Category: Humanities

24th January 20

It was great to welcome 30 pupils from St Mary’s School to Blue Coat on Thursday 23rd January, all of whom were participating in a History Enrichment Day.  The subject of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ has aroused much interest and debate in modern times, and our visiting pupils were tasked with reaching a judgement…

17th January 20

On Wednesday of this week, Year 5 had the wonderful job of recreating the Taj Mahal using only sticks and rubber bands. The activity kicked off with a fascinating presentation from Freya from Year 6, who gave the Year 5 children a wonderful insight into the making of the spectacular building. The children looked at…

10th January 20

On Thursday 9th January, all of Year 5 visited Singers Hill Synagogue in the centre of Birmingham. They have been studying Judaism in their Religious Education lessons, and the trip helped to enrich their learning. With the help of our guide, they explored both the main Synagogue and the children’s Synagogue, learning new facts along the way….

22nd November 19

On Monday, Year 4 were fully prepared for an exciting Tudor Day in their wonderful Tudor outfits. They travelled back to the year 1536 and visited the manor of Master Hatfield to carry out and perform many duties. These included everyday tasks such as ink making and writing, scent bag making (to keep the plague…

8th November 19

On Monday 4th November, Year 2 returned to school for the launch of their new topic and were immediately transported to the sunny, tropical climate of St Lucia. The children used map skills to find out about St Lucia’s location in the world, capital city and position within the Windward Isles. They found out about…

18th October 19

On Monday 14th of October Year 3 welcomed two visitors from the Stone Age who shared with the children information about how Stone Age man lived and survived. The children got to feel and wear the type of clothes worn in the Stone Age and were able to see for themselves stone tools, such as axes and…

4th October 19

Year 6 had a brilliant day learning about all things ‘medicine’ and how this has developed throughout history. First, the children were treated to a trip to our friends in America where they discovered that, without weapons, the Brits managed to wipe out 95% of the population! It turns out that the British had carried…

4th October 19

What better way to kick off our Tuesday morning than being faced with an angry mob of Anglo Saxon children, bearing their beadolēomas (swords) ready for battle! The children travelled through time, to when the Anglo Saxons settled in Britain (circa 410 – 1066AD). Here, they looked at the dress they would have worn, how to…

17th May 19

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed a visit from Architecture Workshops this week, learning about the Taj Mahal in India and building their very own version out of sticks and elastic bands! The pupils learnt how this example of Indian architecture was built and then worked together to create their own structure. They all cheered when they…

15th March 19

On Wednesday 6th March Year 4 were very lucky to be visited by Birmingham City Mission who presented an exhibition called ‘The man who changed the world’.  The exhibition was full of bright displays, props and presenters in period costume. The children began by learning about the history and culture of Judaism before visiting four…