Classes 13 & 14 got together today for the big finish of their Anglo-Saxons based History topic. The classes came together to debate the validity of labelling the era of Anglo-Saxon settlement and invasion of England as ‘the dark ages’. The children showed good speaking and listening skills as they Read more…
The children in nursery have been learning about Remembrance Day and have enjoyed making their own Poppy’s.
As Harwood Park prepares to remember those who lost their lives at war, the poppy appeal has begun around school and is being led by year group PLT members. On Tuesday the PLT members of Year 6 & Year 4 were supported by volunteers in Nursery & Reception. Today it Read more…
Year 4 today visited three fantastic historical sites in York. Starting at Barley Hall, the children learnt lots about how people lived in Viking times. Class 9 then moved on to the famous Jorvik Centre where we were able to touch and explore dozens of fascinating artifacts. Finally, we descended Read more…
Class 6 were delighted to welcome their parents and family friends to school as we shared our learning in our class assembly. We really enjoyed our topic about Florence Nightingale and wanted to tell her story. She was an inspiration to us and made us all think carefully about how Read more…
Class 6 were asked to investigate castles over the holidays. This is our new topic. They could create a piece of art work or complete some research and present it in any way they wanted. As you can see from the photos, they certainly enjoyed themselves and many children took Read more…
Today in Linked Learning we looked into the weird and wonderful world of Greek gods and goddesses and the legends which surround them. We wrote the key facts on white boards in order to get a better understanding of who they were and how they link together. Following this, we Read more…
After researching the Olympics and comparing how the games have changed since it first began in Athens, Ancient Greece, we set up our own classroom version. Class 11 and 12 joined forces to make up eight groups taking part in 8 different challenges. Our classroom games included standing jump, hula Read more…
Class 9 had an important task to complete this week! The Jorvik Viking Centre needed their help matching the Viking artefacts to the descriptions whilst also finding a modern day equivalent. Not only that, they were also asked to produce a page for the museum guide, researching facts about their Read more…
Class 9 have been reading The Saga of Erik the Viking in English this half term and have been studying the Vikings in Linked Learning. The class put their learning together to plan, write and rehearse a detailed script. This morning the class performed their script in front of the Read more…
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