by Neil Daley | Jul 15, 2022 | Hokusai Class 2021/22, Physical Education, Sport Competitions
The children ran, jumped, skipped, cheered and encouraged each other while enjoying all the activities this morning. We have been practising for several weeks and looking forward to the opportunity to compete. We don’t know which team won overall, but the...
by Neil Daley | Jul 4, 2022 | Hokusai Class 2021/22
Last week, we learnt a lot about magnets, telling the time and Roman Britain. This is our blog. Maths: We put mini clocks in our drawer so that we could use them each day to tell the time. Each interval on the clock is worth five minutes, and you need to read both...
by Neil Daley | Jul 4, 2022 | History, Hokusai Class 2021/22, Learning Theme
On Friday, Hokusai journeyed underground at the Guildhall Art Gallery to find London’s Roman Amphitheatre. Having reached 6 metres below street level, the class used their skills as archaeologists to examine artefacts and ancient ruins from 2,000 years ago! Our...
by Neil Daley | Jun 27, 2022 | Hokusai Class 2021/22, Learning Theme
by Amira and Yahya M Last week, we created a Roman legion battle song. We listened to the Roman chant on a video and read the lyrics, then found the beat so we could clap, tap or stomp it. Instead of “Roma” being repeated we chose to repeat...
by Neil Daley | Jun 20, 2022 | Hokusai Class 2021/22, Learning Theme
by Mechid and Zayaan Last week, we read some more about the Romans in whole class reading. We read about the mighty army and how much training the soldiers had to do.To be a Roman soldier you had to be at least 18 and 170 centimetres tall. We also read a text about...
by Neil Daley | Jun 10, 2022 | Hokusai Class 2021/22
by Shadi and Muhsin We returned to school on Monday and started our new unit about the Romans. We have already learnt that the Romans had a powerful empire 2,000 years ago and that there’s a story about a brother called Romulus who quarrelled with his twin Remus...
