Year 5 blog 22nd October

This week, we completed our History unit on Ancient Greece. The children have learned so much throughout this topic, and I am extremely proud of how many key facts they can confidently recall. We explored where Ancient Greece was located, how democracy was developed, and the importance of the Greek gods and goddesses in everyday life. The children were amazing at the fact that the Romans adopted many ideas from the Greeks and discussed the reasons behind this. To celebrate the end of our unit, we held our own Ancient Greek Olympics. The children created their own olive wreath crowns and designed flags to represent their countries. They then competed in three Olympic events: a running race, javelin and long jump. At the end of each event, we crowned our winners and celebrated everyone's fantastic effort and sportsmanship.

This month, we have been celebrating Black History Month. We began with a whole-school assembly, where we learned about Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his contributions to equality and justice.

We then explored this year's theme, "Honouring Our Communities", and discussed a number of influential individuals who have made a positive impact on society. The children learned about their achievements and reflected on how their actions helped shape and support their communities.

The children then worked in pairs to create a poster about their chosen individual. They researched key facts and presented information about that person's life, achievements and legacy.