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Year 4 British Museum, Sutton Hoo
June 2024
The children explored room 41 in a tablet session. Here they learnt about the excavation of Sutton Hoo and the artefacts discovered in a ship.
They observed a variety of weapons such as swords, shields and helmets, as well as some fine examples of buckles, spoons and jewellery. Pupils now understand that these objects tell us that the people buried were very important and very rich.
They reflected on the variety of materials used (iron, copper and gold, tin, ivory or wood) and which of these was better preserved. When analysing the helmets and the buckle, the children learnt that the Anglo Saxons considered the dragon, the snake and the bird very important as they would keep the evil away.Â
Finally, Y4's discovered that the Anglo Saxons used big ivory horns to drink and they used to drink mead (wine and honey).
Year 5 Ragged school
June 2024
The children explored what school was like the the Victorian times by looking at different artefacts. Did you know that seven people had to share on bed and they only made 2p making hair brushes? The pupils also had a live lesson with a “Victorian” teacher who taught them how they learned to do handwriting, mental arithmetic and other subjects. They had to stand up and greet the teacher and the boys and girls even had to sit separately!
Year 5 Residential to Holland
June 2024
Year 5 children visited Hann Frank house, the wings of Liberation and the Flanders museum and two WW2 cemeteries (Langmark and Essex farm) as part of their residential in the Netherlands. It was an excellent experience to reflect on the sacrifices people had to do during the second world war, to discuss its causes and impacts, to discover the military strategies in place and to reflect on the huge amount of loss of lives.
Children explored real historical artefacts, researched about Ann Frank life using the 'In memoriam' book and participated to the Last post ceremony in Ypres, such unforgettable experiences!
Year 3 Visit to the British Museum, Ancient Greece assembly workshop
May 2024
Year 3 visited the British museum as part of their learning about Ancient Greece. They observed original artefacts such as vases, temples and sculptures. They attended a workshop, gathering as an Athenian assembly, putting their values into practice using role play and decision making.Â
Year 2 Visit to the Florence Nightingale Museum
May 2024
Year 2 visited the Florence Nightingale museum in central London. The children met with Florence and she told them all about her life. The pupils observed a variety of artefacts including Florence's sache and medals.
Year 6 Visit to the Museum of Docklands
April 2024
Year 6 enjoyed an interactive workshop at the Museum of Docklands, which gave children an opportunity to discover how pulleys and levers were used in Victorian times to help with trade coming in from the ships. Children enjoyed creating their own pulley to lift sugar and were able to experiment with where to place the fulcrum in a lever to make it easier to lift sugar. Children loved hearing interesting facts about the Victorian times and enjoyed taking part in the interactive parts of the museum.Â
Year 5 Visit residential in Rome
February 2024
As part of their residential in Rome, the Year 5 pupils visited the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome. Here they learnt more about life in Roman times, the importance of entertainment and games and the gladiators. While visiting the archaeological area, they had the opportunity to explore some Roman artefacts as well as admiring the Roman architecture.
Year 4 Visit to the Roman Amphitheatre at Guildhall
January 2024
​Year 4 pupils explored a real archaeological site and handled some genuine Roman artefacts under the supervision of a trained archaeologist. They learnt that the Romans were good builders as well as good fighters. The pupils investigated a variety of artefacts such as coins, rocks and pottery and discussed their material, purpose and what they might have looked like in Roman times. It was a great experience to discover life in the capital nearly 2000 years ago!
Year 2 Great fire of London walk and workshop
January 2024
This workshop was an excellent opportunity to discover London by walking and using maps to better understand how far the fire spread. The students also had a variety of activities which included role play and writing with ink and quill!
Year 1 visit to V&A childhood museum
January 2024
Year 1 pupils visited the young V&A museum to explore toys from the past and present. They also had a self guided tour of the Myths to Manga workshop all about stories from Japan that included lots of Origami making opportunities.Â
Year 6 visit to the Imperial war Museum
September 2023
Year 6 visited the Imperial War Museum to explore the artefacts of World War 2. While they were there they took part in a Documentary Challenge workshop. This involved the children creating their own documentaries about the pieces in the WW2 exhibit that they found most interesting. The children thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
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