We know that all people should be treated equally but sadly, this isn’t always the case, and many groups of people around the world still suffer as a result of discrimination.
Thankfully, there are some amazing people who have done incredible things to fight for equality. This week we have been focusing on one of these people, Rosa Parks.
We started the week by learning her story, we came across lots of new vocabulary such as segregation and civil rights so we created a glossary.
We then looked at Rosa Park’s most important life events and ordered them in chronological order. We then began to think about which was the most important event. When Rosa bravely refused to give up her seat on the bus, this was a small act that caused big changes. We decided this was her most important life event because this started this bus boycott that put an end to the segregation on buses.
To end the week we used drama to act out Rosa’s courage and bravery. We stepped inside the shoes of those involved in the bus incident and discussed how different people would have reacted when Rosa stood up for her rights. We compared this to how it would be different if this happened today.
For Black History Week, Year 5 have been looking into the life of Ruby Bridges – a woman who was the first African-American child to go to a desegregated school in Louisiana in 1960. She faced protests from the white American community and had to spend her first year of school in a classroom with only her teacher.
We discussed the events and situations that Ruby experienced when she went to school during this period of the Civil Rights Movement. The children then had to infer the feeling they think that Ruby felt during her childhood.
The children have spent the week researching different aspects of her life – including her early life; her school life during this time; and what she has achieved in her adult life. Using this research, the children have created their own presentations to show what they have learned about Ruby.
Here are our ‘Words of the Week’ for KS1 and KS2 this week.
Key Stage 1 words are Grasshopper
Key Stage 2 words are Shinobi
Here are our ‘Words of the Week’ for KS1 and KS2 this week.
Key Stage 1 words are Grasshopper
Key Stage 2 words are Shinobi.
This guide is one of the ways that BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity can support you and your children to find joy and excitement from books and reading.
Included in the guide are book recommendations for books that are silly, scary, informative and moving (and everything in between). All the books will engage and excite children up to the age of 11.
Please clink on the link below to view the Great Books Guide 2021.
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/great-books-guide/
We are so proud of our ‘Readers of the Month’ for September. The children have been chosen for their amazing efforts with reading at home and in school since starting in their new year groups.
1A Vinny Shields
1S Sophie Graham
1B Charlie Richards
2P Sofia Martin
2L Oliver Taylor
2M Iyla Clifford
3S Naira Roberts
3W Ava Sinclair
3D Harry Wright
4E Ebony Dennett
4C Isla Rees
4B Alfie Pescod
5F William Allcoat
5W India Conroy
5L Lucy Kimber
6F Cody Watson
6A Jack Simpson
6D Madison Jardine
Congratulations to them all! We hope they enjoy reading their new books.
We love reading at Harton Primary School and our children read a wide variety of texts including those which celebrate diversity, so that every child can see themselves in a book.
Mrs Fawkes, our English lead, has put together a comprehensive list of diverse texts our children can read (in school or at home), with a brief synopsis of each book and a recommended age range.
The list can be found on our website, under Curriculum–>English–>Diversity Texts
