This term we have continued with our ‘coastlines’ focus in English and geography, with a particular emphasis on the human geography of seaside towns. We are beginning to write a fact file about Herne Bay, before moving on to describing how Herne Bay pier has changed over time, and writing a persuasive email encouraging tourists...Read More
On Monday 2nd February Rabbit Class had a geography field trip to Herne Bay Seaside Museum. We were studying the human and physical features of the coastline, and learnt about penny licks, mutoscopes and the flora and fauna of the local coastline, as well as enjoying a fish-and-chip lunch in true British style! ...Read More
This term our English and geography focus is ‘coastlines’, exploring the human and physical geography of land near the sea. We have learnt about coastal caves, arches and sea stacks, have revised how to read a map with a key and compass points, and learnt about the seas that surround the UK. We will shortly...Read More
This term our English and history focus has continued to be ‘movers and shakers’, exploring significant individuals and their impact. We have compared Christopher Columbus’s exploration of the Americas with Neil Armstrong’s space exploration, and we are currently designing a poster in support of Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragette movement. This week’s ‘votes for women’ day saw...Read More
This term our English and history focus is ‘movers and shakers’, exploring significant individuals and their impact. We are already planning a biography of Rosa Parks, after which we will research local footballer and WWII officer Walter Tull (with the help of a visitor from Folkestone Museum!), before writing a newspaper report of the moon...Read More
This term we have begun our ‘magnificent monarchs’ topic in English and history, looking in particular at British monarchs from the past one thousand years. We have made a timeline of the royal houses/historical periods from 1066 to the present day, have mapped significant monarchs on to our timelines, have considered how the power of...Read More
This term we have continued with our ‘coastlines’ focus in English and geography, with a particular emphasis on the human geography of seaside towns. We have written a fact file about Herne Bay, described how seaside artefacts and Herne Bay pier have changed over time, and are currently planning a persuasive email, encouraging tourists to...Read More
This term our English and geography focus has been ‘coastlines’, exploring the human and physical geography of land near the sea. We have learnt about coastal caves, arches and sea stacks, have revised how to read a map with a key and compass points, and learnt about the seas that surround the UK. We have...Read More
This term our English and history focus has continued to be ‘movers and shakers’, exploring significant individuals and their impact. We have compared Christopher Columbus’s exploration of the Americas with Neil Armstrong’s space exploration, and we are currently designing a poster in support of Emmeline Pankhurst’s suffragette movement. In class we enjoyed reading Shirley Hughes’s...Read More
