History

History Long Term Plan History Knowledge and Skills grid History 3iii statement

History highlights

Stone age visitor

Phase 2 were lucky enough to have Julian Richards, a local archaeologist, in to deliver a workshop about the Stone Age. He taught them all about what an archaeologist does and how their research helps historians to find out about the past, and then the children got the chance to become archaeologists themselves! They explored what can be found under layers of grass and soil, and how marks left in chalk and things that don't rot away can be used to find out about what life was like in the past. They found out all about Stone Age settlements and helped to recreate a Stone Age house.

Remembrance Day

In November, the whole school came together in an act of remembrance for Armistice Day. Miss Wanless taught the children all about why we mark Armistice Day and then Mr Pickett played 'The last post' to signal the start of our 2 minutes silence at 11.00am, and 'Reveille' to end. During this time we watched the footage of the 2 minutes silence from Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph and listened to Big Ben chiming and the canons being fired. It was a very moving assembly.

Phase 3 visit to Trowbridge Museum

To kick start their History topic, Year 5 and 6 enjoyed discovering all about the history of Trowbridge since the Iron Age with trips to Trowbridge Museum.

Phase 3 visit from Mr Birks - Trowbridge Museum

This week Mr Birks (who works at Trowbridge Museum) came in and looked at the timeline that Phase 3 have created this term during their History sessions. They have looked at the history of Trowbridge alongside other time periods. Mr Birks is taking all of their work back to the museum in the hope of creating a timeline which will go up in the museum... well done Phase 3!