Lunt Fort Visit

Wow! What an exciting trip! We went back in time 2000 years ago and learned about the Roman Invasion in Britain.

We now know more about what Britain was like before the invasion and the beliefs of the Celtic people who were living in Britain.

Sienna dressed up as Queen Boudicca who led an uprising against the Roman army. 

Arriving at the fort.

Roman marching - Dextro (right) Sinistro (left)

The gateway

The fort walls and ramparts

The granary 

The gyrus

Barrack Blocks. 8 soldiers shared one room.

Model of how the fort actually looked.

A Roman Soldier

After we ate our lunch, we explored the different activities inside the granary which is now a museum.

Bradley, Kieran, Harley, Lavell and Hamza smelling Roman bread.

Paige completing a Roman rubbing.

Map of the Roman Empire

Kacper admiring a helmet.

Lavell reading pupils thank you comments.

Sienna and Pooja writing a thank you comment.

After lunch, it was time for training. Each soldier was given their own sword (gladius) and shield (scutum).

4.1 wearing their red tunics.

Marching towards the gyrus.

Gurpal, Iqra, Anas and Adam holding their shields.

   

Learning about the clever tactics used by the Romans  to defend themselves when under attack.

Sienna

Paige

Lucy

Brooke

Kacper

Jessica

Vincent

Harry

Hamza

Gurpal

Harley

Pooja

Alisha

Corey

Alina

Izzie

Kieran

Billy

Lavelle

Elvine

Iqra

Joshua

Renaye

Jada

Halima

Saniya

Hamza

4.1 had a remarkable Roman day out. We would like to say a big thank you for allowing the pupils to attend this valuable visit.

Good Work

Well done to Billy and Kieran who both worked extremely hard in English today. The boys wrote a marvellous autobiographical story which was based on our visit to Lunt Fort. I would also like to congratulate Elvine as she was awarded this weeks German certificate of achievement.

Well done to this week's 100% spellers. Unfortunately, we don't have as many 100% achievers as we did last week. Remember to practise your spellings at home each night. I'm sure that we will have double the amount of names on next week's poster.

May Day celebrations

What an exciting day! The pupils arrived to school looking beautiful in their white and green clothes this morning to celebrate May Day. The day started off with a big surprise when 4.1 walked into the hall to find a huge maypole placed in the centre of the room.

Maypole dancing

The girls in their positions ready to dance.

4.1 skipping around the maypole.

The fun didn't end there either. Later on in the morning, we decorated a special celebratory cake and  also learned how to Morris dance. It's safe to say that today was another action packed day at The Oval.