Year 6 took our school poppy wreath to Heywood Cenotaph this morning. We had the chance to share a poem and a prayer, observe a moment of silence and explore the grounds and monuments to better understand the stories behind Remembrance Day and those who lost their lives during conflicts Read more…
Today the children have been using charcoal and other prehistoric media to create their own animal drawings which our ancestors may have drawn. We had to try drawing in the dark as we know that caves didn’t have much light. We enjoyed getting alittle messy!
Today Year 6 took part in a workshop delivered by Rochdale Pioneer Museum. The workshop was an introduction into our new topic for this half term. The children focused on key vocabulary such as: Victorian Era, Industrial Revolution, agriculture, trading and cotton. The children took part in games, role play Read more…
Yesterday, Year 4 took part in an exciting and educational workshop all about the Romans, delivered by Touchstones. We discovered fascinating facts about Roman life, explored real Roman artefacts, tried on authentic-style Roman armour, and even created our own Vexillas (Roman flags).
We had a visit from Touchstones museum this morning, who led a workshop all about the Roman’s. We made vexillum’s, which are flags that were used by the Roman army. We also were able to try on a Roman helmet and hold a sword and a shield that would have Read more…
The children have had such a fabulous week and have made a fantastic start to Year 2. We started our art topic by drawing a picture of a teddy and by drawing different emotions. For History, we have been learning about fire safety for our Great Fire Of London topic. Read more…
Thank you to all parents and carers who helped us celebrate VEday! The children experienced life in the 1940s by making cabbage soup; looking through and working out how ration books worked; having a dance workshop to learn how to dance the Lindy Hop and had a 1940s lunch outside Read more…
This week, St Luke’s have celebrated the 80th Anniversary VE Day! Year 5 Juniper came in dressed in red, white and blue to mark the occasion. We began our day with a wonderful assembly with Miss Fisher where we learnt all about VE Day and why it is such an Read more…
Today, the whole school celebrated VE Day. We took part in an assembly, in which we learnt all about what VE Day is, what it was like during the war, and the reasons why we celebrate it and think about those who lost their lives. We also designed and made Read more…
We have had such a great day learning about VE Day. We started the day with an assembly from Miss Fisher who told us all about VE Day and why we celebrate it. Afterwards we watched a video about people celebrating and then created a diary entry pretending we had Read more…