This morning we had some lovely visitors from Touchstones museum come to our school and deliver an Anglo-Saxon workshop to our Year 4’s. They taught us lots of interesting facts about the Anglo-Saxons, brought a box full of artefacts that we enjoyed looking at and showed us how to do Read more
Today in Year 4 Maple we have learned some key information about the Roman Empire and Roman Britain, in order to give us some historical context and chronological awareness for our new theme about the Anglo Saxons. We then researched some Anglo Saxon shield designs and created our own shields.
In history, we have been learning about notable people from Heywood and exploring why they are remembered. Working in groups, we chose one individual to research and created a detailed fact file about their life, achievements, and impact. After completing our research, each group presented their findings to the rest Read more
Thank you to the parents who joined us for shared learning this week. We all enjoyed showing you our skills builder skills problem solving by figuring out what the ancient Chinese characters said. And our history/ art skills by making our own oracle bones which ancient Chinese people used to Read more
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).
