Week 5

A highlight from the week was definitely our trip to Southwell workhouse on Tuesday (see previous blog post). The children thoroughly enjoyed dressing up and taking on the role of real Victorian children who went to the Workhouse in the 1840s. Each child received a mini identity card giving them the name, age and some information about the child such as reasons for going to the workhouse and if they went with any family or if they were orphans. 

The children have produced some great work already based on their experience at Southwell. In history with Mrs Allott, the boys and girls worked separately to plan and deliver presentations based on what they learnt at Southwell. On the day, the children had slightly different experiences in order to reflect what it would have been like for boys and girls. 

In literacy, the children wrote recounts in the role of their Victorian character, detailing their experiences on their first day at the Workhouse, including their journey there. They were really enthusiastic about their writing and have produced some fabulous work. 

Other things we have been getting up to this week:

- in maths we have been learning to multiply accurately using a column method

- we have been enjoying reading a poem a day, talking about what we like about the poem and often what we find a bit strange. We particularly enjoyed the poems which forced Miss Chadwick to try and rap- unsuccessfully! 

- in science we have started to investigate air resistance. We made parachutes but haven't quite had time to test them yet- will do this next week and let you know how we get on. 

Parents evening sign up sheet is on our door, please come and write your name if you would like to see me. However, please let me know if these time aren't convenient and we can arrange an alternative.  Miss Chadwick