Class 14
A Pitch Perfect Science Lesson
We had an amazing Science lesson all about how different pitches are made. We then finished the lesson by making our own pan flutes to take home.
We had an amazing Science lesson all about how different pitches are made. We then finished the lesson by making our own pan flutes to take home.
Class 9 were history detectives this week finding out how Heywood had changed over the past 130 years. Using historical maps, we investigated the land use in Heywood in the present day, the 1950s and the 1890s. We discovered that over time, Heywood has become more urban, with more houses Read more…
This year marks the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee , and as a school we want to celebrate this historic landmark. Children in Class 13 have been creating poetry to celebrate the Queen and all her achievements.
Today we jumped into the second part of our history topic and it was all about the vikings! we had lots of fun looking at the different artefacts including a drinking horn and some bone needles too. We wrapped up by trying on different clothes from the Viking era. Similar Read more…
This week, Class 9 were lucky enough to get hands on with some Viking artefacts. The children were challenged to see if they could work out what each artefact was and what it was used for. Some were quite easy, but others were a little bit more challenging.
Today we have been finding out about historical sources and how they help us to find out about things that have happened in the past. In groups, we looked at different sources about the 1969 moon landing such as newspaper reports, photographs, magazine covers and special stamps from this time. Read more…
Today we began our new history topic on the Ancient Egyptians. Class 12 have already been excited to learn more about the Egyptians after starting our new class read ‘Secrets of a sun king’. Today the focus was on artefacts and what they can tell us about Egyptian life. We Read more…
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