This afternoon in Topic we learnt about the role of an archaeologist. We looked at the process they undertake which taught us new vocabulary like excavate. We then took on the role of an archaeologist and excavated various artefacts.
Parents: As part of our WW2 topic, Year 6 wrote a letter, describing what it was like to be evacuated. They had to talk about the journey to, and arriving at, the station, what their host family was like, and how much they were missing you. The children have Read more
Year 6 have been looking Arvada amours landmarks across London which were targeted or damaged during the Blitz. We looked out how cityscapes take the landmarks and place them side by side to create a silhouette of a city. We then looked at how to paint clean water onto paper Read more
Today we were lucky enough to be joined by Keziah from the Anne Frank Trust, who delivered and informative and inspiring lesson via MS Teams. The he lesson looked at how we can use the story of Anne Frank to discover what stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination mean, what they Read more
This week we have started on our new topic about the Stone Age. We have started reading the Stone Age boy and have started writing our own Stone Age adventure story. In the afternoons, we have been creating art work for the front of our Topic books. Here are some Read more
October is Black History Month in the Uk. Today we learnt about why Black History is celebrated, and about significant people within black history, including Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Mary Seacole, Barack Obama and George Washington Cava. We then created our own fact files.
In Willows today we talked about Black History Month where we looked at famous black people that achieved great things! We discussed the meaning behind Black History Month and talked about how we shouldn’t discriminate because of the colour of someone’s skin. The children found it really interesting and loved Read more
Today we have been looking at Black history month, we talked about achievements of black men and women in the past and today. Here are some pictures of our work.
Today we have been looking at Black history month, we talked about achievements of black men and women in the past and today. We then focused on a pirate called Black Caesar- he was an African tribal war chief who was captured and sold into slavery. Caesar was extremely strong Read more
Year 6 have been set the challenge of creating poems and pieces of artwork, ready for the reopening of the Dippy exhibition. Head of Schools for Rochdale, Gillian Barrat, gave the children the opening lines for three verses of a poem which would demonstrate that during lowdown and the pandemic, Read more