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.

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.

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