History
We are historians… What have we discovered about the Ancient Maya?
Did you know? The Maya civilisation began long ago in a place called 'Mesoamerica'. This huge area is made up of Mexico and part of Central America. The Mayas built amazing cities like Tikal (which they called 'Yax Mutal') and Palenque. Even though they lived in...
We have been following an ancient Mayan recipe to make hot chocolate.
Did you know? The Mayans consumed chocolate by first harvesting the seeds -- or beans -- from cacao trees. They fermented and dried them, roasted them, removed their shells, and ground them into a paste. (Much of that process remains unchanged to this day.) They often...
Stone Age Settlements
I hope you agree that our Stone Age houses look great. We researched the materials that Stone Age people used and experimented to understand why certain materials were good for particular jobs. What did they use too keep out the bad weather? At the end of term we...
Visiting 3L’s Stone Age Museum
We were lucky enough to be invited to Mrs Lynch's class' museum this afternoon, which they have set up in Hall 2. They have displayed a range of artefacts from the Stone Age and they have written some excellent descriptions of them too. Thank you 3L, for our invite!
Remembrance Day
After observing the two minutes silence on Sunday, Lewis went home and made a Cenotaph out of blocks and said “Mammy I’ve made this for the people that died in the wars” In school, the children listened to The Poppy Story and watched 'Poppies' on CBBC. The children...
Ta dah! Our Fabulous Neolithic Tiles Display
We all worked very hard on our Neolithic clay tiles and I'm sure you will agree that we did a fantastic job. All of the tiles are unique and individual- just like us! Mr Proud helped us make a fabulous display which we are all so proud of.