The Great Fire of London comes to KS1!

On Friday KS1 had a real treat. A theatre company came and put on a show just for us!

We met Billy and Mrs Farriner who worked at Pudding Lane Bakery...

We met Samuel Pepys and heard the secret information he was writing in his special diary...

We even met the terrifying King Flame! He was a scary fictional character who made us think of the Great Fire of London that set London alight. 

We really enjoyed watching the play!

Christmas has arrived on East Street Market

This afternoon, the Christmas lights were turned on on East Street market for the start of advent. The choir and after school club were asked to perform a few christmas carols at the event and they did a fantastic job! Plenty of market stall traders and shoppers stopped to listen to their beautiful singing and join in the celebrations. There were even mince pies and presents for everyone!

Take a look at some of our photos and video!

Up in Smoke!

Key Stage One have been learning all about the Great Fire of London as part of their Creative Curriculum topic 'Up in Smoke!' 

The children have become experts on everything to do with the Great Fire of London, and have even been thinking about how the residents of London would have been feeling after they lost their homes.

Year 2 put tents up in their classroom on Friday and squeezed into them, so that they could imagine what it would have been like when King Charles II ordered everyone to move into tents along the bank of the Thames. 

 

Key Stage One then used their brilliant knowledge of different adjectives to write a letter home about the terrible conditions they are living in!

Dear Dad,

I hate this place. This campsite is unbearable, I just can't take it! But I have to stay here! At night there are bugs and rats nibbling through the tent. It is crowded because lots of people have escaped! Worst of all there is mud everywhere and it's foggy so you can step in mud at anytime! I feel heart-broken, worried, petrified. 

From Abdul

P.S. Please send me some toys for entertainment. 

By Abdul, Year 2 Porpoise Class