History Curriculum Posts
School Council Visits County Hall
Following on from the Parliament visit. The school council today visited the local County Hall to present sketches to local dignitaries.
12J Lowry Sketches
Recently class 1/2J have been looking at the work or the artist Lowry. They studied some of his artwork and went on to create their own sketches.
Longcroft and Partners Showcase Rehearsal
Children from Years 4, 5 and 6 took part in the annual Longcroft and Partners Showcase event at the City Hall, Hull on the evening of Wednesday 18th November. They performed a sequence of dances [...]
Remembrance Service 2015
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of bitter fighting, The Great War was finally over. The Armistice was [...]
Florence Nightingale Poem (Class 1/2J)
1/2J have recently been learning about Florence Nightingale. They have been recorded reciting a poem her work.
Theseus and the Minotaur (Year 5/6)
Year 5/6 have been working hard to create a dance based on the Ancient Greek myth ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’. Over the past six PE sessions they have collaborated in small groups to express the [...]
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