History
Shared learning and lunch.
Thank you for all the parents that came to our shared learning and lunch.
Thank you for all the parents that came to our shared learning and lunch.
Thank you to everyone who attended today. All children had such a good time and really enjoyed themselves. We hope adults enjoyed themselves too. We made oracle bones out of clay today! We used the equipment to engrave Chinese writing into our bones/turtle shells and then wrote our dates of Read more…
In History, we have been learning all about how Chinese people worship their ancestors. We had a go at respecting our ancestors and made our own family scrolls. Here are some pictures of our learning.
As part of our history topic, Civil Rights, we have been looking at protests and the balance between safety and freedom as our big question. We looked at global issues and how people protest to make their voice heard. We then focussed on the BLM protests and protest for equality. Read more…
In history, we have been learning about and comparing toys of past and present. Today, our classroom was set up to look like a toy museum. We used post-it notes to ask questions about the toys and discussed how we thought they were used. We then spent some time playing Read more…
Today we have honoured our fallen by learning about rememberance day. We reflected on the world wars and discussed how we can honour those that gave their lives to protect our freedom. Here are some pictures of our learning.
As part of our remembrance celebrations, Year 6 took a wreath the lay at the cenotaph in Heywood. Year 6 were joined by Mrs Farrall and Councillor Rush. After laying the wreath, 2 children shared Remembrance prayers and we had the opportunity to spend some quiet reflection time. The children Read more…
Year 6 were lucky to have a workshop with the Rochdale Pioneer Museum. We were able to build on all of our prior knowledge from our Industrial Revolution unit in History. We looked at living conditions, working conditions in factories, and how Rochdale was a key boom town during the Read more…
Today year 6 took part in a workshop delivered by Rochdale Pioneer Museum. The workshop consolidated all their knowledge from our topic 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 and Read more…
We loved putting on our special gloves to look at these artefacts. We used the magnifying glasses to take a closer look at the detail on each piece. We were amazed at what they were made of.