News: History | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Please note that St Aidan’s will be closed to pupils this Friday 1st May for a staff INSET day, and will remain closed on Monday 4th May for the Bank Holiday.

Image of We put our sequencing skills to the test today by working together to create a timeline of historical events. The pupils were excellent at organising everything from the prehistoric age to the present day and understanding the passage of time.

9 Sep

We put our sequencing skills to the test today by working together to create a timeline of historical events. The pupils were excellent at organising everything from the prehistoric age to the present day and understanding the passage of time.

Image of VE Day worship.

8 May

VE Day worship.

Image of What a wonderful VE Day worship led by our incredible Worship Team! Even a projector bulb issue couldn't dampen our spirits. We simply moved our worship to Google Meet, and it was a fantastic start to our day.

8 May

What a wonderful VE Day worship led by our incredible Worship Team! Even a projector bulb issue couldn't dampen our spirits. We simply moved our worship to Google Meet, and it was a fantastic start to our day.

Image of What a fantastic morning for Year 3 at Blackburn Museum! Gayle brought the ancient Egyptians to life for us! We even got to see some incredible artefacts!

6 May

What a fantastic morning for Year 3 at Blackburn Museum! Gayle brought the ancient Egyptians to life for us! We even got to see some incredible artefacts!

Image of We have now finished our History topic so we have done our Show it! We pretended to be news reporters and share everything we know about The Great Fire of London. We did a fantastic job and used our oracy skills.

2 May

We have now finished our History topic so we have done our Show it! We pretended to be news reporters and share everything we know about The Great Fire of London. We did a fantastic job and used our oracy skills.

Image of Year 4 are really enjoying making sticky knowledge in Blackburn museum. Make sure you ask us what we have learnt today. Our brains are going to be bursting.

2 May

Year 4 are really enjoying making sticky knowledge in Blackburn museum. Make sure you ask us what we have learnt today. Our brains are going to be bursting.

Image of Our History Show It! For 10 weeks we have been learning all about different explorers/significant people from the past. The children have loved this topic and enjoyed working as a team to show what they had learnt.

24 Apr

Our History Show It! For 10 weeks we have been learning all about different explorers/significant people from the past. The children have loved this topic and enjoyed working as a team to show what they had learnt.

Image of Using different sources to learn more about life before and during the Industrial Revolution.

27 Mar

Using different sources to learn more about life before and during the Industrial Revolution.

Image of In History this week, we looked at how the fire was put out in The Great Fire of London. Ask your children if they can remember?

8 Mar

In History this week, we looked at how the fire was put out in The Great Fire of London. Ask your children if they can remember?

Image of We’ve been super busy today!

3 Mar

We’ve been super busy today!

Image of In History, we have been studying chronology, creating timelines spanning 4,000 years of British and world history. We explored past civilisations and their contemporaneous existence, recognising chronology as a crucial skill for further development.

27 Feb

In History, we have been studying chronology, creating timelines spanning 4,000 years of British and world history. We explored past civilisations and their contemporaneous existence, recognising chronology as a crucial skill for further development.

Image of We have started our new topic in History, The Great Fire of London! We have looked at a timeline using toilet roll, to show us how long ago it really was. We then looked at some new vocabulary that we can use throughout the topic!

14 Feb

We have started our new topic in History, The Great Fire of London! We have looked at a timeline using toilet roll, to show us how long ago it really was. We then looked at some new vocabulary that we can use throughout the topic!