Religious Education

Intent Across the Blossom Federation, our RE curriculum provides children with an understanding and appreciation for beliefs, cultural practices and values. The Blossom Federation follows The Hackney Education agreed syllabus and lesson plans where available. We hold six designated RE days at the...

About our Curriculum

...focus. This includes Geography, History, Art, Design Technology and Science. Curriculum Impact We pl......um Humanities At Daubeney, Geography and History knowledge and skills sheets are used. These are ba......gress from one year group to the next. In History, children in Years 2-6 take on two historical topi...

Humanities - History & Geography

...ular subjects like Geography, History and RE regularly. To have a deeper understanding of the wor...... of acceptance Within Geography and History, we also teach children “basic skills, knowledge, co......learning. Each year group will complete 2 Geography and 3 History topics each year RE has dedica...

Hispanic Week

We have thoroughly enjoyed learning about different Hispanic cultures and traditions this week. Students in Yr2 designed their own Mexican sombrero , listened and danced to some Mexican folk music; and students in Year3 had the opportunity to learn about Peru’s history. Maybe one day we can all...

History and Art

We painted a scene from the Great Fire of London last week. We thought about the colours you would use for the fire and how to create the silhouettes of the buildings in front

History and Computing

As part of our Great Fire of London topic, we used 2Create on Purple Mash to design our own tudor houses. We thought carefully about the features of the houses such as wooden beams, thatched or tiled roofs and white exterior

Year 5 - History: Windrush and Hackney

What is the link between Hackney and the Windrush generation? Today, we investigated this by looking at images and maps of bombs sites in Hackney. We also reminded ourselves of the experiences of Windrush generation after they arrived in the UK by watching some videos. Finally, we learnt about the...

5S: sharing assembly - Windrush

Class 5S performed their lovely sharing assembly to their peers. They produced, acted and directed a play based on Floella Benjamin and her experiences during Windrush (history topic). It was absolutely amazing!

Year 5 - RE Day: What can we learn from the past?

Do you know about the difficult past for Jewish people? We learnt about the struggles, prejudice and tragedies they have experienced throughout history and discussed why it is important to learn about the past

Year 5 - RE Day: Women in Religion

For our last RE Day of the year, we thought about how women are valued and treated in different religions. Although history has shown us that women weren't treated equally, religions usually teach to treat everyone equally

Year 4 Trip to the Natural History Museum

...d a great time at the Natural History Museum on Tuesday 3rd October. We explored the Earthquakes and Volcanoes exhibit and learned lots of interesting facts using the interactive games and activities. We even got to feel what it would be like to experience an earthquake in Japan in the simulator! We...

Year 6 - History: The Blitz

To start the lesson, we recapped our learning by doing a recap quiz as well as having a quick flip through the floor book. Then, we learnt lots of information about what the Blitz was and how it impacted people in London. Our task was to collectively film a news report as a class. We divided the...

Year 5 History – Gods and Goddess Fact Cards

Year 5 had lots of creative fun making their own God and Goddess Fact Cards ! They used their historical knowledge along with their creative skills to produce some wonderful fact cards. These will be used in lesson to help us learn more about Ancient Greek Mythology and with our class reading book...

Year 4 Autumn 2 Wow Day

...ear 4 had lots of fun for our History Wow Day. We went back 5000 years to the Ancient Egyptian times and learnt how to write in hieroglyphics. We wrote messages to our friends and designed our own cartouches. After that, we made our own 3D mummies and sarcophaguses! Watch the videos to learn more ab...

Year 2 Wow day Autumn 2

...ll of our knowledge from this History topic. We explored the expeditions of Sarah Marquis, Mae Jemison and Captain Robert Falcon Scott. We had fun interviewing explorers and drawing an explorer scene. We had the most fun in the afternoon when we made our very own compasses using magnets, sewing need...

Year 6 Hawk Class - Into University Experience

Monday During Our Into University Experience, On Monday, we did the carousel activity learning bout psychology, philosophy, classics and social sciences. Tuesday On Tuesday we did self portraits or our fellow peers. . In the afternoon, we carried out research, created fact files and biography and...

