Sir Lewis Hamilton – Year 6

Year 6 have been studying Black History Month this week in English, specifically British Black History and how people have made their stamp on the world.  We have researched Sir Lewis Hamilton who is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. Hamilton, the only black driver in F1 history and a seven-time world champion, has given the fortune […]

The Holocaust – Year 6

Year 6 have been looking at the Holocaust this week and the impact it had on the Jewish community. They have produced some wonderful fact files in their history books.

Year 1 Siege Goodrich Castle

Year 1 got stuck into their Castles topic with a trip to Goodrich Castle this week. We took a tour around the castle learning about different parts and why it is now a ruin. Some of us were very brave and took to the top of the keep before getting locked in the dungeon! None […]

Christopher Columbus in Year 4

In History, the children learnt all about Christopher Columbus and his voyages around the world. We discovered that Christopher Columbus made several trips to try to find a quicker sailing route to Asia. In the countries that he explored on his journeys, he found lots of different foods that were not grown in Europe. Columbus’ […]

David Bowie in Year 5

This week has been ‘Music Week’ at Lord Scudamore, with particular focus on movies in the 80s. In Year 5 we have had a fantastic week celebrating movies and creating our own trailers by composing the music ourselves. We had a showcase where children could perform to their peers using their own musical instruments and […]

Sewing the Greek Alphabet in Year 5

As part of our topic on the Ancient Greeks we took some time looking at the Greek alphabet. We then designed our own bunting in which we took one letter each from the alphabet and cut some material to create a flag. We drew and cut the shape of the letters and then we tried […]

Greek Gods and Goddesses in Year 5

As part of our topic of Ancient Greece, we have been looking in detail at the different Greek Gods and Goddesses. We became researchers and found out as much information as possible, and then created a fact file to present our findings. Here are some examples:

Comparing Celts and Romans in Year 3

This week, Year 3 have been comparing the similarities and differences between the lives of Celts and Romans.

Roman Catapults in Year 3

This week in Year 3 we have been exceptionally busy working on our Roman Catapult Design Technology project. We haven’t finished our final catapults yet but here are some pictures of our independently made prototypes. We hope you like them as much as we do! We can’t wait to finish our final pieces. 

Women and World War II in Year 6

This week in Year 6, we have been learning about the role of women within our World War II topic. First, we researched the type of jobs which women had to undertake when the men were called up for active service. After this, we wrote a diary entry as if we had just completed our […]