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At Vindolanda we had so much fun seeing the Latin teacher that helped us spell our name in Latin. Soon after we looked at a 3D Roman film! It was amazing. Then we went to the real Vindolanda to see the archaeologist excavate. I…

Nursery had a fabulous day last week when we went on our trip to Hardwick Park.  We looked out for signs of Autumn and collected leaves to take back to make collages and to study using magnifying glasses.  We also went on a Gruffalo Hunt around the park where we spotted all the animals from the…

Year 5 had an information-packed morning where they found out more about racism. They took part in a workshop where they learnt the definition of racism and had the opportunity to share any experiences that they had come across. The children explored different words and decided if they were…

Today year five went on a school trip!!!

Year 5 went on a school trip to Vindolanda and they also went to the Roman Army Musuem .  At the Roman Army Musuem they saw some sculptures from 0 AD . Also they watched a 3D film with 3D glasses. They saw some archeologists digging in the…

Today Year five went to the Roman Army Museum and Vindolanda. They had a great time and got to find out lots of information and got to see some artefacts in the Vindolanda museum. That day in Vindolanda was the last day to see archaeologists digging up artefacts…

Amazing Vindolanda!

We have been to the Roman Army Museum and it was extremely fun. We went to see a holographic teacher and he helped us learn Latin numbers and letters. Then we went to read Roman facts and then we went to see a roman movie in 3D. When we went to Vindolanda we saw the…

Y5 have been working so hard in their history work and recently went on a school trip to Vindolanda and were educated about the Romans. They explored the Roman forts and strongholds and even had a battle with imaginary swords.

Y5 also did worksheets…

Year 5 have been enjoying testing out their Science skills in their first Science topic of the year, 'Properties and Changes of Materials'. To investigate which materials would be the best insulators and keep food fresh in a packed lunch box, children wrapped different materials such as fabric…

Year 4 pupils have been very busy in Science lessons entering the Pioneers Little Inventors competition. We were delighted to discover that many of our energy saving inventions have been uploaded onto the Little Inventors website with comments and encouragement from the real scientists. It has…

Welcome to the Year 4 blog 19-20!

We have already learnt so much over the last few weeks and have been so pleased with how the children have settled into their new classes.

Through our history topic, we have explored the life and times of Anglo Saxon Britain. To support this, the children…

Year 5 children in Mr Jefferies' and Miss Mowbray's classes have been producing fantastic writing linked to their History topic on the Romans. Examples include exciting stories and story openers based on their visit to Roman Vindolanda and atmospheric sensory descriptions linked to the novel,…

Nursery have had fun this week finding out all about crabs.  We brought a real crab (dead of course!) into the classroom for the children to investigate.  They had the opportunity to look at its features, find out what it felt like and smelt like!  They learnt that crabs have their skeleton on…