London Gazette LONDON’S BURNING! A fierce fire has blazed through the City of London. The fire started in the early hours of Sunday morning at 3 o’clock. It is believed that the fire started at a small popular bakery on Pudding Lane. At this time, it is suspected that the fire started when embers, which… Continue Reading
To mark Armistice Day on 11th November, each class prepared poppies which were added to a display of remembrance, remembering the fallen soldiers from the First World War and all subsequent conflicts. In the afternoon, Year 6 pupils led the school in a virtual liturgy in which the poem ‘For the Fallen’ by Robert Binyon… Continue Reading
Children had the chance to look through an atlas today as they learned all about the countries, capital cities, and bodies of water (seas, channels and ocean) that surround the UK. Children used Google Earth to look at the UK in relation to the rest of the world. The task for today was for children… Continue Reading
Year 2 designed the front cover for their topic book today as they learnt about the Great Fire of London. Children looked at pictures of the Great Fire of London to get inspiration on how to add drama to their pictures. Continue Reading
During October’s Black History Month, Reception learnt about Rosa Parks. They did some fantastic speaking and listening, drawing and writing. They learnt about how Rosa was a civil rights activist whose courage and dignity sparked the movement that ended segregation. Look at Reception’s wonderful work and ideas… Continue Reading
Our very own ‘Treaty of Versailles’ In the Forest School, Year 6 pupils enjoyed getting into character of the leaders of the ‘Big 3’ countries from the end of World War One- Great Britain, France and the United States of America. The countries came together to agree what would happen to Germany following the war,… Continue Reading
In class we learnt about Skara Brae and Neolithic houses. We used the knowledge we had gathered to design and make a Neolithic House. We used clay and natural materials and applied our prior knowledge of making pinch pots to make the base for our houses. Stay tuned to see the completed products. Continue Reading
Year 5 had a great day when they visited Jarrow Hall to find out about what life was like in Britain during the Anglo Saxon era. First, they visited the farm where they learned about the different animals that were kept on an Anglo Saxon farm. After that, they went into the Anglo Saxon Hall… Continue Reading
Year 1 have been learning about Barak Obama who was the first African-American President of the United States of America. He was the 44th President. They learnt that he was born in Hawaii and lived in Jakarta in Indonesia. When Barak was a child he was called Barry and he loved to play basketball. Barak… Continue Reading
As part of their World War One topic, Year 6 have been finding out about what happened to the Bradford Brothers, who came from County Durham, during World War One. The children enjoyed using a range of primary sources (including the 1891 census, photographs, maps, newspaper cuttings and war reports) to discover about their life… Continue Reading
