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Year 6 went for a local history walk today. As we walked into town, we compared a modern OS map of Lancaster with one from 1610. We walked to the Castle via Penny Street and Church Street, both of which were built more than 400 years ago (appearing on the 1610 map). We learnt how the castle has…

We were so excited all afternoon after catching a glimpse of this. The sun shone as we watched the dance on the playground and learnt a little more about China. 

We have found out things about Indonesia this week. We have learnt that this is the only area in the world where Komodo dragons live in the wild. We had a go at weaving after looking at photos of children weaving cloth.

Thank you to Neptune, our local fish and chip shop who provided us with free chips. We were looking at food in England as part of our Multicultural week.

Today in Reception we practiced some dance from around the world. We did some hip hop, Irish, Bollywood, Bhangra, Latin and Chinese. 

As part of multi-cultural week, in Year 3 we have been learning about batik making. Batiks use wax and dye on fabric to create beautiful patterns and shapes. It is made across the world but particularly linked to Indonesia, Java, China, and some African countries. We were inspired by the work we…

We have had an amazing day tasting different foods from different countries. We listened to music from different countries and dressed up too. 

The children were allowed to wear their own clothes for the Multi-cultural Festival and many children chose to come in traditional clothes. They looked fabulous. 

Today we learnt all about China and Hong Kong. We learnt to write numbers in Chinese, we practiced using chopsticks and tried some food. 

For Multicultural week, we have made Rangoli patterns from India on filter paper, created origami baskets and animals from Japan and taken part in the Multicultural Festival. We tried different foods from around the world, which were delicious. We listen to music and songs from different countries…

Our wonderful TA Mrs Winder is an expert in cheerleading and today taught us some moves and lifts.  We had a great time practising in groups. It needed good teamwork and focus.  She also told us all about the history of cheerleading in the USA.  Thank you Mrs Winder! We loved…

Jambo! Today we had a wonderful visitor - Peter - who is a wildlife photographer. He lives in Kenya and told us all about some of the animals that he has encountered there. He has zebras outside his house who eat his grass every day so he doesn’t need a lawnmower!  He told us about the mountain…