Some more photos from our trip to Murton Park yesterday!
Year 4 – Murton Park
Category : Mr Taylor’s Class
Year 4 – Murton Park
What a fantastic day the children have had at Murton Park! We started the day with introductions before making our way to the Roman fort and getting into our Roman tunics!
We then practised some military drills with our spear and shield before moving on to the sword and javelin. We practised throwing the javelin like a Roman soldier and learnt how the Roman army would fight their enemies using their Gladius!
Lunch time back in the barracks!
In the afternoon, we got to see some real Roman weapons before working hard crafting Roman pottery. We also filled out our applications to join the Roman army using more traditional Roman lettering and numerals! What a fantastic day it has been!
Class 12: Rounding to 10
Last week in maths, we started to look at rounding to the nearest 10. The children made a great start with rounding whilst trying to complete the loop card activity. We’ll done to Carter, Isaac and Eoghan who were the first group to finish!
Y3/4: FFT Arts and Crafts
It looks like Year 3/4 had great fun at the arts and crafts group during Funky Friday Time! I can’t wait to see what they get up to next time!
Class 12 – Roman Roads
In expedition, we have been looking at the structure of a Roman road and why they were so important during the expansion of the Roman Empire! We used chocolate and biscuits to create a cross-section of a Roman Road, although I think the children enjoyed eating it more!
Take a look at some of the beautiful handwriting and presentation in books during our Roman road write up!
Class 12 – Roman Workshop 🏛️
What a day it has been in Year 4 today! We were lucky enough to have Clare come into school to lead a Roman workshop for us. We managed to complete a wide-range of Roman-related different activities throughout the day.
We began the day with introductions and greetings in Latin. Once we had done this, we learnt what it would be like to be a part of the Roman army with Reuben making a great soldier! We then put our skills to good use during marching practise with Natalia doing a great job of leading the group! Take a look at our testudo!
Next, we practised writing Roman numerals and letters using the wax tablets. This was a method of writing that allowed the Romans to reuse the same equipment (a little bit like our whiteboards!)
We finished before dinner with a game of Merels. This was a two player game from the Roman times, very similar to noughts and crosses, which the children loved!
After lunch, we were introduced to Roman arches and aqueducts. We were able to build our own and could see the amazing physics behind the construction of an arch. Finally, we finished off with Roman mosaics to create some interesting patterns!
Here are some of the finished mosaics!
Class 12 – Roman Forts 🏛️
In our expedition lesson today, we looked at Roman forts and settlements. We looked at a what a settlement may have looked like in Celtic Britain and how that might have changed following the Roman invasion. We also looked at Roman forts and some of the different buildings you may find inside one!
Year 3/4 – Community Crew Assembly ⭐️
Well done to all of our HoWLs point winners and Crew Champions this week. It sounds as though you have had a fantastic first few weeks back!
Y4: Soldiers Assemble!
Y4 finish their shields!
