As part of history topic Year 2 visited the RNLI Grace Darling museum in Bamburgh. A volunteer for the museum spent time sharing lots of information about Grace’s life. We heard how her sea rescue was so unusual for a women in the Victorian era that she became an...
Year 3 enjoyed a visit to Beamish Museum where they took part in a workshop ‘Evacuees in World War II’. The children imagined they were living during World War II and had been evacuated to a farm house in the middle of Beamish countryside. They were involved in a...
Year 3 enjoyed an informative discussion with Lilian, who was a child during World War II. Lilian told the children all about her memories of the War. Lilian was 10 years old when war broke out. She remembers the Prime Minister announcing the start of the war and the...
Year 5 have got super creative this term in their art lessons. They have discovered the art and beauty of the Ancient Egyptians and have created Tutankhamun masks. Year 5 have explored the paper mache technique and decorated their masks with brightly coloured paints...
Year 4 enjoyed a very busy, fun filled Viking Day on Friday. The children learnt lots of facts about Vikings, their transport, raids, battles, settlements, jobs, entertainment and living conditions. The children have been … handling weapons, tools, armour and other...
This half term, we are learning about the Viking's invasion into Britain. Last week, the children discovered what happened when the Vikings invaded Lindisfarne. The children read two extracts from news articles at the time to identify facts. This week, the children...