Boudicca revolts
Updated: Oct 22
What a busy week it's been despite only being 4 days. First six of the girls went to a netball tournament and took part in several matches where they tried hard to play together as a team. Our team came 2nd so that's a huge achivement - well done to you.
We have started to learn lots of new mathematical vocabularly including: squared numbers, multiples, factors, triangular numbers and more. Some children were tasked with using these number properties to try and solve a positioning problem. They showed a great deal of thought and logic in completing the puzzle.
And in history, we looked at the impact the Roman takeover had on Britain and how the Celts rebelled against an imposed foreign law, paying taxes to Rome and having their lands taken away. We looked at Boudicca, queen of the Iceni tribe and how she organised a revolt against Roman rule. Her and her army burnt London, St Albans and Colchester to the ground before being defeated in the Midlands by the army. To imagine the two sides, we produced some freeze frames with thought tracking to better understand and convey the two opposing side's opinions. Can you guess which scene of Boudica's life we're showing?
Finally, to end of the week, the children read their mystery stories to each other, under the pumpkin display seemed a fitting location. They worked extremely hard to create atmosphere and tension through their descriptive phrases.
That's it for this half term; enjoy the week away from school and don't eat too many trick-or-treat goodies. Have a lovely halfterm - see you in next week
