Roman Day trip to Ferry Meadows - November 2023

Year 4 wowed our hosts at Ferry Meadows with their knowledge of the Roman Empire.  They were then taught more about the Roman presence in Peterborough and our local links with the 9^th Legion.  The children completed an orienteering route in order to find clues to answer their Roman questions.  Luckily, their map reading skills were up to scratch and nobody got lost!

In teams, the class built a wattle and daub wall structure and utilised the weaving skills they have been learning about in Art lessons on a much grander scale.

In the afternoon, teams built a Roman onager (catapult type structure) and tested their structure to find out how to make the onager launch missiles to travel over a greater distance.

In Maths, we have been exploring 3D shapes. This included finding out if they stack or roll and sorting them into two groups in different ways.

Understanding Creation.

Year 5 had a fantastic day at Peterborough Cathedral. The children completed lots of exciting activities, including making stained glass windows, having a tour of the cathedral and creating some collages based on 'Psalm 8'. The children also had the opportunity to climb right to the top of the North Tower. The view at the top was amazing and they could see the whole of Peterborough.

Year 3 have been studying the book 'The Rhythm of the Rain' by Grahame Barker-Smith. Working as a group we have investigated each illustration and annotated it with our observations. Noting the role of the river, its environment and the living things within it. The children have compared the river in the countryside which is full of wildlife and compared it to a river journeying through a city and how it can become polluted by humans. Using knowledge from this terms geography we have made links with the watercycle and how the river shapes the land on its journey.

English and Geography Fieldwork skills

To prepare for an adventure story, that we will write next half term, Year 4 planned an adventure today.

The class used the eight points of a compass, a trundle wheel and their mapping skills to plot routes around the school.

They then had to use their instruction writing skills from our last piece of writing to create directions to their end point for other children in the class to follow.

No one got lost…