This week Team AC have talked about why we have bonfire night. They looked at the history of bonfire night and why we celebrate every year. The children then acted out the gunpowder plot to retell in their own words. They used vocabulary including, history, parliament, plotters, evidence, treason and torture.
Children were asked the key question

• What do we know about Bonfire Night?

From this they were able to see the previous knowledge they had about this event and discuss what skills they would need to find out more.
Children watched a video of the events surrounding the Gunpowder Plot. They were given chance to make notes and discuss further key question

• What did Guy Fawkes do that makes us burn a ‘guy’ on Bonfire Night?
• What went wrong with the plot and how do we know?

Children were all able to discuss with partners or in small groups and give reasons for their choices.
 
Children acted out the different parts of the story showing their ability to recount the gunpowder plot. ​

Park Street focused a lot in assembly and collective worship time on Armistice Day this week and reflecting on the significance of soldiers who have braved their lives for us today.  The children had a wonderful knowledge of this and enjoyed reflecting on Major John McRae's poem 'In Flanders Fields'.

Mrs Fitchett has launched a Poppy Art competition this week - get your entries in ASAP!  We also have a large amount of entries to Barnsley Rockley Rotary Club Art Exhibition - details on the attached, but please go and visit the Metrodome this next weekend to offer your support and to see the masterpieces!

The whole school took part in two minutes silence at 11 o'clock on Friday to remember the fallen and those currently affected by conflict.

The photo below shows our beautiful Remembrance display that all classes contributed too within their art lesson.

Team DB have been learning about Remembrance. The children have been busily sorting a timeline of events since the end of the First World War and the history of the Cenotaph and Britain’s War Memorials. This really highlighted the importance of remembering those who have, and are, fighting in wars. The children learnt about the meaning of Cenotaph - empty tomb - and they also read the poem Flanders Fields, taking a copy home to practise as part of our oracy development.

Team DB's history this half term is linked to the Geography topic about Wombwell in WW1. They will continue to learn about this so keep checking the blog for updates!
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Year 6 have been learning about Remembrance. The children spoke today about the sacrifice made by soldiers in the world wars and those still defending us today. They were posed the question;

"World War 1 was called the war to end all wars. Why do you think people called it that at the time?"

This opened up a very interesting debate and the children were keen to engage. It opened up some questions about the current wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the children were very respectful.

The children took part in 2 minutes silence at 11 o' clock to remember the fallen and those who suffered.
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​As this weekend is Remembrance weekend the Rainbows have been learning about "the past." One of the activities was revisiting the "Ourselves" topic and talking about changes over time. They talked about what has happened in their past and how they have changed.

They looked at pictures of different people throughout their life. They had to order the pictures to create a timeline. Rainbows remembered the vocabulary they learnt during the "Ourselves" topic. They could identify baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult and elderly people. They could use this vocabulary confidently. Rainbows ordered the photos and explained to their friend the changes from each photo. They talked about babies needing adults to feed them and that to communicate they cry and put their arms out. They said toddlers learn to walk and can make different sounds to communicate. They said children can walk and move in different ways, can talk and communicate in different ways and they are taller than toddlers. The Rainbows could describe the changes in each picture and were inspired to try and complete the activity independently during provision time.

The Rainbows also focused on "the past" and were brought in a very strange object. First they held the bag and guessed what might be inside because it was very heavy. When they were shown the object they wondered what it could be. Lots of them thought it might be a type of door handle but some Rainbows guessed correctly that it was an iron! They compared the iron from the past to an iron in the present. The Rainbows found out it was made of metal, while the modern iron was mostly made from plastic. They talked about how the iron would get hot because it didn't have plug, and one Rainbow said they need to heat it up in flames. The rainbows all got to handle the iron (carefully) and told their friends it was very heavy and hard to push. They all decided that the modern iron was easier to use than the iron from the past.