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....
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...
In R.E. we learned all about the importance of remembrance. We looked at what and why we remember and designed our own poppies!...
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...
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...
Early Years learnt about many famous black female musicians and created artwork inspired by famous black ‘music makers’ such as Edita Jones....
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....
Year 3 learnt about the life of Althea Mcnish. They created artwork inspired by her works using wax patterns and paint....
Year 4 explored the life of Maya Angelou. They explored her poetry and wrote biographies detailing her life and achievements. They also created beautiful night sky artworks....
Year 5 explored the life of campaigner Olive Morris and generated biographies detailing her life achievements and why she was such an inspirational Black woman. They also generated ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign posters....