17
May
Year 2 trip to the Royal Observatory
We enjoyed our trip to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich! Ask us what we learned about!...
History
10
May
Studying the Indus Valley in Year 4 History
In history we have been studying The Indus Valley. We created a timeline and plotted out the key events during the Indus Valley civilisation....
23
Feb
Hot Seating Thomas Farriner about the Great Fire of London in Year 2
In our writing lessons this week we have begun our journalist journey! We will be reporting on the Great Fire of London! To kick off our learning, we put Thomas Farriner in the hot seat to find out more information about how the fire started....
09
Feb
Learning about the Spice Trade with India in Year 4
We have been learning about The British Empire in history this half term. We took part in a role play about the British Empire and their involvement in the spice trade with India....
12
Jan
Exploring historical sources in Year 6’s History topic: Black and British
In History, Year 6 examined some different historical sources which showed the first Black Britons who arrived in Britain. We were interested to learn that some of the first black people to arrive in Britain dated all the way back to the Roman period. These...
11
Nov
Making poppies for Remembrance Day in Year 3 RE lessons.
In R.E. we learned all about the importance of remembrance. We looked at what and why we remember and designed our own poppies!...
28
Oct
Sorting past and present toys in History in Year 1
In History, we sorted toys into those that are modern, those from the past and those which have been around a long time and are still used today. We talked about the materials used to make the toys, their appearance and the way that they...
28
Oct
Recreating the artwork of Alma Thomas in Black History Month sessions in Nursery
In Nursery, we took inspiration from the Art of Alma Thomas and we recreated her colourful paintings by sticking pieces of paper on cards. We also learned about the life of Aretha Franklin, her famous song “Respect” and we discussed about what respect means to...
14
Oct
Year 1 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Music Makers
Early Years learnt about many famous black female musicians and created artwork inspired by famous black ‘music makers’ such as Edita Jones....
14
Oct
Year 2 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Nurses
Year 2 learnt about the life of Mary Seacole. They generated biographies exploring her inspirational achievements as a wartime nurse. They also created artwork inspired by Sheperd Fairey who created the famous campaign poster of President Obama....