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! 😊