In History, the children have been learning about castles. They began by learning about the features of a castle and located some of the castles around the UK, including Alnwick Castle which they have been lucky enough to visit this week. The boys and girls were all very keen to see which of the f
As part of their topic on ‘Leaving a Legacy,’ the children in Year 6 have been studying the Romans and the legacy they left in Britain. The Romans had a huge impact on the local area and this week, we went on a visit to the Roman remains at Vindolana. Over the day, the children went to the Roman Arm
Year 6’s final topic in school is called ‘Leaving a Legacy.’ As part of this topic, they study the Romans and the impact that they had on life in Britain and particularly in the local area. During the past two weeks, the children have looked at the failed attempts to invade in 55 and 54BC before the
This term our topic in Year One is “We’re all going on a summer holiday.” The children have enjoyed talking about their trips to the seaside and how they like building sandcastles on the beach and eating fish and chips. The pupils have also had the opportunity to learn about seaside holida
The history topic in Year 4 this term is ‘Olympians!’ The children had a great day this week with our visitors from Durham University, learning all about the Ancient Greeks. First, the children explored where the Ancient Greeks lived and all about the different Greek city-states. We learned about sy
This week we have been learning about toys and games in the past. First we started by discussing toys and games we all play with today. LEGO and games consoles seemed to be the most popular. The children then looked at a range of toys from the past such as jacks, a cup and ball, rocking horse an
Year One had a fantastic time at Beamish this week and luckily, the rain stayed away all day! The children were thrilled to be going on a coach at last and after an immensely exciting bus journey, we arrived at Beamish. We tried to visit as many places at Beamish as possible. We started off by r
This term in History, Year Two have been learning about two British monarchs: Henry VIII and Elizabeth II. They started by learning that a monarchy is a form of government where one person, called a monarch, is in charge. They then found out that a monarch is a king or a queen. The boys and girls st
In History, Year 3 have been learning about life through the ages. First, they learned about the Stone Age and investigated artefacts from this time. The children became archaeologists and using images, discussed what the artefacts would have been used for and what they were made out of. We also had
As part of the topic, ‘How Precious Life is..’ the Year 6 children have been learning about the history of coal and how important it was to the local area. To begin with, the children learnt about the significance of the coal mines in the North East. They considered what coal was used for as wel
