Year 3 (Class 9) - History - Victorian Housing
In our history lesson this week we have been finding out about Victorian housing and the differences between rich and poor houses.
The children were very surprised by the conditions of the poor houses and especially the fact that they didn’t have toilets.
Category: Year 3
Year 6 (Class 17) - History - Magna Carta
Well done to class 17 who enjoyed learning about the Magna Carta, and debating whether the Magna Carta is a significant historical document.
We looked at two historian’s opinions and decided who we agreed with the most by lining up in order of our opinions.
Category: Year 6
Year 5 (Class 13) - Windrush Session
Year 5 had some very special visitors this week that are from the Windrush generation! They learned lots about what it was like coming to England from the Caribbean and some of the challenges they faced.
The children thought it was amazing to meet real life people that had experienced what we…
Category: Year 5
Year 4 (Class 11) - History - Lord Darnley Murder
Class 11 have re-enacted the murder of Lord Darnley, Mary Queen of Scots’ husband.
They looked at the crime scene, evidence and scrutinised the motives to identify who they thought the killer was.
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 10) - History - Gladiator Schools
Class 10 have been advertising their own gladiator schools! We learned about what ianistas (the owners of gladiators) did to make sure they got all of the sponsorship money.
We then worked in groups to come up with a sales pitch, ready to present to the Emperor. We talked about how we would…
Category: Year 4
Year 3 (Class 10) - History - Gladiator Schools
Class 10 have been advertising their own gladiator schools! We learned about what ianistas (the owners of gladiators) did to make sure they got all of the sponsorship money.
We then worked in groups to come up with a sales pitch, ready to present to the Emperor. We talked about how we would…
Category: Year 3
Year 2 (Class 7) - History - Sir William Petty Visit
Class 7 have had a visit from Sir William Petty to tell them all about The Great Fire of London.
Sir William owned a street of houses that were destroyed in the fire. He showed us maps of London before and after the fire, explained why St Paul’s Cathedral, a stone built building with a lead…
Category: Year 2
Year 2 (Class 6) - History - Sir William Petty Visit
Class 6 have had a very exciting morning! Sir William Petty came to visit us to teach us all about The Great Fire of London.
He told us all about how the fire started, how it spread and what parts of London were affected.
We were part of an experiment to show how the fire spread then created…
Category: Year 2
Year 4 (Class 10) - Commando Joes - Roman Battle
Class 10 had a fantastic time doing Commando Joes!
We pretended to be a Roman legion marching into battle! We were led by Miss Matley (who turned out to be a tough general!) and practiced marching in sync with each other by copying the person in front.
We then split into smaller teams where…
Category: Year 4
Year 3 (Class 10) - Commando Joes - Roman Battle
Class 10 had a fantastic time doing Commando Joes!
We pretended to be a Roman legion marching into battle! We were led by Miss Matley (who turned out to be a tough general!) and practiced marching in sync with each other by copying the person in front.
We then split into smaller teams where…
Category: Year 3
Year 4 (Class 11) - Roman Day
Class 11 enjoyed their day as Romans. They got to make their own shield and use it in a re-enactment of a battle between the romans and Boudicca (see the video below).
They searched for Roman artefacts buried in sand and made their own mosaics.
It was lovely spending the day as a…
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 10) - Roman Day
Class 10 made fabulous Romans on our Roman Day!
We created our own shields using cardboard and red and metallic paint. We then learned about battle formations.
In the hall, we split ourselves in half and made a battle formation. We then tested our shields to see if they could withstand the…
Category: Year 4