This half-term, Year 4 have been immersed in the fascinating world of Ancient Greece, exploring its history, myths, and culture across the curriculum. To showcase their learning, the children took on the challenge of performing a play about Persephone, bringing the ancient myth to life...
This week, Year 4 have been working hard bringing the final touches to our Greek assembly performance play. In English, we learned the importance of using stage directions to guide the actors and how to address an audience using not only our voice but gestures...
This term, Year 4 has been learning all about the Ancient Greeks! In art, the children explored the significance of Greek masks, discovering how they were used in theatre and rituals to represent different emotions and characters. After studying various designs, they had the opportunity...
As part of their topic, It's All Greek To Me!, Year 4 have immersed themselves in the world of Ancient Greek mythology and the gripping story of Perseus and Medusa. This week, they have used fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and complex sentences to bring...
This half term, Year 4 is diving into the fascinating world of the Ancient Greeks! In our first history lesson, the children became mini-archaeologists, examining artefacts and asking questions like: Where did this come from? How was it made? What was it used for? Their...
In our History lesson this week, we looked at some Viking artefacts and thought about how they use these in their everyday life. We also learned why they were known as 'pirate raiders' and why they had such a scary reputation. Finally, we discussed why...
In year 6 this week, we have been learning all about the active and passive voice in grammar. We gave instructions to our partners, writing what they did in the active voice, and then we rewrote our sentences in the passive voice. In reading lessons,...
This week, Year 2 travelled to the Tower of London to consolidate their learning of the Gunpowder Plot. The children learned more about the Tower's role as a prison. They also understood the events leading up to and following Guy Fawkes' imprisonment. The children were...
This week in Year 6, we have been drawing characters and settings for our character descriptions that we are going to write in our English lessons. Our descriptions are modelled on the members of Fagin's pickpocket gang from Oliver Twist. We also spent some time...
In Year 6 this week, we have continued to work on our gymnastics skills in our PE lessons. We have worked collaboratively to create group balances and combined movements to build a sequence. In History, we have been learning about the monarchy and have held...