Year 5 – Spanish/Music joint project

As part as a pioneering joint Spanish and Music project, students in Year 5 have revisited vocabulary and structures we originally learnt in the Autumn term. Students are now able to express their musical preferences and justify their opinions using music specific vocabulary, such a timbre ,...

Year 4 - History and Art: Pyramids in Egypt

The children in 4M had a wonderful session on Wednesday 7th December 2022, creating a sunset image of the pyramids in Egypt

Year 5 - Science: Geocentric vs. Heliocentric

Do you know what geocentric or heliocentric means? Today, we investigated the different theories of our solar system and we learnt that different people in the past had different opinions on what space looked like! Have a listen to some of our questions to different significant people in history

Year 6 – History: WOW Day

We started off WOW Day by recapping all of our learning from this half term. We thought about how each lesson’s learning contributed to our understanding of just how devastating World War II was. We learnt about the impacts it had on Britain and wrote our responses to the overarching...

Year 4 - Trip to the British Museum

4L had an amazing time at the British Museum on Thursday 24th November. We saw some amazing Ancient Egyptian atrefacts including mummies! We learnt some fascinating facts about heiroglyphics which links to our history topic. It was like going back in time!

Year 3 - Stone Age Blogging

...bout what they have learnt in History so far. Children got to post their blogs and read and comment on their classmates blogs....

Year 4 - ICT and History - Ancient Egyptian Gods

Today, 10-11-2022, the children in Year 4 were excited to use their Chromebooks to research factual information about different Ancient Egyptian Gods. They located facts and recorded them in their books

Year 4 - 4L Visit Hackney School of Food

4L had a fantastic time at Hackney School of Food on Thursday 10th November. We learnt some useful cooking skills such as how to hold a knife correctly to chop vegetables and how to use a stove. We then cooked a tasty vegetarian paella and learnt about its history from Spain as well as the...

Year 5 - History: Charles I

To end the lovely sunny day yesterday, we decided to spend our research lesson outdoors and created a poster about different aspects of Charles I’s life. At the end of the lesson, we presented our findings to the rest of the class!

Year 5 - King Henry VIII

What do you know about King Henry VIII? Today we learned all his life and his impact on British history! "I liked learning about King Henry VIII because there was so many things that I didn’t know about him - such as him having 6 wives!" - Di’Sean

Year 6 - 6M: ICT and History

On Tuesday (22nd February 2022) the children in 6M used their ICT skills to research facts and information about World War 2. They used Purplemash to help them create a News report about the Blitz

Year 5 WOW Day - Ancient Greeks

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Year 6 - 6M Poetry Workshop

... children with links to Black History Month enjoyed the session with creative ideas to use to create their own poem/rap or song....

3G Sharing Assembly - Black History Month

...ldren's learning around Black History Month. The children sang two songs, recited a poem and spoke about five influential black people that they had researched. It was lovely to see so many parents....

Science Team Meeting - 26th May 2021

Today, we had a science team meeting to discuss female scientists across history. The science team members were given the task of researching the scientists and will feed back to each other in their next meeting!

History Dress Up Day 2021

...he incredible photos from our History Dress Up Day in April 2021, based on the following historical topics of learning: Year 1: Transport Year 2: The Great Fire of London Year 3: Romans Year 4: Anglo Saxons and Vikings Year 5: British Monarchs Year 6: Ancient Kingdom of Benin Why not leave a comment...

Year 6 – History: Diversity of the Allied forces

Having taken a week’s break from history due to RE Day, we spent the beginning of this lesson recapping our learning from when we went to the Museum of London Docklands and what we learnt about how World War II impacted the East End. After that, we reminded ourselves of the Allies and Axis...

Year 2 - History: GFoL Week 2

...e Great Fire of London in our History lessons. This week we discussed how and where the fire started, on Pudding Lane in 1666. We explored a range of reasons for why the fire lasted for five days, including having a very hot, dry summer, the houses being made of wood and being very close together, a...

Year 6 – Science: Natural History Museum

...went on a trip to the Natural History Museum, where we took part in a workshop that introduced us to the concepts that underpin evolution through natural selection. In the workshop, we: Explored what evolution is, how and why it happens Looked at fossil evidence of change over time Worked with sp...

