Category: History
Celebrating Black History Month
As part of our work for Black History month we studied some very inspirational people in history. Here’s a little taster of our work.
Year 1 Discover Old Toys at the Discovery Museum
Year 1 visited the Discovery Museum this week to do a workshop on old and new toys linked to their history work on this topic. Then we had a look around the...
John Simpson Kirkpatrick – History
Year 2 have been using a variety of historical sources to learn about John Simpson Kirkpatrick’s life. The children moved around the garden trying to find sources to answer questions. The studied...
Remembering D-Day
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Year three found out more about why we remember this event, and its significance in history. Mrs Atherton also held a special assembly...
Year 6 – D-Day History
Following a whole school assembly, year 6 children completed their own research around D-Day. They completed these eye catching posters. Mrs Mattimore, our History Lead, was very impressed as they spoke enthusiastically...
Year 4 History – Arbeia Roman Fort
Year 4 had a fun day being historians and archaeologists at Arbeia Roman Fort today!
Year 2 History – The Great Fire of London
Year 2 examined sources of evidence to find out about the Great Fire of London. They are amazed by this historic event.
KS2 Base History – Stone Age
In the Key Stage 2 Base this half term our quality text has been “The Stone Age Boy”. This has linked into our History topic which has been the Stone Age. The...
Black History Month – Walter Tull
Y5 have been gathering evidence from different sources about Walter Tull today to answer the question as to whether he was a significant person. They found out all about his early life,...