Arbeia and SSVLB Watch House

21st March 2025Sophie Hawkins

Year 3 recently explored Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields, a key Roman supply base. They toured reconstructed barracks and the commanding officer’s house, engaging with ancient artefacts and trying Roman crafts. This hands-on experience brought history to life and deepened their understanding of Roman Britain. Next, the children visited the South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade (SSVLB), established in 1866. They learned about historic rescues, explored the watch house, and looked at the equipment the volunteers use when carrying out a rescue. This visit highlighted bravery, teamwork, and community service. We had a fantastic day!

 

That History Bloke visits Year 1

7th February 2025P Mullea

As part of our History topic of toys from the past, Year One had a visit from That History Bloke! Richard came to speak to us about life in Victorian times- we learned lots and looked at lots of artefacts from Victorian times. We tused our observation skills to try and guess what each artefact was for. Then we  got the chance to play with some Victorian toys!

We were excited to see the kind of things children in those times would have played with, and thought carefully about how things have changed. It was fascinating and lots of fun.

Year 4 explore Viking life

28th January 2025eclark

Year 4 enjoyed learning about aspects of Viking life this week. The children explored a range of artefacts which were borrowed from Sunderland Museum and began by considering their possible use in Viking times. After this, they worked hard to find out how they were actually used in reality. The children particularly enjoyed thinking about the clothes worn by Viking men and women.

Y2L’s trip to Beamish

19th December 2024H Langley

Last week, Year 2 went to Beamish to learn more about coal mining. We visited the coalmine and learned what is was like to work there. At the school, we pretended to be in a school in 1900 and took part in a Victorian lesson. We also visited the miners’ cottages to find out how miners lived.

All About the Ancient Greek gods

15th November 2024R Errington

We have learnt about the Ancient Greeks in history. We have enjoyed exploring different aspects of Ancient Greek life and comparing these aspects to modern day as well as other areas of history we’ve studied. One of the areas we’ve studied was the religious beliefs of the Ancient Greeks. We used ChatterPix and iMovie to create videos as the gods and godesses, describing their roles and symbols. Check out some of Y5E’s videos!

Ancient Greek video 1

Ancient Greek video 2

Ancient Greek video 3

Ancient Greek video 4

Ancient Greek video 5

Remembrance Day

11th November 2024Charlotte Whitehead

We have all been learning about the importance of Remembrance day and why we celebrate it. We created beautiful artwork that was displayed in the hall for everybody to see. Today in our special assembly, Year 6 shared some amazing stories about local heroes from South Shields. After the assembly, we held a minute silence to honour and respect the memory of all the men, women and animals who helped fight for our country.

Year 4’s trip to Jarrow Hall

5th November 2024Charlotte Whitehead

Year 4 learned lots about the Anglo-Saxons at Jarrow Hall. We explored the Anglo-Saxon village learning what the animals were used for and their value. We investigated how herbs were used to make medicines and discovered that some of the Anglo-Saxon treatments are still used today! We then handled artefacts and made deductions and inferences about them. To end our fantastic day we staged our own battle, it was so much fun!

Veterans at Ease

21st October 2024L Moore

The children have been busy making poppies for the charity ‘Veterans at Ease’. The poppies will be displayed in their shop window on King Street.

Africa!

15th October 2024L Moore

This week we have been celebrating Black History Week. We have been talking about what makes us special and learning about different cultures. In topic, we learned about Africa. We found out many facts about the country and compared Africa to the UK. We made some African necklaces and took part in some African dancing.