This half term, Year 1 will be learning about explorers! This week, we had a very special visitor who came by boat. His name was ‘Christopher Columbus’! We listened to his stories and learned all about his travels and discoveries. We had the opportunity to...
This week in History, Year 5 were re-enacting the Viking raid on Lindisfarne. A small group of us were monks and the rest of us were Vikings. Lindisfarne was the first major Viking raid in AD 793. We learnt that the monasteries were an easy...
Year 4 – History To kickstart our History learning on Ancient Greece, we hosted our very own Parsloes Olympics! We first had our ‘running of the torch’ parade which is traditionally done by the athletes to signal the start of the games. We then took part...
This week, we began our new topic ‘Raiders and Rulers’. To help immerse ourselves in our unit, we explored a range of artefacts and sources about the Vikings. We discussed and answered a range of questions about how they were used, how they were made...
This week, we have been learning about the first ever flight! We watched a video of the flight and found out that the plane flew for 12 seconds over 37 meters. We then went outside to take part in an experiment. We measured how far...
This week Year 2 completed their unit, London's Burning by going on their school trip to London. We had a fantastic trip that reinforced all our learning this term. We visited some of London's most popular landmarks including the Tower of London, the Monument and...
This week, we had an exciting day celebrating our entry point for our new topic ‘On the Move’. We transformed the hall door into the entrance of a time machine. We went back in time and placed the Year One teachers and some of the...
This week in History, we learnt what life was like in a typical Anglo-Saxon village. We looked at pictures of Anglo-Saxon artefacts, such as combs that were made from bone. We do not know exactly what Anglo-Saxon hairstyles looked like, but we have found many...
This week we held our Remembrance Service. This was an opportunity for pupils, staff and parents / carers to come together to reflect, show respect and learn about the sacrifices made by others in times of conflict. Our Year 6 house captains led the event...
Year 3 have been learning about the term 'hunter gatherer' during our history lesson this week. The children learnt about the different ways people in the stone age used to survive, including the way they would hunt for resources and animals. The children went into...