More dates still needed!!
From 300BC (well we had to start somewhere!) to the present day, the Hope School Timeline is now complete!
What significant historical event would you like to see included?
Post your suggestion, and we will include your name/school name when we mark your event on the timeline.
Glass 1 have been finding out about Grace Darling and have made some excellent animations using 2Animate.
Click here to watch their animations
Who was Grace Darling? Click here to find out.
Class Two have been designing air raid shelters using sketchup.
Have a look at their designs
Have you done any history today? Class 2 certainly have, using sketchup and BlockCAD to design WW2 air raid shelters.
Click here to visit the biggest blog in history to say how history has affected you today. Your comments will be kept for years by the British Library! Anyone can post comments on the history matters blog, parents, grandparents and pupils!!
Let us know how you got on!
See our shelter designs and instructions!
Class Two have been looking at the Blitz, evacuation, and rationing during World War Two and writing some super non-chronological reports/
Have a look at their Breeze presentations here. (Turn your speakers up for the commentary)
Class 2 read Robert Westall’s story ‘The Ruined City of Kor’. Adding some sound effects, they recorded their stories.
Hear Warren’s podcast here
We will be making ration books in Class 2.
What foods will need to be rationed?
What foods will you not ration?
What things will you include in the ration book design?
Here are some websites we have been using this week.
BBC Schools Lots of information here including the rationing game we played
Have a look at copies of genuine documents, letters and posters from the National Archive
Shropshire Archive resources. Includes details of aeroplane crashes in Shropshire, evacuation, and much more.
Year 5 and 6 went to Amsterdam! Click the flag to visit their blog.
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