In History, Year Two have been learning about King Henry VIII. To begin, the children learned about the infamous King’s family. They found out that his older brother, Arthur, was supposed to be King. However, Arthur became very sick and died, meaning Henry took the crown. They also learned that Henr
As part of our topic, ‘Stronger Together’, the boys and girls have been learning about the Stone Age. This week, they have focused on Stone Age art. The children have learned about the importance of cave paintings to historians as a way of learning about life in the Stone Age and they explored the m
As part of our topic on Journeys, we have been finding out about different types of transport this week. We read the rhyming story, ‘The Bus is For Us! by Michael Rosen, which explores different modes of transport we might travel on. The children enjoyed joining in with the rhyming words and p
In History this half term, the Year 5 children have been focussing on the Anglo Saxons. They have discovered where they came from, why they came here and what they did after they arrived! After studying day to day life as an Anglo Saxon, the children were eager to discover more about the most import
Year Two have had a fantastic day out at the Discovery Museum. They learnt all about The Great Fire of Gateshead and looked at some objects that would be found in a Victorian Home. For their task, they had to match the object to the correct label. However, one of the objects on each table didn’t hav
“At the going down of the sun and in the morning… We will remember them” Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and ways of life. In 2021 we are celebrating 100 years since the nation’s collective Remembrance traditions were first brought together. To mark Armistice
A fun packed morning in Year 2 this week. As part of the children’s history lessons, they have been learning about the Great Fire of Gateshead. They created their own houses in class and had the opportunity in our Forest School session to see first hand the effects of fire. Before the session began
Bonfire Night in Nursery Together in Nursery we have had a fun filled busy week. The children have enjoyed engaging in the theme of ‘Bonfire Night’. We have learnt all about what Bonfire Night is and how we celebrate it. We have read lots of stories about Bonfire Night and looked at lots of phot
In History, we are studying the Vikings and this week we have looked at how they influenced where we live and how we live today. We started with the chronology of when the Viking raids took place. Then we have been looking at houses, lifestyle, work and place names locally – identifying those th
In Year 3, our history topic this term has been the ancient Egyptians. The children have really enjoyed learning about this period of history and the importance of the Nile River to this civilisation. All of the children enjoyed creating a model shaduf which would have been used to take water out of