Year 5: Wow Day - Windrush

...h generation as part of their History topic! During one of the activities, the children explored the work of a famous artist linked to Caribbean culture and created their own vibrant artwork, using bold colours and patterns to reflect the richness of the Windrush story. They also learned about th...

Year 2 - History: WOW Day

To end our Great Fire of London topic, we made our own Tudor houses and burned them! It was a little sad because we put in a lot of hard work but this helped us learn a bit about how the people of 1666 felt when they lost their homes!

Year 2 - History: How did the fire start?

Do you know how the Great Fire of London started? We learnt about this and imagined we were there. How do you think we felt? What do you think we were thinking?

Year 2 - History: Great Fire of London Now Press Play

We followed the Great Fire of London through a story told to us through our amazing Now Press Play headphones!

Rainbow Class - Transports: History

As part of our history learning, our pupils had a great opportunity to learn about different types of transport across land, water, and air. They were able to sort and match transports by gluing and sticking them into the correct categories, for example, a helicopter in the air group, a ship in...

Year 4 Hornbills - History

The children enjoyed their research session today where they collected and recorded interesting facts about the Vikings and the Anglo Saxons

Year 2 - History - Explorers WOW Day

To finish up our explorers topic, we spent the day doing fun activities to do with explorers, like astronauts

Rainbow Class - Transports

As part of our history and literacy learning, pupils learned about different types of transport that people use to travel. We talked about the names of different transports and how people use them. Pupils also explored transport from the past and the present, looking at how some transports have...

Year 5: History - Windrush

In today’s lesson, Year 5 explored the experiences of the Windrush generation, learning about their journey to the United Kingdom and how they settled into new communities. The session encouraged pupils to develop empathy and a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by those who arrived...

Year 3 - Ministry of Stories

Year 3 had the exciting opportunity to work on a 12 week project. Working alongside a professional author, the children first took part in fun drama and oracy activities to spark their imagination, inspired by their history topic on the Stone Age. These creative sessions helped them develop...

Year 4 Hornbills at Cardinal Pole Secondary School

...chool. They were invited to a History lesson all about Medieval Doctors and medical practices during this period. The children enjoyed the lesson and were fascinated by the facts and stories they heard....

Year 1 Peacocks - Past and Present

...ng at old photos.......istory, we are looking at the History of Hackney. We have been looking at new and old photos, and co...

Year 2 - Black History Month Drumming

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Year 3 - Black History Workshop 2025

... had fun learning about Black History with Immediate Theatre Company. We used drama to celebrate diversity in our class and learn about different aspects of Black culture such as food....

Year 5 - History: Experiences of the Windrush

We learnt about what life was like in the Caribbean then discussed the journey. Finally, some of their experiences when people of the Windrush generation arrived in the UK. We freeze framed our interpretations and discussed their thoughts and feelings

Year 4 - History Dress Up Day

...ldren in Year 4 enjoyed their History Dress Up Day, dressed as important figures from the past. The children in Year 4 made Viking shields, flags and design their own Viking jewellery....

Celebrating Black History Month Through Music

... video highlighting our Black History Month music lessons. With a focus on promoting diversity in the world of classical music, we’ve partnered with the renowned London Symphony Orchestra to bring this vision to life. In the video, you’ll see our talented students delving into the art of...

Year 2 - History: Tudor Houses

This week we discussed Tudor houses. We explored how they were made from timber beams that were covered in tar, and then filled with sticks called wattle. They were then covered in daub, which is a mixture of clay, sand and dung! We designed our own Tudor houses both on paper and online using...

Year 4 - Trip to the Natural History Museum

Daubeney Library

Look at our amazing brand new library! We are so excited to have our own library at Daubeney. Each class had the opportunity to go and explore the wide range of books. From fiction and poetry to non-fiction topics such as science, history, geography and RE, there is something for everyone. What did...

Kingfisher - Making Stone Age Tools

... Stone Age tools....

Year 5 - History: Hierarchy in Ancient Greece

Do you know what the four levels of society there are? We learnt about that this lesson by discussing with our groups and creating a information poster for it

Year 5 - History: Democracy

Do you know the origins of democracy? We learnt about this in the lesson and we even role played Dikasteria. We held a court that had a jury who helped to decide the fate of the accused

Year 3 – Kingfisher: The Roman Armour

...the Roman army today in their History lesson and focused on the equipment and armour used by the Roman soldiers. They used their knowledge to create an information poster all about the different pieces and their uses....

