Victorian fabulous finish day

By Sophie Dale6th April 2022

Year 1 had a fantastic fabulous finish day being immersed into the world of the Victorian era and what it was like for children in the past. 

As soon as the children arrived into the class they were greeted with a new Victorian name (unless they already had one) and a very strict teacher.

The children were shocked to learn that children used to have punishments that were not very nice:

If a child answered a question wrong they used to wear a Dunce cap to embarrass them in front of the class!

Lottie pretending to be in trouble and receiving the cane from her teacher.

 

The children also practised writing without a pencil and paper. Victorian children would use slate to write with.

We all agreed that we much prefer how schools are today! The children were so excited to go tell their grown ups what they had learnt.

Enquiry 5 – What is my life like compared to Beatrix Potters?

By Sophie Dale6th April 2022

Year 1 loved being Historians by putting themselves into the shoes of Beatrix Potter to find out what life was like her for during the Victorian Era. We know to be successful Historians we need to look at different sources of evidence. We discovered that she was taught by her very own governess at home by looking closely at a painting. Using this piece of evidence the children asked lots of questions and came up with their own conclusions:

Millie- But when did she play with her friends?

Olivia- That would be so boring!

Teddy- Would they be as strict as Victorian schools?

We then had fun acting out a day in the life of Beatrix Potter. Here are some of the things we learnt:

She was woken up by her maid/governess using candles if it was dark.

She would then be served breakfast prepared by servants which was a huge meal consisting of ham, bacon, eggs and fish!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cup and ball.

Beatrix Potter had toys such as a skipping rope.

We then compared this life to ours in the 21st century.

IMG_0995[1] – Eric telling us who wakes him up and what he uses instead of a chamber pot!

IMG_0998[1]– Layla explaining what she has for breakfast compared to Beatrix Potter.

 

 

Year 5 Anglo Saxon and Viking Workshop

By Miss J STAINES30th March 2022

Today, Year 5 had a visit from Adam from Historic Workshops. Adam told us lots of stories about the Anglo Saxons and Vikings and then we took part in a range of different activities.

We tried on and held lots of different Anglo Saxon and Viking artefacts.

We used metal detectors and magnifying glasses to decide if artefacts were from the Anglo Saxon and Viking time period or another time period.

We learned about battle tactics, used shields to take part in some team games and then formed a shield wall.

We translated some runes that were etched onto a helmet into English and then decided if the helmet was Viking or Anglo Saxon.

Finally, we took part in some archery practice.

Year 3 trip to the Hull and East Riding Museum

By Mrs D O'LOUGHLIN30th March 2022

Our year 3 children took a journey back in time to the Stone Age today at the Hull and East Riding Museum. They learned about what life would have been like in that time, including how we know what we know about this time period. As historians, they used their skills to guess what certain artefacts might have been used for. They learned about the type of foods that would’ve been eaten, clothing and everyday life. They then journeyed forward through the Bronze and Iron Ages, learning about the changes that occurred and reasons for this.

One of the highlights of the trip was their first glimpse of the Wooly Mammoth!

Examining sources of evidence – What happened at Lindisfarne?

By Miss J STAINES18th February 2022

Over our past couple of history lessons, Year 5 have been examining both primary and secondary and both written and pictorial sources of evidence to come to conclusions about what happened when the Vikings raided Lindisfarne. We inferred that the Vikings travelled to Lindisfarne by boat, set fire to the church on Lindisfarne, stole valuable items from the church, attacked and killed the priests and monks and even took people as slaves. While examining the sources, we also questioned the reliability of the sources, discussing whether any of the sources were fully reliable or not and why.

We then used our inferences and our discussion to answer this question: “What can you conclude about what happened at Lindisfarne?” Here are some of our outstanding responses.

We are historians!

By Olivia Mead18th February 2022

This week, Y5MEA have been historians! The children examined a range of sources of evidence linked to the Viking raids at Lindisfarne to come to conclusions about the events.

The children answered these big questions:

  • What can you conclude about what happened at Lindisfarne?
  • How reliable is each source of evidence?
  • Is it a primary or secondary source of evidence?

After examining a range of sources of evidence linked to the Viking attacks on Lindisfarne, the children created a conclusion about what they think happened during the attack.

Where did the Anglo Saxons and Vikings come from?

By Miss J STAINES24th January 2022

In Year 5 have been discovering where the Anglo Saxons and Vikings came from, why they came to Britain and whereabouts in Britain they settled.

We started our lesson by using Digimaps, atlases and globes to recap the names and locations of the continents and the oceans and to locate countries that we had previously studied in history and geography.

We focused on the Angles, Saxons and Jutes (the three tribes that are commonly referred to as the Anglo Saxons) and discovered that they came from Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany. Using our maps, we located these countries. We then looked at the three main reasons why the Anglo Saxons came to Britain and where they settled. The Angles settled in East Anglia, the Jutes in Kent and the Saxons in Wessex, Sussex, Essex and Middlesex.

Finally, we looked at the Vikings and learned that they came from an area called Scandinavia – which includes the countries Norways, Sweden and Denmark. We located these countries using our maps and atlases and then looked at the reasons why the Vikings came to Britain, such as the land in Britain was more fertile for farming and Scandinavia was becoming overcrowded.

Victorian Toys

By Mrs H WILEMAN21st January 2022

WOW! Following on from our History lesson comparing old and new toys, Evan brought in the most interesting wind up music box with a modern twist.

Evan delivered a wonderful presentation about his little box to our Hub children. He completed our circle time with an amazing question and answering session.

 

Norse Mythology Work!

By Olivia Mead6th January 2022

To introduce our new topic, Anglo Saxons and Vikings, Year 5 learned about Norse Mythology and some key characters within Norse Myths.

The children then worked collaboratively to analyse a Norse Myth; exploring grammatical features such as parenthesis, direct speech, modal verbs, fronted adverbials and much more! The reason for this activity was for the children to familiarise themselves with Norse Mythology features and how grammatical features are used to create effect.

Well done Year 5!