As we are all aware a very special occasion is happening this week as the country celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. 
The Platinum Jubilee is a time of national celebration. It marks 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne in February 1952 when she was just 25 years old. The following year she had a special coronation ceremony to celebrate becoming queen. She has since ruled over the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms. Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch to serve for 70 years.
​There are four days of celebrations planned for people across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth as part of the Platinum Jubilee. The celebrations will include a national moment of reflection, where people will think about The Queen and her reign. There will also be parties, events and activities. What are you doing to celebrate?

www.royal.uk/platinumjubilee

Have a look at the official website to see what's happening to celebrate this special occasion and find out more about this historic event.

​Throughout Spring 1, Team DB have focussed their History learning on World War One. We started our history unit by focussing on the outbreak of war and the countries that were involved. We looked at historical maps in order to locate these countries especially as some countries have changed their names in the last 100 years! This enabled us to incorporate some of our geography skills too, linking the two areas of learning together. Afterwards, we have learnt about the role of the British Empire in 1914 and this further developed our understanding as to why so many other countries became involved in the war due to their connections with Britain, looking at how vast the British Empire was in the early 20th Century. Following on from this, we looked at the use of propaganda when recruiting men and women and their job roles within the war. Our most recent lessons have focussed on the frontline and the trenches. In Spring 2, we will be predominately learning about the Ancient Greeks, however, there are still elements of WW1 that we will be learning about and of course, we will also be hosting our WW1 Day with Mr Fidment!

Making Timelines
In history Team JF explored making timelines. To begin with we discussed dates, how to say them and where to start when ordering them. The children were able to use their knowledge of numbers to identify and order the dates from smallest to largest. From this, we discussed the significance of timelines and how they help us to piece together life and events of the past.  

​Team AC have been working on understanding the term ‘chronology’ to help with their understanding they have looked at how timelines are constructed and where each Era comes on a timeline. We have worked hard to understand the terms BCE (BC) and CE (AD) and how this works through different historical eras.
Our main focus so far has been to study the three different stages of the Stone Age; the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras. As part of this we have looked what changes occurred during these stages, why they occurred and how these changes have effected the way we live today. Next we will look at the development of the metal ages and their significance before finally moving on to explore the progression into the Roman era.

​Team CB have been working really hard to understand the chronology through the ages. The class have explored where on a time line each Era comes, as well as working hard to understand how a timeline is constructed. We have looked at the key terminology of BC and AD and its relevance to other historical periods. Once the chronology of these Eras was clear, we have explored carefully the three time periods within the Stone Age; the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras. The class understand the varying durations of these time periods as well as that a Tsunami and the melting of the Ice Caps sparked the end of the Stone Age. We have specifically explored the tools used within the time and created our own adverts to persuade early humans to purchase one! The class are developing a really thorough understanding of these time periods and we can’t wait to explore further!

Throughout Spring 1, Team LF have focussed on World War One. We started our history unit by focussing on the outbreak of war and the countries involved. We looked at maps in order to locate these countries, which enabled us to incorporate some of geography skills too. Afterwards, we learnt about the role of the British Empire in 1914 and this further developed our understanding as to why so many other countries became involved in the war due to their connections with Britain. Following on, we looked at the use of propaganda in recruitment and the job roles within the war. Our most recent lessons have focussed on the frontline and the trenches. Whilst we will be predominantly learning about the Ancient Greeks next half term, there are still elements of WW1 that we will be learning about and of course, we will also be hosting our WW1 Day with Mr Fidment. 

At Wombwell Park Street we are very passionate about teaching history and enjoy learning about a wide variety of important and interesting eras and events that help us understand how the world before us shaped who we are today.

One area that we would love to promote is our local area! We believe it is really important for children to learn about our local area and any significant events or people so...........we would like your help!

We have a thoroughly exciting history curriculum but would like to enhance it with information about any people or events that are linked to Park Street's families! If you have any interesting information about family members that made a significant impact to our local area or have been part of a significant event in the past then we would LOVE to know so we can teach it within our curriculum and add it to our timeline!

If you have any information you would be willing to share with us please contact Miss Clementson or Mrs Allen. We can't wait to hear about your amazing families!

This Friday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE day, communities are holding a "stay at home VE day street party."

The details of the event are below. I hope you can join in!