History

Some exciting household objects from the past arrived in class today. We looked at the items and discussed how we know they are from the past.

Y1 Museum Trip

We enjoyed a trip to the museum to take part in a workshop about toys. We compared toys from the past with modern day versions and spoke about the difference in materials and design.

History

Mayans

We are enjoying being introduced to our new history topic ‘ The Mayans’. We first refreshed our memories on some past events on our school timeline before we dive into our topic.
We are looking forward to learning more about the Mayans and their civilisation.

History: The Mayans

Today we enjoyed looking at all the ancient artefacts related to the Mayans. We particularly enjoyed learning how they created chocolate using the cacao plant and also the Large Triple Death Mask which represents the vital cycle of life.

Beaumaris Gaol

During our visit to Anglesey, we went to Beaumaris and took the opportunity to experience what a Victorian Jail was like for the inmates. We were shocked to see some of the punishments given to inmates, discovered interesting facts about how water was filtered in the jail grounds and were a little spooked by some of the ghostly tales!

Y1 Beatles Trip

Y1 enjoyed visiting Strawberry Field, John Lennon’s childhood home and Penny Lane as part of their History topic based on The Beatles. They viewed artefacts and information, took part in a sing-a-long with a musician and had the chance to ask the expert guide, Chris, lots of questions along the way.

Ancient Greece- Democracy and Olympics

Today we worked in two teams to gather information about Democracy and The Olympics. We presented it to the rest of the class.

History – Cathedral visit

As part of their History topic ‘Changes in our city’ the children visited Liverpool Cathedral today to learn more about this famous landmark and its history.

Egypt trip to the Museum

Class three enjoyed a trip to the museum for their Egyptian topic. We mummified a mummy and looked at all the tools used in the process.

History of Transport

In History the children worked really hard looking at old and new images. We looked at bikes, boats, cars, prams and buses. We spoke about the features of the old items and how they may be similar or different to modern day.

Timeline

Class 5 have been looking at timelines in preparation of our Anglo Saxon topic

Topic table

Lots of interesting items have arrived on Class 5 topic table! There are lots of clues to what our topic is!

Analysing sources

In History this afternoon, the children examined a variety of statements describing reasons why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain. They had to think carefully about whether each reason was likely or unlikely!

Visit to Mere Tun – Anglo Saxons

The children tasted what life was like for the Anglo Saxons, with a visit to Mere Tun, at Martin Mere. The class experienced settlement life – practising weapons skills, thatching, weaving and foraging.

Old and New Toys

This week Reception have been exploring old and new toys in history , the class discussed what they think are old and new toys and what toys they play with now and what they’re families might have played with when they were younger. Reception then used their knowledge of old and new toys to cut and stick which toys were from the past or present.

Trip to Chester- Romans in Britain

Trip to Chester – Romans in Britain

Fire Station

What a fantastic trip to the fire station this week! We were able to compare what we have learned about The Great Fire of London to the equipment they use today.

A museum in class

We have looked at different artefacts and we have discussed the relation with the Romans.

History – mysterious objects

The children became history detectives, looking at images of objects found at a mysterious burial site at Sutton Hoo. They came to the conclusion that they belonged to a King or an important person.

Romans in Britain

We created our own Roman shield. Lots of fun!

History – hot task

The class produced some wonderfully detailed and illustrated information leaflets this afternoon, to demonstrate their learning of our Anglo Saxon topic!