Year 2 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott

...maps of the area....

Year 5 - History: Gods and Goddesses

In this lesson, we explore the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece. We already knew the names and powers of some because of the book we are reading called “Who Let the Gods Out”. Some of us were already experts. To show our learning, we designed trading cards for each of our favourite...

Year 5 - Trip to the British Museum

...ent Greek Gods and Goddesses (History) this half term. At the British Museum, there are so many artefacts related to those topics. We spent the day exploring the museum and furthering our learning....

Year 5 - History: WOW Day

To end our Ancient Greek topic, we spent the morning answering the overarching question “What influence did the Ancient Greeks have on our modern day society?” After that, we created our own Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses inspired masks as well as Ancient Olympic like olive wreath

Year 3 - Natural History Museum Trip

... in his class trip to Natural History Museum. He was eager to explore looking at different animals from around the world, insects, dinosaurs and fossils....

History

It was once said that going into a library and all history unrolled before me. Here at Daubeney, you need only to come in to our website and experience history relived and refreshed through the determined spirits of our pupils, fired by an unquenchable thirst to learn, remember and thrive. "A...

Year 4 - WOW Day

...ls as part of our learning in History....

Year 2 - History Day

We had a fantastic day today! We made Tudor houses and then burnt them down! We watched as the wind blew the flames and turned them into ash, like it would have been in 1666. Well done everyone for dressing up and have a lovely Easter holiday!!!

RRS: 'The Right to a Full and Decent Life' Assembly

...ney incorporating, Geography, History, Maths, PHSE, RE and of course the Rights of a Child....

Year 4 - Hackney Museum: Travels with my Suitcase

Year 4 visited Hackney Museum where we had a workshop called 'Travels with my suitcase'. The children discovered how the local area has changed through the stories and suitcases of people who have travelled to Hackney from all over the world and throughout history. Year 4 children became...

Year 4 - 4K Trip to Lego Headquarters

4K enjoyed an amazing trip to Lego Headquarters where we took part in hands-on activities. We built robots, had a go at programming and concluded with team races. We also played memory games, learnt about the history of the Lego family and tested the newest Lego video games. Take a look at some of...

Year 3's Black History Month

... take home....... House. We were given a Black History Month activity trial where we learned all about famous histori...

Year 3 visit the Cutty Sark

As part of Year 3’s topic on Pirates, they went on aboard the legendary sailing ship, at the Cutty Sark Greenwich. The Cutty Sark is the world’s sole surviving tea clipper, the fastest ship of her time. They were taken back in time during 1869, where the Captain told them about the life...

Year 3 / 4 - Spanish in the World and Geography in Spanish

This week, Year 3 & Year 4 are learning about Spanish in the world and Geography in Spanish! They can find Spain in a map, they can name all the continents, the most important Spanish cities and the Spanish speaking countries in Spanish. They also learnt the history behind how Spanish spread...

Year 3 - What We're Learning in Spring 2 2017

Year 3 are learning about Light and the Romans this half-term. In Science, we have investigated light and discovered that visible light contains 3 different colours! In history, we have learned about life in the Roman army. We made our own shields and practised our battle formation following Latin...

Year 3 - Marlon's Lego Model of The Windrush

Marlon in 3G made a Lego model of The Windrush. He researched The Windrush using photos on the internet. Marlon was able to correctly name all the parts of the ship. He has also researched the history of the The Windrush as part of his home learning. He shared his knowledge in a question and answer...

Year 3 - Fabric Painting

...inue our celebration of Black History Month, Year 3 took inspiration from African prints to create their own fabric painting. They chose lively, vibrant colours to create their works of art. What fantastic artists we have in Year 3!...

Year 2 - SS Empire Windrush

... at our photos!...

Year 2 - Space and Astronauts at the Science Museum

Year 2 visited the Science Museum to learn about space and astronauts. We had fun looking at space shuttles, space capsule, what food astronauts eat in space and we saw a piece of the moon! It was very exciting! We learnt about Yuri Gagarin who made history in 1961 when he became the first human to...

