Our topic last term was
‘Horrid Henry and his Family’. It was all about the Tudors. During this term we
found out about the life of Henry VII, Tudor homes, food and entertainment, the
life of Henry VIII and health. We completed lots of work and have created some
lovely wall displays in the classroom.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Pontypridd Museum
On Thursday 16th
October our class visited the museum in Pontypridd. We attended a workshop
based on different forces in Science. Mr Gwyer welcomed us & we were
divided into five groups. We were allowed to handle all of the equipment and
investigate how different forces work. We learned lots about forces whilst
having fun at the same time.
Llancaiach Fawr
On Wednesday 1st October our class
visited Llancaiach Fawr, a manor house built in Tudor times.
During our visit we found out lots about
the everyday life of the Tudor people in Wales. We went inside different rooms
in the house. In the kitchen, Alfie had to be the ‘spit boy’ turning the spit.
In one of the bedrooms, Keira was able to play with a ‘cup and ball’ and in the
study, Ben was able to hold a large sword.
When we visited the servant’s hall we made our
own herb bags using some cloth, string and a selection of pleasantly scented
herbs.
We had chance to try on some Tudor clothes
and see what the fashion was like at the time. We were also able to sit in the
stocks! It’s a shame we didn’t have any rotten tomatoes to throw!!
We
learned lots from our visit and a good time was had by all!
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