History

Class 3 had an amazing day taking part in a Woodmatters workshop at the Footprint Centre, Windermere. The day started with a history lesson of the period with the children playing the parts of the key historical figures. We then made our own Anglo-Saxon coins and also made ink and learnt how to write using Viking runes. After lunch, the children had battle drills learning about battle formation and instructions and completed the day by learning how to weave, We learnt about making Viking sails and were amazed that this would need between 200 and 300 sheep fleeces and would take one person 35 years to weave so teamwork was essential! Thank you to Woodmatters and our volunteers.

Class Three have made these fabulous Anglo-Saxon house and village models as a homework project. The children learnt about the key features of Anglo-Saxon houses and villages in lessons and have used this knowledge in their own models. The models include open fires in the middle of the houses, thatched rooves, wattle and daub walls, meat smoking over fires and rivers close by. The details are fantastic. Well done Class Three!

Class Three have been really busy producing this amazing Roman homework. The children were set the challenge of researching a topic of their choice and produce a piece of work based on this. The work is absolutely fabulous and included replica Roman toilet, Roman cheese, mosaics and an amphitheatre. I am sure you will agree the children have excelled!

Class 3 had a wonderful day putting our classroom learning to good use. We visited the Roman Army Museum and tested our strength to see if we were strong enough to join the Syrian archers. We were very lucky and got to meet ‘Marcus the Medicus’. He told us lots of information on medicine and hygiene in Roman times and also provided our army equipment! We moved on to Vindolanda and had a fantastic afternoon exploring the sites and looking at the artefacts.

The sun was shining when Class Three visited Sizergh Castle. We all enjoyed the walk through the fields and a play on the wild trail. Following out picnic in the sunshine we had a talk about the history of the castle including the wedding cake chimneys! We then had a look around the castle and garden and then walked back to school. A fabulous day with lots of local history.

Class Three have just completed their Stone Age to Iron Age topic. We really enjoyed learning about Iron Age hill forts and their defensive features and learning about round houses. The children were set the challenge of designing a hill fort using any method they wanted to, the more creative the better. Here are a selection of our hill forts and round houses. I think you will agree they are amazing!

Class 3 had a fabulous afternoon using our knowledge of stone circles to build our own Stonehenge from biscuits. We looked at the structure and layout of Stonehenge and used this as a guide for our models. We learnt lots of interesting facts about the stones and completed a fact card to accompany our models. As well as enhancing our knowledge there was lots of problem solving and teamwork displayed.