This half term we stepped back in time to explore the events of 1666 and learnt all about the significance of the terrible fire in London.
During our English lessons, we explored a non-fiction text all about the fire. We used the facts from the book to continue our research to record our findings within a non-fiction report to outline the main events of the devastating fire that destroyed London in September 1666.
During our History lessons we developed our understanding of the events even further where we looked at the causes and consequences of the fire. We created a detailed timeline of events and investigated what more could have been done to stop the fire.
In Maths, we worked hard to master addition and subtraction. We discovered that these calculations can be described in many forms as we have learnt new vocabulary. We discovered that addition and subtraction have a relationship, and we explored the inverse relationships and the commutativity that addition holds but subtraction doesn’t.
During our Religious studies we explored the Christmas story in many ways and investigated why Christmas is important to Christians. We performed our very own version of the story where we joined forces with Year 1 to showcase our acting and singing talents through our performance titled- The Fleece Force, an Arresting Nativity. We also visited St Peters Church where we learn about the act of worship and located various significant items within the church.
We have also completed a Design and Technology unit where we explored wheels and axels to design, make and evaluate a moving trolley for the Christmas Elf. In Science, we have explored a range of materials and their properties and conducted many comparative tests to tests these.
In Computing we have become photographers and investigated how we can use lighting and programs to change the effect of a photograph.
During this term we also enjoyed Christmas lunch with our friends and enjoyed a Christmas treat of candy cane hunt followed by yummy hot chocolate. We also had a special visit from the big man himself who told us the story of Christmas and gave us an early Christmas gift.
We visited the theater to enjoy this year’s pantomime- Dick Wittington.
We took a trip to The Ancient High House in Stafford where we consolidated our learning about The Great Fire of London. We visited the Tudor style building and took part in a range of activities including calligraphy. We learnt more about the buildings in London and why the fire spread so quickly, we took part in a wattle and daub activity to further our understanding of how house designs were changed following the fire.
What an action-packed, fun-filled term it has been! We look forward to sharing more magical moments with you next half term.
