In school this week, we have been celebrating Shakespeare Week. The children in Team DB have worked incredibly hard at creating their own Shakespeare Poem in Literacy, based upon the Witches' Spell, from Macbeth. The children unpicked the poem looking for specific detail that would help them when it came to writing their own poems. They then planned their poem, thinking about the most hideous things that they could, and then wrote it out neatly, using their best handwriting.
In reading, the children read an extract from Macbeth, in particular the three witches' scene, and used their retrieval skills to scan and skim for information, locating specific points to answer questions about the text. Take a look at their hard work below.
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This week is Shakespeare Week. Team LF have looked at different versions of the opening of the historical text Macbeth and different costume designs through film and theatre. They acted out the cauldron scene and designed our own interpretation of The Weird Sisters.
Team CW enjoyed learning about Shakespeare this week in Drama. First they had a history lesson and learnt how times were different over 400 years ago when Shakespeare was alive.
They began by looking at how clothes and houses were different to what we see today. After looking at sources they could say that men sometimes wore short trousers, wore a cape over one shoulder and had different hairstyles. When learning about other aspects of society they were surprised that beds sometimes had curtains around to help keep people warm and that there was no electricity, just candles! They learnt that Shakespeare had 9 brothers and sisters and lived on a farm. His dad made gloves and sold them from his house. They were also surprised that in the past it was common for Falcons to be kept as pets! They know that Shakespeare was a writer and wrote stories and plays. He is a very important person and is known throughout the World! Team CW then watched a summary of one of his famous plays; A Midsummer Nights Dream and completed a Drama activity showing Freeze Frames of different characters and emotions. In science Team AC have been looking into fossils and how they are made and who discovered them.
They learnt that when an animal dies and is buried by sediment, and then the soft parts of the animal decay or decompose, followed by more sediment and compression until its forms rock. Bones start to be dissolved by water underground and the minerals in the water then turn to rock. They made some imprints of shells into salt dough to recreate how a fossil looks. They also looked into Mary Anning who discovered fossils, a very significant individual from her time! During History Day children in school dressed as Mary Anning because she was so important! This week Park Street have celebrated International Women's Day and some amazing achievements from women past and present. We know it is important to recognise the enormous achievements that women have made to our society, often through adversity when certain aspects of society may not have looked favourably at women in certain roles. We wanted to show Park Street children that everyone is equal, we all have the same opportunities, and that everyone has the right and the opportunity to follow their dreams.
On Monday the whole school assembly focused on "The Hidden Figures" of NASA; Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson. These three African-American women were amazing mathematicians and scientists and an integral part of NASA, their research and space missions. Unfortunately their work was often overshadowed by the achievements of men. These women were known as "human computers" who solved tricky maths calculations and helped astronauts get back to earth safely after their space missions. These women achieved amazing feats and also helped other women gain jobs at NASA by promoting equal rights. Throughout the week classes have been learning about inspirational women and their achievements. Team CW learnt about Wangari Mathaai, an environmentalist from Kenya who fought against tree felling and was successful in protecting trees in her home country of Kenya. Team CW made some blossom trees in the creative area to celebrate her achievements. Team AC researched inspirational women and their amazing achievements. Some of the women included Amelia Earhart (the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic) Queen Elizabeth and Malala Yousafzai (the youngest Nobel Prize laureate.) They then shared what they aspire to be when they are older including a physiotherapist, vet, doctor, teacher, hairdresser and song writer. Team DB have been studying Herstory, a view of history from a female perspective which often empowers women and celebrates female role models. They have been learning about Emmeline Pankhurst in detail and are writing a persuasive letter for the right to vote. They have also studied Boudicca and discussed Malala Yousafzai. The children discussed on Wednesday how women have been influential throughout history. Team CW have been learning that International Women's Day celebrates the achievements of women across the world. During their Inspirational History Dress Up Day they were shocked to learn that in the past women in our country did not have the same opportunities as men. Some of the children had dressed as Emmeline Pankhurst, a suffragette. They know International Women's Day celebrates the achievements that women have made to our community, country and across the world.
They learnt about Wangari Maathai, an environmentalist from Africa who was lucky to go to school and university and achieve different qualifications. They know she fought against people who were destroying the Kenyan landscape by cutting down trees, and she even went to prison. They were relieved to learn that Wangari never stopped believing, and never stopped fighting and was finally voted in as a member of parliament and able to make changes to protect the Kenyan environment. She even helped other countries to make changes and helped protect our world for future generations. Team CW made some trees in the creative area to celebrate Wangari's achievements. They practised their cutting and snipping skills and helped develop their motor skills by twisting small bits of tissue paper into blossom flowers. Their blossom trees look beautiful! Team JD have been focussing on The Anglo-Saxon period of British history in recent weeks, beginning with an exciting archaeological dig to find artefacts of the Sutton Hoo dig site!
Team JD thoroughly enjoyed putting themselves in the role of an archaeologist, discovering items, discussing their significance and finding out more about the Anglo-Saxon era. Team JD look forward to learning how The Anglo-Saxons lived, their roles in day-to-day life and their cultural beliefs. On Wednesday 22nd February Team LL and AF visited an Exhibition in Experience Barnsley. Joann Fletcher (Barnsley lass) who is a world famous Egyptologist worked with the museum staff to develop an exhibition showcasing some artefacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun. As well as finding out about the ground-breaking work of Joann we also learnt more about Howard Carter’s amazing discovery of the tomb.
We also learnt about Ernest Jones (also from Barnsley). We discovered years before the find he had stumbled across the name Tutankhamun whilst carrying out archaeological work in Egypt. He shared this information with Howard Carter and it is widely thought that this was the spark that ignited the search for the tomb. Children had an amazing day exploring the artefacts. We also enjoyed a workshop where we made amulets, uncovered artefacts, played senet and had a go at creating artwork and hieroglyphics on papyrus. A fab day had by all. Today's assembly focus was on the significant person from the past: Anne Frank. Many of our Park Streeters dressed as Anne Frank on our History Day and so we decided to find out a little bit more about her, her childhood and family and what made her and her family fight for their freedom and what they believed.
We linked this to the British Value 'Individual Liberty' and talked about how she fought for hers, with her family. We discussed how she must have been very resilient and determined and she is a reason why schools like Park Street celebrate uniqueness. We will continue to celebrate her this next week as we look at Women's Day. Today Team JF and Team CH were incredibly lucky to visit Bolsover Castle and could identify lots of features they had learnt about in class. They started off by walking around the castle grounds, stopping at each point to recognise what the space may have been used for and linking back to the existing knowledge they had from school. As they were lucky enough to have the sunshine, they also found a great spot in the fountain gardens to sketch part of the castle. The children produced some FAB sketches and they had really thought carefully about the detailing in the stone work. The whole of Team JF had incredible listening skills during our trip. They were an absolute credit to Park Street. They followed all instructions first time and made our day the best! Thank you Team JF the adults are VERY proud of you all!
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