Tamworth Castle
A fantastic trip to Tamworth Castle today! It really helped our historical knowledge and study of castles! We helped one of the servants to prepare a knight ready for battle. We helped Lady Ferrers to get ready for a banquet. We explored each part of the castle and walked the walls, it was amazing…
Class Two: The Roman Invasion
Class Two Wedge! Class Two are enjoying learning all about the Roman Invasion this half term! In our History lesson this week, we learnt all about the Roman army including lifestyles, ranks and formations. Well done Class Two - a force to be reckoned with!
Home learning
Inspired by a non-fiction book “Great women who changed the world” Holly created a poster at home all about Rosa Parkes! Fantastic work!
Our Toy Museum
We have been creating descriptions of toys from the past. We wrote labels for each toy so visitors to our toy museum can find out about how children played with toys beyond our living memory.
Viking Sagas
Class Three learned about Viking sagas. After making comparisons between two sagas, the children created their own sagas of Leif Erikson’s discovery of Vinland, carefully choosing which historic details to include and where to add their own dramatic interpretations!
History - Topic completed
We completed our History topic “How have explorers changed the world?” by creating coats of arms to reflect the stories of each explorer. We also looked at how exploration has changed over time.
Investigating the causes of WW2
In History, we started our topic by investigating the causes of WW2. The children worked in groups to create timelines and researched the key events. All children were fascinated and many could recall what happened to Germany at the end of WW1, the significance of the Treaty of Versailles for…