To introduce our World War 2 topic we took part in a workshop lead by ‘That History Bloke’. We looked at many real artefacts and found out many real stories from people who lived through World War 2.
Year 4 visited Jarrow Hall to learn about life during the Anglo Saxon era. We looked at: the different animals and their uses, houses and buildings, ailments and their remedies, we made an Anglo Saxon medicine to cure sore eyes, looked at weapons and war clothing and finished with a re -enactment of a battle.
Year 3 had a fantastic time visiting Segedunum. They had lots of fun learning about Roman life and ancient Britain.
On Friday 7th July, Year 4 children visited Durham Oriental Museum to learn more about the Ancient Egyptians. We took part in lots of activities. We handled real artefacts and thought about what they were used for, we completed a quiz using clues from around the museum, we saw a real Egyptian mummy and we also did some drama about the afterlife. We all had a great time and learnt lots!
Year 4 have been learning about The Ancient Egyptians. With Richard, we spoke some Ancient Egyptian language and prayers, looked at mummification, embalming, Canopic jars, pharaoh’s clothing, writing hieroglyphics using ink pens, playing Ancient Egyptian games and listened to Richard play an instrument from that era.
3CL went to visit Roma Italian restaurant in Sunderland. We sampled some delicious Italian food as a final ending to our topic of Europe and Italy. The children enjoyed pizza, garlic bread, lasagne, chicken pasta and potato skins. This was followed by a selection of delicious cakes.
All children had a fantastic time and showed exceptional manners and behaviour.
Mrs Lynn was so proud.
Year 6 visited the Victors tunnels in Newcastle. The Victoria Tunnel is a preserved underground wagon way that was constructed in the 19th-century to support the local coal-mining trade. Almost 100 years later, it was converted into a life-saving air-raid shelter during the Second World War.
We all had a one-hour tour underground into the Victoria Tunnel and a one-hour classroom activity where we handled original and replica artefacts and found out lots of information from a lady who lived through World War two and was trapped in a Morrison Shelter for around 7 hours when her house was bombed. We had great fun and learned lots.
In Year 5 we have been studying South America. We have looked at the countries and different human and physical features. We loved learning about the Amazon Rainforest and the animals that live there. We created these amazing canvases of rainforest animals using acrylic paints. We are so proud of our results!
We enjoyed a visit from ‘That History Bloke,’ as part of our Viking history topic.
Year 3 went to Palace Green Museum to learn about prehistoric Britain. We had lots of fun finding out about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
