This week Team CH have travelled back in time to the Crimean war of 1853. We listened carefully to the story of how Mary, born in Jamaica on the 23rd November wanted to help treat wounded soldiers there but was turnedaway due to the colour of her skin.
Mary saved up her own money to be able to travel there and opened her 'British Hotel' - a hospital for the soldiers of the war. Mary even travelled where the fighting was happening to treat soldiers under fire. Mary Seacole was awarded military medals for her service during the war. After listening to the story of Mary Seacole the children began to act out the key events from the story. We used this as an opportunity to develop our Oracy skills and use key vocabulary such as, equality, female, male, past, present, Jamaica, Britain.
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This week team CH have been thinking about their special place. We thought about things that are special to us, why they are special and what we do in our special place.
This week Team CH have been investigating friction and resistance. We spent time exploring how the surface of a range of materials feel and how objects travel on a these surfaces. As we were pushing the cars, we noticed that that the cars travelled further when on a smooth surface and the cars that were on a rough surface did not travel as far. We discovered that the smoother the surface of a material the less resistance it has and the rougher the surface of a material the more resistance it has.
This week in maths we have been partitioning a whole group into two and even three parts using bar models.
This week Team CH have been exploring our local community. We spent time walking around Wombwell looking for physical and human features. We also spent time talking about the different smells, sights, noise and how different objects felt. We really enjoyed our walk around our local area!
This week team CH have been discovering the life of Hans Holbein. Hans Holbein the younger was born around 1497.
Hans’s artwork - particularly his portraits of notable figures - can still be seen displayed in galleries around the world today. His uncanny ability to to accurately depict people in fine detail has earned him the nickname, ‘the cameraman of Tudor history’. Following all the hard work children have put in to writing their sentences Team CH took the time to present their work to the audience they had written it for. The children worked hard on developing their oracy skills, including reading with clear expression and intonation. We worked hard to practise our performance so that it was delivered as confidently as possible.
This week Team CH have introduced learners to the freehand tools available for digital painting. We have used key vocabulary such as, paint program, tool, paintbrush, erase, fill and undo.
This week Team CH have been celebrating the life of Rosa Parks. We have recognised Rosa Parks as a significant person of history and revisited her story and how she helped change the life’s of so many and the rules.
Prior to introducing Rosa Parks, we introduced the story 'Tusk Tusk' Written by David McKee - Once elephants came in two colours: black or white. They loved all other creatures - but each set wanted to exterminate the elephants that were not the same as themselves. Peace-loving individuals ran and hid in the deepest jungle, and battle commenced. The war-mongers all succeeded. For a long time, it seemed that there were no elephants in the world at all, not of any colour. But then the descendants of the peace-loving ones emerged from the jungle, and by now they were all grey. This lead us nicely into a conversation about equality. Next, we introduced Rosa Parks and spend time talking about who Rosa Parks was, why she is a significant person and the changes that happened thanks to people like her. Finally, children wrote down some information about Rosa Parks and discussed our key vocabulary: equal, Justice, segregation and significant. |
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