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…
Class 14 wrote a non-chronological report in English about life during WW1. Children researched and wrote about rationing, conscription, school and the role of women. This also linked to our History topic Of WW1 and our class text ‘Private Peaceful’.
On our quest to learn more about World War One, this week in Class 13 we discussed propaganda and how men were persuaded to fight overseas. First, we clarified some key vocabulary and then we discussed how the posters used different techniques to persuade people. The children then had the Read more…