Remembrance Day Poetry

Poppies are worn on Remembrance Day because they are the flowers which grew on the battlefields after World War I ended. Inspired by this we wrote poetry from the perspective of the first poppies that grew.

Remembrance Day Poppies

On 11 November 2018, the United Kingdom will mark the centenary of the day when the first world war ended. To commemorate this we created poppies featuring the names of soldiers who served during the war.

Shackleton's Journey - Continents

As part of his journey Ernest Shackleton sailed from Plymouth in the UK to Buenos Aires in Argentina, and then onto Antarctica. Shackleton and his crew sailed past many continents. Watch the video below to help you learn the name of the continents and their location in the world.

Subtraction

In Maths this week we have been 'finding differences'. To find the difference is actually subtraction! As usual we have been exploring problems and pushing ourselves to solve these in 3 different ways.

What does it take to lead an expedition?

What does it take to lead an expedition? After reading the first chapters of William Grill's 'Shackleton's Journey' we collaborated on a thinking map to identify some of Shackleton's leadership characteristics.

A Letter from Ernest Shackleton!

Thank you to Abigail and her mum for sharing this letter from Ernest Shackleton. The letter is to an ancestor of Abi's and was found when cleaning her great-gran's parents house. The letter is a thank you for a contribution made towards funding the ship 'Endurance'.

Shackleton's Journey Knowledge Organiser

This half term we are enquiring into 'What does it take to lead an expedition?' Using William Grill's book 'Shackleton's Journey' we will be learning about the characteristics, actions and choices taken by an extraordinary leader.