Spring 1 - Term 3

This term our driver will be based on History and the Romans. We will be exploring the Romans and the effect they had on Britain. We will continue this into our English and explore Roman Myths. Our class guided reading book will be 'So you think you've got it bad? A kids life in Ancient Rome'. This will be an exciting topic to explore, should you wish to know more there is more detail on the Newsletter and Enquiry Mat attached below.

History - Romans

The children have really taken to History this term and learning all about the Romans. They have shown a lot of curiosity and interest in how the Romans invaded Britain and how the Romans lived. We look forward to exploring "What happened when the Romans came to Britain".

PE - Dodgeball

This term we are learning how to play Dodgeball and the skills we need to play, which are:

Dodge: is the method of moving quickly from side to side to avoid being hit.

Ducking: is the method of defending to avoid being hit. (Lowering their body)

Jumping: is the method of defending to avoid being hit and allow the ball to go under them.

Aiming: the attacker in possession of the ball and directs the ball to their opponent.

Guided Reading

This term our guided reading book is called So You Think You've got it bad? A kid's life in ancient Rome. The children are really enjoying this hilarious book filled with fascinating and funny facts. Created by C. Strathie and M. Morea. This book is helping us across the curriculum in developing our knowledge about the Romans.

English - Roman Myths

So far this term we have been exploring Roman myths, especially the myth of Romulus and Remus and how the brothers often argued about everything but particularly about the building of Rome which led to Romulus killing his Brother. We are using this myth as a based of our own but changing a few details, I can't wait to read the children's myth and see their imagination come to life.

DT - Textiles - Roman Purses

It was lovely to have parents in to help us with our sewing and creating our Roman purses. The children have enjoyed learning a new skill and being creative. we cant wait to the finished item.

History - What happened when the Romans came to Britain?

Today during history we discussed all that we had learned about Romans, The children had a quiz using the knowledge they had gained. which they did fantastic in. Then they reenacted being a Roman soldier. The children hot seated and took it in turns pretending to be a Roman soldiers whilst the other children asked them questions. We also used the replica artefacts we had in school to be more authentic.