Year 2 - Black History Month Art

...mazing week! As part of Black History Month, children had an exciting opportunity to participate in the 'Big Draw'. Year 2's Art drawing was an inspiration from Derek Walcott who was an artist, play writer and a poet from the Island of St. Lucia....

Year 2 - 2C Postal Museum

After work week, we went to the postal museum to learn more about the history of mail in the UK. Royal Mail plays a really big part in making sure our mail gets to where it needs to be! At the Postal Museum, we learnt through play and Alan took us around the museum to learn about how mail used to...

Year 1 - Toys from the Past and Present

...o money to buy toys back then....

Year 1 - Designing And Making Toys

...nd making toys as part of our History. We collected lots of junk boxes which we used to make our toy. It got very messy as we painted our creations and used lots of glitter, gems, feathers and other collage to put on the finishing touches. We all had so much fun!...

ORDER, ORDER! The House will hear...

Last Friday, Daubeney's finest school council members were given the marvellous opportunity to attend a visit to The Houses of Parliament in company of Miss Bree, Mr. West and City Year's own Mr. N. The trip allowed for the group to venture into the heart of London, specifically the area of...

Year 4 - Natural History Museum

...d a great time at the Natural History Museum where we visited the Volcanoes and Earthquakes exhibition and were able to consolidate and develop our learning. Not only were children able to look at artefacts but they also had the chance to experience what an earthquake feels like on a simulator! &...

5M African Drumming Session

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1FA - Black History Month

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Black History Month 2016

... Daubeney we celebrated Black History Month and many students were enthused enough to carry out thei...... research and the passion for History shown by the children here at Daubeney. We look forward to an ......rward to an even bigger Black History Month next year....

Motivational Boys Group Black History Month Assembly

Our Motivational Boys Group demonstrated many qualities today (15th October 2018) when they lead an assembly prepared by them, on inspirational figures throughout history, focusing on people from Black and African heritage. The boys used their skills and lead the assembly discussing many...

Black History Month 2017

...k culture and tradition....... these: The ABCs of Black History: A Children's Guide by Craig Thompson 15 great back Bri......rs 28 Unknown Facts: Black History How many of these people can you recognise? Anansi Stories...

Black History Month 2017

...the highlights from our Black History Month celebrations....

Black History Month 2018

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Creative Arts - Art and Design Technology

At Daubeney, the children are given the opportunity to have a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum. Art is taught through our cross-curricular lessons with a special focus during Art weeks throughout the year. We will inspire, engage and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and...

Egypt Workshop

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KS2 Spanish Assembly About African Black History

This week, pupils in KS2 learnt the unknown history of black African people and other African ethnic groups crossing through the strait of Gibraltar to Spain, blending artistic, cultural and religious traditions still present in both Africa and Spain. The biggest interaction took place when Islamic...

Year 4 - Natural History Museum

...went on a trip to the Natural History Museum to learn about earthquakes. We had a really exciting day and even experienced what an earthquake would feel like!...

Year 4 - Natural History Museum Trip

...ing experience at the Natural History Museum to explore more about our topic of Earthquakes. Through dramatic film footage, exhibits of earthquake rocks and fossils and interactive games we learnt how destructive earthquakes can be. We even had a feel of what it was like to go through an earthquake ...

1L Family Portrait Painting

... part of our Cross Curricular History topic 'Who and What is in my World?', we spent an afternoon sketching and painting our very own family portraits. We thought about who is in our family and discussed how our families might be the same or might be different. We used sketching pencils and ...

Black History Month 2020

...piring black people for Black History Month. Who can you spot? A big thank you to Mr Vidler for taking such wonderful pictures!...

Year 2 - Black History Month Dress Up Day

Everyone in Year 2 looked fantastic and dressed up wonderfully. We had some really creative and interesting costumes so well done everyone!

