Maple have learnt that mosaics are the art of decorating a surface with pictures and patterns made of little pieces of stone, glass or tiles of different colours. We have researched some famous roman mosaics, in particular ones of roman gladiators. We were amazed by how they were made and Read more
Today Year 5 enjoyed working in teams as archaeologists to find ancient Egyptian artefacts hidden around the garden. We then discussed how we could describe these artefacts using powerful vocabulary and we used the FANTASTICS to guide us. This experience lesson will help us with our English lesson tomorrow, where Read more
Maple have been finding out all about the Celts this morning. We worked in groups to mind map information about their homes, the clothes they wore, the tribes they were part of, the religion they followed and the types of warrior they were. The children then presented their findings to Read more
Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our shared learning and lunch. We had a great time learning about hieroglyphics and writing and reading messages in ancient Egyptian writing. We then found out about the ancient Egyptian mummification process and how they removed their organs and stored Read more
Year 4 had an exciting opportunity yesterday when a visitor came from Touchstones to inspire us with our learning this half term. We had the chance to learn about the Romans from an expert. The children asked lots of fantastic questions and were very knowledgeable by the end of the Read more
Today, year 4 had a very exciting lesson! A visitor from touchstones came to speak to us all about the Romans. We looked at and discussed Roman artifacts, worked as group to try and build a straight road and learnt lots of interesting facts about the Romans.
Willows have been learning all about Sir Francis Beaufort who made the wind speed scale for sailors. He was the captain of a Royal Navy ship and he made a scale based around whether it was safe enough to go out at sea or not. We looked at the Read more
We have had lots of fun this afternoon looking at different artefacts from the past. First we had a guess what we thought each object was for. We had lots of great ideas, with the hot water bottle being a piggy bank, the carpet beater a cane and a flat Read more
Year 4 Hawthorn have been investigating the River Roch. First we looked at maps of Rochdale and highlighted where the River Roch flows. Next we looked through some resources about the river. These included looking at Roman coins found in the river, a protected plant species that grows there and Read more
Today we have been learning about James Lind, a surgeon from the 18th century who discovered the importance of vitamin c in our diet. We were experimenting with different fruits to work out which ones had the most vitamin c in them. We tasted different fruits and rated them depending Read more