History
What did they eat?
Today year 3 have been learning about the diet of our ancestors. We looked at Bronze Age poo to see what they eat. Here are some pictures of our ivestigation.
History
Organic remains excavation 💩
This afternoon Year 3 were discovering what early humans used to eat. As we have discussed as a class, there is no written evidence of the Stone Age so we thought about how we could possibly find out what somebody had eaten. Year 3 guessed correctly. We had to look Read more…
British Values
Macmillan Coffee Morning Visit to Roeacre
After a successful Macmillan coffee morning, which raised over £170, St Luke’s still had a few tasty donations left over. Staff took the remaining cakes and treats to Roeacre Court sheltered housing to help contribute to their coffee morning and provide some extra treats for residents and their visiting family Read more…
History
Famous sea explorers timeline
In History we researched different famous sea explorers. We found out lots of fun facts about them then we shared what we found with the rest of the class. Afterwards we worked together to create a timeline of the sea explorers.
Design Technology
Biscuit-henge (Stonehenge)
As part of our Stoneage topic, we have been learning all about the famous monument Stonehenge. We talked about why it would have been so difficult to build all those years ago and what it is believed to have been used for. We then took a 360 degree, virtual tour Read more…
Art & Design
Archealogical dig and cave paintings
Wow! What a fantastic, fun week we have had with our Topic this week. We learnt all about archaeologists and how they help us to understand pre-history. We then became archaeologists ourselves and discover Stone Age artefacts. We have also been learning about Stone Age cave paintings and used our Read more…
Art & Design
Cave paintings
Year 3 have been recreating cave paintings this week. Using chalk and charcoal, children designed and created a cave painting that might have decorated the walls of a Stone Age persons home. Here are some pictures of our work.
History
Digging up the Stone age.
Year 3 have been archaeologists this afternoon, excavating Stone Age artifacts from sand. The children were tasked with finding and evaluation what the purpose and origin of the artifact was. The children did a fantastic job. Here are some pictures of our afternoon.
English
The Writing Revolution
In Year 6, we have been looking at The Writing Revolution strategies to help improve our writing. We have looked at using 4-sentence paragraphs to help write short explanations, include a variety of sentences and interesting introductions for texts. We used them to write propaganda messages and also introduce Read more…
Art & Design
WW2 Propaganda
Year 6 have been looking at some of the messages sent during WW2, in particular propaganda messages from Axis and Allied leaders. We looked at the messages behind each and decided if they were a truthful message and if they would mislead the public about the war. We used Read more…