We were so excited for our experience lesson today.
We began by making baskets to deliver our freshly baked cupcakes to grandmas house.
We then set off to walk through the woods towards grandmas house.
In the woods we spotted a scary looking wolf lurking in the trees!
Finally we made it to grandmas house but there was something different about her today!
Yesterday KS1 took part in knight training. To begin with we learnt about how knights left home at 7 years old to go to go and live in the castle. At 14 years old they became squires and eventually started their training a 21.
We tried out three activities; jousting through rings, flag toss and shooting bows and arrows.
Today in Crew we talked about our mental health. We enjoyed some mindful colouring and some calming music.
To activate our lesson today on fact families we built our own houses. We then used our knowledge of number bonds to learn about the four number sentences that make up a fact family.
Thank you so much for everyone’s donations for our KS1 harvest festival. KS1 did a fab job presenting the assembly and all staff are so proud of their speaking skills! Especially for some of the Y1’s where it was their first time.
Today we became Gardners for our fifth castle job. We learnt about how important Gardners were as they planted fruits and vegetables for the kings, queens, lords and ladies to eat at their banquets.
We planted our very own seeds and have taken them home to look after.
Our fourth castle job was a very important one. Today we became messengers and delivered an important message from the battlefield to Carcroft Castle.
Today we became bakers for our next castle job. We were given the task of designing and making biscuits for the King and Queens Friday Night Banquet.
We took time to design our biscuits and then made them. They looked so delicious that we decided to eat them, hopefully the queen wont be too upset!
For our second case study we are exploring what life was like in a castle during medieval times. We learn about the Feudal System and how the higher up the feudal system you were the more power and money you had. We began by experiencing life as a peasant by doing lots of hard jobs such as cleaning and sweeping.
For our next job we became candle makers. We talked about how there was no iPads, phones, TVs or electricity in a castle during the 12th Century so children had to find other ways to entertain themselves. No electricity also meant no lights so candles were essential.
I wonder what jobs we will experience next!
