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We have been celebrating Bonfire night this week and learning all about how it began. Have a look at our blog below to see what we got up to.
Happy bonfire night from F2. Stay safe. pic.twitter.com/5BjjiTyF5I
— CPickering Primary (@CPickeringPri) November 5, 2021
During our Autumn term Topic, year 3 loved learning about World War II. We began our WOW day by listening to an air raid siren and explaining that this noise meant that everyone had to get to safety. The children were told that they needed to prepare to be evacuated, throughout the day we explored what it would have been like for the children of WWII. We thought about the different belongings children in the war time would have taken with them and how they would have felt. Later in the day we looked at some photographers of Coventry Cathedral after it had been bombed and of Winston Churchill visiting the cathedral. We then recreated these images using oil and chalk pastels. Finally, we explored the types of food children would have eaten during the war time, we even made our own beef pate sandwiches!
For our WOW day we came to school in WWII fancy dress, we had evacuees, land girls, solider and war officers. Here is a picture of us all looking super!
Year 4 have been busy appraising music and learning new songs on the glockenspiel.
In celebration of black history month, we listened to and appraised ‘What a wonderful world’ by the black artist Louis Armstrong. We spoke a little about his history and when he wrote the song. We also discussed what it might have meant to music and black people back in the 60s.
There were mixed reviews, but the children are getting better at really listening to the music and talking about how as song is it made up.
The children then started learning a new song on the Glockenspiel, I wonder if you can tell which song it is from the video clip?
In F2 we have been celebrating black history month, by listening to black musicians from the past. We managed to learn some of the songs and had a good dance. Click the link below to take a look at what we learnt.
Throughout October, we are celebrating and teaching children about the importance of Black History Month within school. We always openly discuss Black History throughout our day-to-day learning at Christopher Pickering, however it is great to have even more of a focus on celebrating individuals who have overcome adversity during their lifetimes.
We have taken opportunities within whole school and phase assemblies to discuss why it is so important we discuss Black History and how we, as a country, can learn and move forward from mistakes that have been made in the past. We have also been watching videos and discussing individuals such as Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole and Harriet Tubman – 3 amazingly brave and influential black women who stood up for their beliefs and freedom. These assemblies have stimulated powerful and meaningful discussions amongst our children.
Year 2 have been learning about the events of the Moon Landing in History today. They used newspaper articles to learn about what happened.
We loved learning about all things ‘Maya’ during our themed day. It was a great opportunity to delve into researching and understanding this fascinating civilisation. The day started through carefully examining Maya artefacts and hypothesising about their uses and how they would have been made.
We then took part in a Maya themed QR code hunt on a mission to gather and research as many facts as possible – great team work was demonstrated!
We were fascinated when learning about the religious and cultural significance of masks, especially ‘death masks’ which were placed on their dead bodies to guard them on their journey to the afterlife! The ones we designed and made look great on display in our pod area.
Finally, we spent the afternoon observing and studying intricate Maya hieroglyphs and drawing these in our sketch books.
We have been learning about Christopher Columbus as part of our topic, ‘Explorers of the Sea.”
First, we looked at some sources of evidence.
We looked at diary entries, paintings and drawings.
Next, we ordered some information on a timeline.
Finally, we wrote our own timelines using the evidence and resources we had looked at.
