History
Remembrance
Coots have learnt about Remembrance and attended a special assembly where they reflected on what Remembrance means. We had a one minute silence at 11am. Maddie said “So we can remember people.” Bonnie said “Because people died.” Henry said ” People who died in the war.”
Viking Day – January 2023
To deepen our understanding of the Viking impact on Britain, we had a Viking Day. Children loved handling the artefacts and taking part in a pitched battle.
Viking Day
We had a wonderful time learning all about the Vikings on our whole-school Viking day. We had the chance to look at artifacts, ask experts questions and even try some battle manoeuvres. Don’t our shields look magnificent together!
Viking Runes
Kingfishers have been learning about Viking Runes today. They have played games, made necklaces and written and solved some rune messages.
Kingfishers History
Kingfishers have learnt about Viking shields and enjoyed designing and creating their own in preparation for our Viking day.
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
The Bitterns have been learning about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot in history. We started our learning by thinking about why we celebrate bonfire night on the 5th of November each year. The children listened very carefully as I told them about the gun powder plot and were able to discuss key events. Once they had heard the story they were able to recall events and facts about the plot. They were very interested in the two groups of Christians and why one group didn’t like King James. Once we had learnt about why the plot happened and why it failed, the children demonstrated their understanding by ordering the events of the story. They also produced some amazing writing about the plot, detailing all they had learnt.
‘ I learnt that Guy Fawkes and all his friends planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder.’Â (Year 1 child)Â
