Class 3 and 4 have had a jam-packed, fantastic day today exploring and learning all about the Romans and their history in Chester! From walking to the Amphitheatre dressed in armour with shields, to practising battle formations, and looking at and using Roman tools, we have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Chester, and have learnt a lot!

This week in Class 3, for our Exciting Empire topic, we have been finding out about typical Roman towns and the architecture of their buildings. The pupils were tasked to try and make their own Roman-style buildings- with only paper, glue and scissors, with the aim for them to be stable and stand up by themselves! Here are some of the brilliant Roman buildings Class 3 has made!

On Wednesday 12th December, Class 2 welcomed Woody the reading dog into school. He listened to the children read their Christmas stories. The Shropshire Star also came to visit us, and took lots of pictures. We made front page on Saturday’s paper. Here’s the link and some of the photos that were taken.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/education/school-events/2018/12/15/woody-booked-for-telford-primary-school-reading-event/

In Science this term, we have been looking at different materials and whether they are man-made or natural. The children have explored how different materials can change shape. They have explored the work of John Boyd Dunlop and how he had a science question, which he then investigated, leading to his development of inflated rubber tyres.

The children then explored a suitable material for a sandwich bag. They had to plan their experiment, carry out and record their results, before deciding which material was best