Y4 enjoyed a fantastic day at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. As well as having a good look around the museum itself (a gun disguised as an umbrella was a particularly favourite exhibit), they also had the opportunity to participate in two different workshops.
Having put on their face paint, the children were told the story of how the Romans tried to "Romanise" Boudicca and her tribe of Iceni which resulted in the Romans needing to use force to overcome this powerful group of "barbarians"! They also used replica artefacts to rehearse Roman army formations and practise their drill as part of their training as a legionary, ready for their place in the army.
Thank you very much to the parents/carers for their help with this visit.
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Following on from our work around poetry today (#NationalPoetryDay ), we are really looking forward to working with Joe Chambers and Andrew Crawford from CBeebies next week as they deliver a Ridiculous Rhymes show and then talk to older children about working in a TV studio and how Rhyme Rocket is rehearsed, performed and recorded.

Y3 have enjoyed visiting Whirlow Farm over three days this week. They have had the opportunity to meet (and stroke) lots of different animals as well as hear about how the farm works and the various crops that are grown too. The children also explored Whinfell Quarry Gardens and scrubbed around looking for all sorts of natural treasures. Spending time outside and going on a big walk (to and fro from the farm), especially in some sunshine always makes for a good day out! Thanks to all the parent/grandparent volunteers who helped out with this trip.

We enjoyed a great day on Friday celebrating the European Day of Languages. Each year group chose a different language to study ranging from Greek and Polish to German and Spanish. The children also had the chance to dress up in "national dress".
Don't forget to enter postcards (with a drawing of a landmark and a few words or phrases in a new language) by next Friday for Mrs Hardy to "judge".
Thanks to Mrs Mason for all her work putting the event together,