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Class 14 went back in time on their school trip this week! They were met from their transport by a billeting officer and assigned to board at Lotherton House. 

The children were in role as WWII evacuees all morning and were fascinated by the tour of the house. Then they took part in morse code…

Class 10 and class 11 thoroughly enjoying this afternoon's Anglo-Saxon workshop, learning about a variety of aspects of the time period, including warfare and weaponry. 

Take our word for it – chainmail is very, very heavy!

On Wednesday class 8 had an amazing time taking part in an Anglo Saxon workshop. 

They learned lots of brilliant facts and got to handle real Anglo Saxon artefacts. 

In history we discussed life events and the important life events that can happen to people. 

We then discussed how the older you get the more life events you will go through. As a class we discussed Mrs Hartnett’s life events. 

We then order her life events and discussed what other life…

We thoroughly enjoyed attending the Windrush Legacy Workshops developed by the Jamaica Society Leeds.  

Ansell delivered a very interesting workshop involving stories regarding the Windrush Generation.  

We also created our own dances with help from Ansell.  

Here are class 13 discussing what they agree and disagree on from Ancient Greece using talk tokens. 

In history, class 6 explored what happened when Grace O'Malley met Elizabeth I. 

We acted out their meeting; thinking about the conversation they would have had.

Last week class 12 had a fantastic time at Leeds City Museum.

In the morning, the children explored the museum and took the opportunity to dress up in some of the old clothes. In the afternoon, the children took part in an Egyptian workshop and learnt how to prepare a mummy.

The children…

Class 10 enjoyed their Egyptian workshop in Leeds City Museum. 

We saw a real mummy and learned about the mummification process. 

We also enjoyed exploring the other galleries in the museum.

Class 10 enjoyed their Egyptian workshop in Leeds City Museum. 

We saw a real mummy and learned about the mummification process. 

We also enjoyed exploring the other galleries in the museum.

In class 9 we have started a new topic about ancient Egypt. 

This week we were using our oracy skills and answering the question - Who was 5he greatest pharaoh in ancient Egypt?

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In class 6, we found out more information about Grace O'Malley! 

We watched a video and created a fact-file all about her, before ordering some key events in her life. 

We created freeze-frames to go alongside each event.