Anglo Saxon Day
Year 4 loved Anglo-Saxon day ran by ‘Those History People’. As they entered school on Wednesday, they were very much in role of their new Anglo-Saxon character. The day provided a great opportunity to consolidate learning and get a real feel for what Anglo-Saxon life would have been like. In the morning, the children were immersed in market life, learning a new trade on each stall: weaving, pottery, scribing, sewing, metal and leather work. Throughout the morning our Anglo-Saxon leader, interrupted market life telling the story of Anglo-Saxon life. The children even learned battlefield skills and worked as a team to protect each other. In the afternoon, the children became archaeologists! They carefully unearthed Anglo-Saxon artefacts, described them and made assumptions about their use. They then became museum hosts, displaying their artefacts and their names. The day finished with some metal casting which the children were fascinated by. Year 4 were buzzing with Anglo-Saxon facts and didn’t want the day to end!
Also in Trips
Bushcraft!
Year 5 children recently visited the Oxfordshire Woods to complete a two-day camp at Bushcraft.Two tribes completed across the course of two days in a variety of outdoor survival challenges including building fires, shelters, and whittling. Little sleep was had overnight due to the excitement of staying with their friends all bundled together in tents. […]
Year 2 Science Trip
Year 2 set off to Rye Meads Nature Reserve in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire for a day of exploring Minibeasts. Currently our topic in Science is ‘Living Things and Habitats’ so we were off to discover where animals live, looking closely and Land Minibeasts and Pond Minibeasts . Their first activity involved working in small groups to […]
Off to the Isle of Wight
Our residential programme continues in Year 6 with a PGL trip to Little Canada on the Isle of Wight. The four-night stay will be packed with activities designed to encourage the children to be proactive; to make individual contributions to group activities; to improve communication skills and to operate safely and responsibly. We know that […]