Sunshine at Stonehenge!

Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Stonehenge in Wiltshire as part of our History topic all about the Stone Age eras. We spent time learning all about the history of the stones from members of the English Heritage education staff, exploring how it was built and why it might have been built by looking at some of the evidence that was found by archaeologists.

We also took part in a re-enactment of a Bronze Age burial, looking at examples of some of the items that they were buried with and the significance of these.

After lunch we explored the artefacts and displays in the museum before looking at the recreations of some Neolithic houses. We even had a go at trying to pull an example of one of the stones along on the rollers - but it was a bit too heavy!

We had a brilliant day learning lots about the Stone Age and Mrs Shaw was exceptionally proud to be told by the English Heritage education staff that our Newbold pupils were the best school she had ever worked with in 10 years! Absolutely true of course, well done Years 3 and 4! 😊

Trip to Butser Ancient Farm

Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a great day out at Butser Ancient Farm as part of their History learning about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Despite it being a bit cloudy and raining at times, they had a fantastic time taking part in lots of different activities throughout the day. They even got into the spirit of it by dressing up as Anglo-Saxons or Vikings for the day and all looked amazing!

Showing off our fantastic Viking shields!

 Inside the Anglo-Saxon house

Taking part in an archaeological dig

 Using clay dug from the ground to make some thumb pots - the girls weren't too keen on the smell!

 We used authentic Anglo-Saxon tools to make patterns on our pots

Using flint tools to break up pieces of chalk into powder to make 'clunch'

 We then had to mix the chalk powder with soil, dead grass and some water to make the clunch mix

Then had to throw handfuls of the clunch at the walls!

We then used sheep's wool to do some spinning to make our own Anglo-Saxon friendship bracelets.

Can we go to the toilet Miss Hawker??

We had a brilliant day, and thank you to all of the parents for your support with organising Anglo-Saxon and Viking costumes for the trip, they really helped to get the children excited and involved with their learning, and we all had a LOT of fun!

Artful Flowers!

During their Science and Art work with Mrs Jacklin, Years 3 and 4 have been looking closely at flowers and their role in how plants grow. They then used watercolour paints and pencils to create their own flowers. We think the results are rather beautiful!