Form 6 have been looking at poetry from the First World War in English which really captured the children’s interest. At their request on Tuesday we had a focus day on WW1 and looked at the causes of the war, the conditions in the trenches and focused on a solider from the War Memorial. The pupils went to the memorial, chose a name and we used the online Census to find out about the life of the soldier, their family, occupation and where they lived. The class found this fascinating and all agreed it helped them to understand the soldiers were real people who have families like us. They were shocked to see how young some of the boys, how they would lie about their ages to go off and fight. We also continued our local history project and the pupils had a wonderful time walking around Maldon collecting pictures and testing the route of their own Childs Heritage Walk of Maldon.
Form 4
This term, Form 4 have been learning about different symbols that signify the Christian meaning of Christmas. The children have enjoyed discussing the different symbols that remind them of the Christmas story and have reflected on their meaning. The children each decided on their own symbol that represents the Christian meaning of Christmas and painted this design using acrylic paints onto their stone. Well done Form 4.
