As part of our topic this term, a lady in the role of a WRVS met with the children and took them through what it would feel like to be evacuated in the war. The children learnt about the process from being ‘tagged’ ready to board the train to the time they had to wait to be chosen by family. The children learnt how to play typical WWII games including marbles, skipping and sticks. The children had a marvellous afternoon and many wanted to keep their ‘tag’ attached for home.
Year 5 and 6 have been working with an artist for the last few weeks using various mediums to create poppies to commemorate the 1st World War. They have used pastels, pen and ink, printing and have also used clay to create their poppies. Their beautiful work will be displayed on the outside wall of the classroom for you to see when you are in school.
As part of our remembrance activities in school to commemorate 100 years since the First World War ended, all the children designed and created their own poppy cross and placed it in front our our remembrance flag. The children also attended a special assembly and found out more about the use of poppies as an international symbol of remembrance. The assembly also highlighted the work of the Royal British Legion and their aim to support all service personnel past and present.
On Wednesday 17th October 2018, Year 5 and Year 6 visited Heugh Battery Museum in Hartlepool to find out more about the World Wars. They were able to handle artefacts from both world wars and more recent conflicts. They also experienced what some soldiers may have experienced in a replica trench. The children also learnt how important Hartlepool was in the war when it was attacked by three German battleships.
This week, Year 5 and 6 took part in CPR training as part of Restart a Heart week. The children learned how to give chest compressions and rescue breaths using CPR dummies. We had lots of fun and learned vital life saving skills.
Class 3 have been making hedgehog houses following their own set of instructions. They all turned out well and we look forward to seeing some prickly visitors soon!
We have been investigating how to find half of an amount.
