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This week Team CW had a mystery object from the past in their feely bag. They used the words "from the past", "history" and "a long time ago". They had to close our eyes and feel carefully and describe it. They described it as "big" and "hard." When they discovered it was a key, they tried to guess what it was used for and had some very interesting discussions. At first the Rainbows thought it might be a key for a car so we discussed that cars were from very recent history and when this key was made there were no cars. Some of the Rainbows identified that they had electric keys for cars, but knew this key wasn't electric. They decided that it was too big to be for a house as we compared a shiny modern key that was much smaller with it. The Rainbows asked why it was so brown so they talked about how it would have been shiny when it was made and how it is very old, well used and is tarnished and rusty now. Another fabulous answer was that maybe it was for a castle door! team CW discussed how castle doors were big and heavy with big locks and how this is from something very similar, a church! They were able to explore the key further and hold it carefully. In history we have been learning all about the lives of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. We have enjoyed learning all about why these people were famous and what they did to inspire others. We thought about how we can find out about people from the past and looked at some paintings and drawings from that time to help us find clues. Team AC were inspired to create paintings and drawings of our own. Here is some of our amazing artwork linked to history sources. Florence Nightingale using watercolour paints  Mary Seacole using oil pastels  Today was the final day of Rainbows investigation looking at changes over time. Rainbows learnt about this to help with their understanding of chronology. They had previously placed bread, a pear and a banana skin in bags to document what happened over a couple of weeks. Today they were shocked at what they found! The bread that was wiped on the door handles, computer keyboard, table and was sneezed on had turned mouldy and was fluffy and blue. The bread that was placed in the bag without that had gone harder but remained white. The pear had turned into a liquid and turned an orange-brown colour and the banana skin had turned brown. The Rainbows enjoyed talking about the changes they had seen over time from start to finish. Learning about the world around us is one of the building blocks for learning about history in KS1. Before learning about life in the past, children need to be secure about understanding different places and events that occur now.
Shooting Stars have been learning about Chinese New Year and also began to link this to history as they learnt that each year different animals are celebrated and this moves through a cycle. Shooting Stars came to nursery wearing red as it is the lucky colour! At register they answered their names with "hello" in Chinese which is "Ni Hao." Then they learnt to say Happy New Year (Gung Hey Fay Choy) and sung a Happy New Year song together. They talked about the ways in which they celebrate and watched a BBC clip to help them find out more. In their provision, they had a go at lots of different activities including: Chinese writing with black paint on red paper in our painting area, they all made a paper lantern and practised their scissor skills while they worked. They learnt to snip and cut strips with scissors and sprinkled glitter to make it sparkle too. They explored noodles in their investigation tray. They tried very hard to pick them up using chopsticks! It was quite tricky but great for their fine motor development. They also loved making their own Chinese dragons and made them dance like they do on the parade. Shooting Stars also enjoyed dragon dancing using their ribbons. They moved their bodies in different ways and tried to move like the dragons on the parade. At snack the children enjoyed tasting some special Chinese food and some really liked it all and asked for more! They tried noodles and prawn crackers and also had some sweet chilli sauce and plum sauce to try. GUNG HEY FAT CHOY! Now the Shooting Stars have developed their understanding of the World Around them, they can begin to learn about events in the past as well as chronology. In History, Team EO and Team AC continued to learn about the life of Florence Nightingale – They listened carefully to the ‘Little People Big Dreams’ book and then created a fact file about key parts in her life.
They are looking forward to comparing the lives of Florence Nightingale and Mary Secole later in the term. In nursery they have begun to develop their understanding of the world by observing some changes over time. They have some daffodil and hyacinth bulbs on our window sill and Shooting Stars are going to watch them closely and talk about how they change. This supports their early understanding of Science and also History as they talk about how they are the same and different as they were using words such as yesterday and last week.  Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Ancient Egyptians. Their learning so far has involved learning about where Ancient Egypt is situated on a modern map. They have placed the period on a timeline and discussed when it was in relation to other history topics they have learnt about. They have also considered the importance of historical sources and evidence. They explored what different artefacts might tell us about life in Ancient Egyptian times whilst considering the reliability of different evidence sources. They have also learnt about the work of archaeologists, palaeontologists and Egyptologists. They have learnt about Howard Carter and local Egyptologists Joann Fletcher and Ernest Howard Jones. This week the Rainbows have been learning about Chinese New Year. 2025 is the year of the Snake.
Team CW have been looking at the signs of the zodiac and know that there are 12 different signs. They know that each year a new animal is celebrated and when the 12 signs have been celebrated, the cycle starts again. Learning about this has helped the Rainbows understand the concept of chronology and has helped them understand the past and how this repeated cycle will continue to change in the future. In History, Team EO started by discussing the different ways we can find out about past events. They know that we can call these sources. They could name books, photos/paintings/ artefacts and the internet as different ways we can learn about the past. They explored a photo of Florence Nightingale and discussed what they noticed then they watched a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqYvDh2qEOU) to learn about the key events in her life. Then the Year 1’s created a class timeline of events using pictures from the video.  |
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