Blog by Tag: History

After listening to Beethoven’s fifth symphony and the James Bond theme tune, children in Year 4 explored musical motifs.  The children then used tuned instruments to play a musical motif of 6 notes. 

At Brookside, we believe in treating everyone equally and respectfully.  In Assembly today, we reflected on the words and inspiration of Martin Luther King Jr who was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African…

Whilst studying about the Stone Age, Year 3 have being looking for clues as to what the period's most famous monument, Stonehenge, may have been used for.

Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary.  In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write.  In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…

Year 3 begin their journey back in time to the Stone Age!

We went into our school hall to read our amazing history timeline which we have on display.

I wonder what your ancestors were doing 8,000 years ago?

In history, Y6 have examined the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

We asked the hinge question: 

Which two cities were affected by the AD 79 volcanic eruption?

Tick one.

Vesuvius and Pompeii

Herculaneum and Delta

Delta and Vesuvius

Pompeii and…

Well done Y6 - we enjoyed welcoming our parents to a fabulous class assembly sharing learning from our World War 2 topic.

Y6 superstars!

This half term, children have used image editors to create an edited image of themselves transposed onto an image of an Ancient Greek monument. 

Children in Year 4 have been developing their clay skills by creating a pinch pot, using Greek styles and shapes. 

Using a planning template, children designed their clay pot, listing the materials and equipment they would need and sharing and explaining their ideas with peers.   Children then…

Children in Year 4 have been exploring the work of the Ancient Greek mathematician, Euler.

Euler helped discover the 5 Platonic shapes.  The children worked in groups to test his formula of Number of Faces + Number of Vertices - Number of Edges = 2.

Great work Year 4!

The Year 6 class had a great time discovering all about how the Battle of Atlantic was co-ordinated at Derby House during World War 2.