Beamish Visit

Year 6 had a fantastic day at Beamish today! We learnt about the 1842 Coal Act and looked at how Britain changed rapidly during the Industrial Revolution.
Childhood in the 1950s

Childhood in the 1950s

In preparation for our visit to Beamish next week, Hannah came into school to talk about the new ‘Romer Parrish’ toy shop at Beamish which is a replica of the 1950s toy shop in Middlesbrough. We talked about how the toys that we play with today are different from the...
Stone Age Art

Stone Age Art

In history we are learning about the Stone Age. We explored a range of photographs of Stone Age cave paintings and discussed the things that we could see and what they told us about people living in the Stone Age. We learned that during the Stone Age, people would...
History Detectives

History Detectives

Year 2 became detectives in History this week. They used different paintings of a significant event from the past to ask curious questions and share ideas about what they could see and notice. There were lots of amazing ideas shared and are looking forward to next...
Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxons

In History this term, Year 5 will be learning about the Anglo-Saxons and how they changed Britain. To begin their learning, the children became archaeologists and investigated artefacts found at Sutton Hoo. The children then discussed what these artefacts would have...