History
Stone Age poo
This week we dissected the organic remains of Stone Age people to find out more about their diets.
History
What did they eat in the Bronze Age?
We learnt more about the Bronze Age today. We looked at how bronze was made and what it was used for, and learnt how bronze age homes differed from the stone age. We then discussed how we could find out more about the diets of the Bronze Age people. We Read more…
History
We are archaeologists!
We have been learning lots about prehistoric times in Year Three in our topic for this term – Tribal Tales. We conducted an archaeological dig to find artefacts about the past. We had to guess what they were and say whether we think they came from the Stone Age, Bronze Read more…
British Values
The Blitz – Immersive Room
During our English lessons, we have been writing newspaper reports about air raids in London. We focused our reports on The Blitz bombings on London and spent a morning immersing ourselves in 1940s London. We came up with some thoughtful questions and gained lots of understanding of the events we Read more…
Art & Design
A fantastic start to Year 3 Birch
Year 3 have had a fantastic start to the school year. We have worked hard in English and Maths and been archaeoligists and cave men in topic.
Geography
The Blitz
We had the chance to investigate The Blitz from both British and German perspectives. We looked at how Britain had to try and tackle a continuous onslaught of German bombing raids, evacuating children to the countryside and also enforcing blackouts. We also looked at how the German Air Force could Read more…
History
The Life of an Evacuee
What was life like for an evacuee during World War 2? We looked at images to try and infer what evacuees were thinking, feeling and how they would act during the war. We noted how we would feel and what we would think if we were in their position. Read more…
History
XXth Legion
Year 4 had a fantastic time today on their school trip. They went to Deva Musuem to learn how to become a Roman legionarie and then travelled back in time to live the life of a Roman in the barracks. Here are some clips of our amazing adventure.
Art & Design
Norman Castles
After learning all half term about Normans and their castles, we have worked in groups to create a Norman Castle. Here is what the process of creating the castle looked like.