Monks Risborough CE Primary School
Spring 2 Great Fire of London
What are we learning about this half term?
This half term our main topic is entitled 'Great Fire of London.' With a focus on history, we are going to learn about how and why the fire started. This topic will link to our DT, where we will be building fire engines and comparing them to the fire engines they would have used in 1666. We will have a visit from a REAL fire engine. During the term we will also be taking part in a historical Great Fire of London day, where we will learn what it felt like to live in 1666 through this immersive and practical experience. The children will learn the issues of the time, with the opportunity to participate in a range of cross-curricular and crafts. The children may keep the items they make.
In science we will explore 'materials' and how the type of material the houses were built from in 1666 aided the spread of the Great Fire of London.
In mathematics we will continue our journey in Multiplication and Division and then move into measure.
Our RE focus will be the Easter Story - looking a this important event in the Christian calendar.
In English, our focus book will be Vlad and the Great Fire of London by Kate and Sam Cunningham. This story looks at this historical event through the eyes of a character called Boxton and his friend Vlad.
Our Book
Knowledge Organisers
Retrieval - What have we remembered ?
Learning is always fun in Kites!
We had a visit from the the local fire service to explain about how people put fires out in 1666.
History is fun !
Maths weeks 2 & 3 - Measure
English
In English, we have been very busy writing in different genres. During book week, everyone wrote a fairy story about a cute little racoon called Luna. Examples of this writing will be shared on this page next week.
Year 2 have also been looking at diary writing and inspired by Samuel Pepys. They have written their own diary entries about the Great Fire of London, from the view point of Boxton, the rat in their book - Vlad and the Great Fire of London by Kate Cunningham. Again examples of this work will be shown on this website next week.
Both pieces of work were written really well by the children and they should all be very proud of their progress. Next week we will begin a non-chronological report about Firefighters - now and then. Inspired by our visit from the firefighters of Princes Risborough and research from non-fiction historical books.
Watch this space !
Science - Everyday materials
Linked to our topic - Great Fire of London - children have been exploring why the houses burnt so quickly.
This week they have carried out their first experiment in science. (see slides) to understand which material would be the most suitable for making an umbrella for their teddies. (photos to follow)
Ted's Experiment
Great Fire of London Day
