This week in our History club we learned about the site of Stonehenge. We talked about when and how it was built. We shared our ideas about the purpose of the monument suggesting it may have been used for feasts, gatherings, a fort or a clock. We then made our very own Stonehenge!
Today was the first after school History club for Year 3.
We began by talking about how we find out about the past. The children used their historical skills to look at pictures of artefacts and say what they thought they were, how they were used and what time period they were from.
We then thought about the role of archaeologists and the children drew their own archaeologist, thinking about their clothing and the equipment they would need.
We have been learning lots about the Romans so we were very excited to visit our local Roman Fort in South Shields. We took a tour around the fort, we learned that it was key military supply base to other forts along Hadrian’s wall. We visited the soldier’s barrack block, it was dark and cold inside their rooms! After that we went into the very impressive commanding officer’s house and spent some time in the Summer dining room. We really got a feel to what life would have been like for a soldier in Roman Britain!
In the afternoon, we conducted our own archaeological investigations, looking at sources that had been found at Arbeia. We had to deduce what we thought the artefact was!
This half term Year 1 have been learning about the toys Victorian children would play with and the materials they were made from. We found Victorian Toys were made from wood, metal, glass, fabric and china, unlike our modern toys which are mostly plastic.
As part of our topic we visited the Discovery Museum in Newcastle, we were very excited!
We had a lesson in the classroom with Fran. She had lots of old toys hidden and we guessed what we though they were… a train, teddy bear, porcelain doll and a dog-bear (was it a dog or a bear!)
We had a great time exploring the museum!
This half term Year 1 have have been learning about Toys and the materials they are made from. We looked at our modern toys and some old toys.
On Thursday we had a visit from Technology Tom, he shared some toys with us. We sorted toys into plastic, metal, glass, fabric and wood.
As part of our day we made a cup and ball from a plastic milk carton, string and tape. It was great fun!
We also made a modern take on a Victorian penny toy. We sanded, added a wheel, a baring and stoppers. Then created an image to add.
We were thrilled to have That History Bloke visit us to help us learn more about the Romans. Richard taught us what life would be like in the Roman period and in the Roman Army. We looked at and handled some artefacts from those times . We were able to dress up like a Roman, write in Latin and play some games that would have been played. We had so much fun, take a look!
This week, the children have been learning all about the importance of ‘Remembrance Day’. The children designed their own poppies and talked about the important event in British History. Take a look at our amazing artwork…
Today we held our annual Remembrance Day commemoration. All across the school we have been learning about Remembrance Day. Each year group created wonderful Remembrance Day art. At 11 am we held our 2 minute silence to honour and respect the memory of the all those who have fought for our country.
In Nursery this week, we have been talking about Remembrance Day and reading the story ‘A Day to Remember’. We made our own poppies using our hands.
Reception thoroughly enjoyed celebrating ‘Black History Week’ last week. Together, we read the story ‘Get Up and Stand Up’. As a class, we discussed that despite our differences we should all be treated equally and fairly. We then talked about how we are all different to our friends and how that makes us unique. After that, we discussed who we would talk to and what we would say if someone was treating us unkindly because our differences- we came up with some fantastic answers! Finally, we listened carefully to the lyrics of the song ‘Get Up and Stand Up’ by Bob Marley and discussed how we need to stand up for our rights when we are being treat unkindly.
