Headteacher: Shazia Hussain
This term at Gallions, we are time travellers. Last Tuesday, some strange visitors arrived in our school. There was sightings of Winston Churchill giving speeches in the playground; Marie Curie was caught wondering into classrooms; Julius Caesar was recruiting for the Roman Legions in the playground; and a secretive WW2 code-breaker was found to be …
To introduce their new Rainforest topic, Year 3 worked hard turning their classrooms into a rainforest. They created some rainforest mosaics; animals using paper plates, and a rainforest collage using different materials. They had to work hard as a team and had a lot of fun!
For 6 weeks, Year 3 learnt about the various cultures represented in their classrooms. Each child did some home learning and carried out some research in class. Each child created a box, which displayed their home country, and contained some key facts they found out about their country. As well as this, some children brought …
Year 6 have spent the last few weeks deepening their knowledge on how human activity is affecting the climate. Having been inspired by watching David Attenborough’s recent documentary, the children independently researched the impact of different sectors of the economy on the climate. We were shocked by the huge impact the food industry has on …
On Tuesday 2nd April, Year 4 launched their annual Invaders’ Museum to an enthusiastic audience of parents and fellow pupils. It was a huge success!
Tango class visited a special Anglo Saxon exhibit at the British Library. Students saw some of the earliest pieces of writing ever created and even the Domesday book created in 1086 (pictured) was on display! Can you answer some of the questions students found on the day? 1. Name the five kingdoms Cnut was …
Year 4 visited the British museum this week, seeking inspiration for their own museum they will set up in the last week of term. They saw many amazing artefacts, including the actual items found in the great burial of Sutton Hoo!
We have loved studying the Maya civilization this half term! To celebrate the skills and facts we have learnt, our families, past teachers and Year 5 students were invited in to see our learning. They loved listening to our expert essays, which we recorded after studying oracy skills. We also got the chance to explain …
Year 1 have been learning all about maps! We have plotted and placed symbols on a map of the local area and created a key to describe the symbols. We plotted various routes to Year 1’s favourite shop, ASDA. The 3 classes each chose their favourite route, and raced the other classes. Classical Class came …
This term Year 6 are researching the ancient Maya civilisation. So far we have developed the skills of chronology and analysing historical sources while improving our collaboration and resilience as we research the civilisation in groups. We’re looking forward to starting to research Maya artefacts next week!
