Our book in English this half term is ‘Anglo-Saxon Boy’ by Tony Bradman. We have read the first three chapters and been introduced the main character, Magnus, and his family. 1065: Magnus is the son of Harold Godwinson, lord of the Southern Saxons and ruthlessly ambitious claimant to the Read more…
To help us get into our new topic of the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings, we had a study into Sutton Hoo and some of the items found there. We experienced the weight of the some of the equipment that the average Viking had to travel with with some fake Read more…
A huge thank you to everyone for supporting Harwood Park’s Poppy Trail. We are very proud of all the creative ways that you and your family have commemorated Remembrance Day. We think they look amazing. Watch the video here: http://https://youtu.be/xz4iTtqSMHo
Today in Class 9, we joined with the rest of the country in marking Remembrance Day. In assembly, we learnt all about why we have Remembrance Day and why we wear poppies by watching the video below. We also made a poppy wreath out of our hand prints and then Read more…
A group of children from Year 6 went to Heywood Memorial Gardens this morning to lay a poppy wreath for Harwood Park. Phoenix in Class 14 wrote a beautiful message that is displayed on the wreath. The children also enjoyed looking at the benches and reading the information on the Read more…
In Class 13 today, we have explored a variety of artefacts, all linking to World War One. Some of the children got to dress up as soldiers, we smelt some aroma cubes that showed the children what it would smell like in a trench and looked at a mess Tim Read more…
Year 6 used WW1 aretfacts from Touchstones Museum to deepen their understanding of WW1. We looked at different items including coloured poppies and their representations, a wooden dummy rifle, mess tins, a white feather for cowardice and a Princess Mary tin. Children also had the opportunity to smell aroma cubes Read more…
Today in History, Class 9 were set the task of working as teams to answer questions about the life of Florence Nightingale and discover what impact she had on modern day nursing.
In History, we have been learning about toys from the past and sorting them into old and modern toys.
Class 14 have started their new English text this week ‘Who Let the Gods out’ and we will be starting our new History topic soon: Ancient Greece. Therefore, for the Easter Holidays homework children were asked to use the BBC Bitesize website to create some Ancient Greek style homework. This Read more…
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