Highmoor week commencing 19 April

Date: 23rd Apr 2021 @ 1:26pm

Welcome to the first week back in school after the Easter holidays.
 

We have had a really fun week made extra special by the surprise landing of a hot air balloon on the common. It was a really magical experience as we all got to watch it fly over the school, land on the common and then help pack it away. We were amazed at how small the balloon became once it was put away!
 

We have started our new history topic of the Romans. We looked at some Roman artefacts including an oil lamp, a brooch, roof tile and glass. We investigated the founding of Rome, where it is, how far the empire expanded and lots more facts.
 

In literacy we are reading the legend of Romulus and Remus. We have retold the story verbally and used drama techniques to investigate character