Year 2 and 3 have been learning about the life of the significant individual Guy Fawkes and the historical event that he took part in on 5th November. They began by discussing what they already knew about Bonfire Night and shared it with the class. They learnt about Guy Fawkes and his role then shared their knowledge about him. Here are some facts the children were able to learnt and talk about.
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Throughout the year there are months that celebrate the history of different groups of people. The history of these groups of people is part of all history so we should learn about everyone’s history all year round. However, these specific months help people learn more about these groups, their history and their importance to the wider world.
Black History Month was created to focus attention on the contributions of African Americans to the United States. It honours all Black people from all periods of U.S. history, from the enslaved people first brought over from Africa in the early 17th century to African Americans living in the United States today. Since the first Negro History Week in 1926, other countries have joined the United States in celebrating Black people and their contribution to history and culture, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands. Today Black History Month continues the discussion of Black people and their contributions through activities such as museum exhibits and film screenings, and by encouraging the study of achievements by African Americans year-round. In 1875, Carter G Woodson was born in the USA. Because he was Black, Carter didn’t have many opportunities to have an education or a well-paid job. However, he eventually managed to go to one of the top universities in the USA. He noticed that there was almost no mention of Black people in history books and wanted to change this. In 1926, he announced the first ever Black History Month. Carter became known as the ‘Father of Black History’. Among the notable figures often spotlighted during Black History Month are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who fought for equal rights for Blacks during the 1950s and ’60s; Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1967; Mae Jemison, who became the first female African-American astronaut to travel to space in 1992; and Barack Obama, who was elected the first-ever African-American president of the United States in 2008. Look at these bbc website for more information about Black History Month. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/black-history-month-primary-and-secondary-resources/zjwf8xs https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000w6yn/magic-hands-black-history-songs-1-dancing-in-the-street Magic Hands - Black History Songs: 1. Dancing in the Street This week in our cultural significant person study whole school assembly, children learnt about Martin Luther King Jnr and what a significant character he was.
They learnt about equality and fairness and how important this is. They learnt about his background and how that shaped his thinking and hopes and dreams for a better, more equal future. It was with great sadness that we heard the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. As you will have seen on the head teachers blog the children have had time to reflect on her historic reign as the longest serving monarch in UK history. Children have told us about watching the funeral with their family and what the queen meant to them. We will certainly be making sure we celebrate the Queen's life again as a full school in the future. As we did with the jubilee children will have chance to reflect on the life The Queen and look back at what our country was like when she first became monarch on 6 February 1952 and how it has changed through the decades over the past 70 years.
This week in our whole school assembly, children learnt about Nelson Mandela and what a significant character he was to South Africans.
They learnt about what he believed in and why he did the things he did. They learnt about his background and how that shaped his future and that of South Africa. This week in our cultural assembly, children learnt about Emmeline Pankhurst.
They learnt about her early life and what influenced her to think and act the way she did. They learnt about her actions and her fight for justice, learnt about the consequences of her actions and how she influenced the thoughts of others. The children shared their own views on Emmeline's thoughts and watched a video to learn more. 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. |
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