Reception - Black History Week 2020

Today children celebrated Black people making a difference in Daubeney. It was amazing to see so many children dress up - thank you parents for your effort and support

Year 6 - Present Exceptional Figures in Black History

Year 6 have been carrying out some extraordinary home learning and put together some very informative and inspirational presentations about some exceptional figures in black history

Virtual Assembly - 1st May 2020

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Virtual Assembly - 30th April 2020

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Virtual Assembly - 28th April 2020

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Virtual Assembly - 27th April 2020

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Year 6 - 6M IntoUniversity Week 2020

6M spent a week at IntoUniversity learning all about inclusion and diversity. The week included learning about a range of subjects. On Monday and Tuesday, we looked at inspirational people throughout history such as Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai. Also, we had an...

History Projects

What inspiring children we have at Daubeney! Over the holidays whilst most of us were feasting and relaxing, our children set about independently researching their history topic for the Spring term. They presented their findings in the most creative ways, from sculptures and painting to computer...

Year 4 - Natural History Museum

...isit to the Museum of Natural History. They viewed the earthquake galleries and found all the information they learnt in class available on the display. It was very interesting to see how much the pupils knew, especially how earthquakes are formed and the different types of earthquakes, which was ex...

School Council Visit the Houses of Parliament

School Council visited the Houses of Parliament on 16th October 2019. They were taken on a tour, where they got to see and learn about the history and what happens in the Houses of Parliament. They got to watch MP’s debate in the House of Commons, Theresa May was there too. The School Council...

Year 5 - Central Synagogue

The Year 5 children were welcomed yesterday (14th May 2019) to the Central Synagogue in London's West End. The staff made us feel welcomed and gave us a tour of the synagogue. A brief history of the building was presented to the children and the staff further educated the pupils on Jewish...

Year 4 - Viking Helmets

Year 4 had an exciting week creating Viking helmets. Did you know that the real Viking helmets did not have horns? Take a look at the pictures below to see how they really looked! "Before learning about the Vikings, I thought their helmets had horns" - Zakaria "It was so much fun to...

Year 6 - Black History Month 2016

...ing workshop as part of Black History Month....

Year 4 Workshop at Hackney Museum - Travels With My Suitcase

Year 4 had a wonderful time at the Hackney museum. They attended an exciting workshop called 'Travels With My Suitcase'. This workshop was all about the history of Hackney going all the way back to the Anglo Saxon era. "I really enjoyed the trip, we got to touch real artefacts from the...

Year 5 - African Dance Workshop

As part of our Black and African history month, Year 5 had a fun dance workshop this afternoon (17th Octover 2018) where they learnt many dancer skills and movements. The children put together a dance routine and demonstrated a high level of energy. It was so much fun!

Year 5 - Natural History Museum

...isiting the beautiful Natural History Museum in central London. We explored the many exhibits it had to offer including an insect room, fossils from prehistoric times as well as a mammal room and more! All of this related to our science topic this term: Living Things Including Humans....

Year 5 - Religious Education Day

Today (28th February 2019) the Year 5 children studied the beliefs of the Jewish faith. We learnt about their values, beliefs, festivals and the history the of Jewish people in Ancient Egypt and during the Holocaust

Year 6 - 6F IntoUniversity

6F had the amazing opportunity to spend an entire week with the IntoUniversity team. The focus for the week’s learning was diversity and inclusion. On Monday and Tuesday we looked at inspiring people throughout history such as Emmeline Pankhurst, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela and...

Year 6 - 6S Into University

6S had the amazing opportunity to spend an entire week with the Into University team learning all about diversity and inclusion. On Monday and Tuesday we looked at inspiring people throughout history including: Emmeline Pankhurst; Martin Luther King Jr; Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai. We also...

Year 6 - Natural History Museum

...tional day out to the Natural History Museum. As part of our Cross Curricular topic, we have been looking at the cause and effects of volcanoes. We had the amazing opportunity to explore the colossal halls of the museum and visit its engaging exhibitions....

Year 6 Meet Holocaust Survivor Eve Kugler

Year 6 had the privilege of speaking to a holocaust survivor, Eve Kugler, this week. Eve explained all about her family history and how she was separated from her parents who were interned in a concentration camp while she was forced to flee to an orphanage in America. The children were fascinated...

Year 1 Peacocks - History

We have enjoyed taking part in Now Press Play. We had to listen to instructions and information about transport, and then act them out. We also made Lego transport!