Blog by Tag: History

Today in History, we learnt all about how and why Arabia grew so far so fast. We had some very insightful discussions over different factors and produced some terrific justified reasons. Well done Year 4! 

We looked at images of different traditions/ways of life in both Africa and the UK. This included types of traditional clothing, transport and homes. We discussed the images in small groups, making comparisons between the two locations. We then sorted images into groups whilst having some great…

This week in History, we have learned all about the awful life that children had working in factories during the Industrial Revolution. We discussed the Factory Act of 1833 then wrote a diary entry from the point of view from a child worker in a mill in 1833 after studying some historical sources.…

In History we are learning about Kings and Queens. This week we have been looking at famous monarchs, discussing their lives and both the changes they saw and made. 

Year five Dolphins really enjoyed role playing the events of the epic tale of Beowulf today!  We took it in turns to portray Grendel, his mother and the hero himself in battle, searching for treasure and slaying monsters! 

This week we finished our History topic on the Indus Valley, we learnt about all the useful and decorative items the Indus people made. Using the sources as inspiration we made our own clay seals depicting animals and symbols. 

At the start of our week we spent some time listening to the story of Beowulf and how he killed the monster Grendel by ripping his arm off! The monster was killing the Danes in their mead hall and Beowulf traveled to them from Geatland in his longship to help them! We’ve been told the story isn’t…

Acting out rowing the Norse longship that would allow the Norse people to travel across the sea, through the fjords and down rivers. Lots of tiring work to the sound of “Heave!”

We had the BEST time celebrating the King’s Coronation! We enjoyed our afternoon tea and had an extra surprise at the end of the day when we were given a special mug from Emma Bridgewater. 

On Friday we celebrated the coronation of King Charles! I was very impressed with Stingrays creativity in creating decorative crowns for our parade. Well done to everyone they all looked brilliant! In the afternoon we then had a celebration buffet, where we enjoyed spending our time chatting,…

Year 1 enjoyed showcasing their fantastic crown designs in front of their friends, year 2 and year 3. They paraded on to the stage with confidence and wore their crowns with pride. The children continued to wear their crowns for the rest of the day’s celebrations including their royal tea party.…

We have had a lovely day beginning with our crown parade in the hall.  This afternoon we decorated Union Jack flags to take to our Cornonation party.  Later on, we made Coronation bookmarks and reflected upon previous Queen’s coronation.  We are all super excited for tomorrow and some of the…