Black History Month Chatter
Space Week
This week is Space Week! So we spent some time reading the story ‘Look Up’, about a little girl who loves all things space. We used our binoculars and telescopes to “look up” just like she did. We talked about some of the things we might see in Space, and talked about some of the people that had been to space in real life. Did you know, Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space?! #blackhistorymonth #spaceweek
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The colour of us
We read ‘The Colour of Us’ today as part of our PSHE lesson, which linked really well with our learning of Black History Month. We spent some time looking at our own face in the mirror and talking about what we could see. We talked about the ‘skin colour rainbow’ in the book and added our own hands to the rainbow. Did you know that every persons skin colour is unique to them?! That’s part of what makes us special 🥰
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Black History Month
Today in Reception we explored how we are different and how we are the same! We looked at our hair colour, eye colour and skin colour. We discussed how even if we look different we are the same inside and we should always be kind to everyone!
Black History Month
In Year 4, we have been learning about Katherine Johnson’s amazing contributions in sending astronauts to space.
Black History Month
In Year 4 we shared a book about Katherine Johnson, they children learnt all about her life and the difficulties she overcame. They created posters celebrating her achievements in Maths and Science.
Black History – Year One
Great afternoon in Year One learning all about Betty Campbell to celebrate Black History Month.
Black History Month
Year 5 have learnt about Benjamin Zephaniah this week, a famous poet from Birmingham with Jamaican decent, as part of Black History Month. They also wrote some passionate dub poetry in his style.
Learning what makes us special
Today, we read a story called ‘Hey you!’ by Dapo Adeola. This is a story about hope and dreams – we can dream anything, and we can be anything. It’s full of positive affirmations which we loved repeating. We talked about all the different attributes that make us special, including our skin colour. #blackhistorymonth
Black History Month
Today in Reception we explored how we are different and how we are the same! We looked at our hair colour, eye colour and skin colour. We discussed how even if we look different we are the same inside and we should always be kind to everyone!
Road Safety/Black History Month
Did you know that traffic lights were invented by Garrett Morgan? Well, Nursery do! Today, we talked about how traffic lights help to keep us and drivers safe on our roads – J even said he is like a superhero for stopping cars from crashing as we talked about traffic lights giving cars each a turn to move safely. We had a talk about how to stay safe on roads when in a car, and how to cross the road safely.
Black History Month
We used play dough to create faces, and then used pipe cleaners and google eyes to make a smiley face. We talked about how all our faces are different – different colour hair, different colour skin, different colour eyes too! We read a beautiful book called The Colours of Us.
DT Week/Black History Month
Our designer/inventor that we have been learning about is Lonnie Johnson. He invented the nerf gun! We talked about what an inventor is, and how inventors turn their ideas into something real and amazing. We learned a little about Lonnie Johnson, and talked about nerf guns.
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Yolanda King
This week Reception are exploring the African American author Yolanda King. Today we have read her book Curlilocks and the Sleepy Giant.
We are exploring; African instruments in our investigation area, friendships by making friendship bracelets, feelings and emotions by making a feeling monster for the Sleepy Giant and African animals in our construction area. We are also discussing how we are the same and different to each other and how we can treat everyone kindly.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This week, our Year 5 pupils have been celebrating Black History Month by learning about the incredible life, music and achievements of Stormzy. 🎶 The children were inspired by his journey, his determination and the positive impact he has made through his music and community work. We wrote amazing acrostic poems about his work.
October Black History Month
Our assembly gave us a chance to learn about the achievements, stories and contributions of Black people throughout history.
We heard about people who have overcome challenges, achieved great things and inspired others along the way.
Who inspires you?
Miss Buckingham and a team of children also put their knowledge to the test in a Black History Month quiz – they did so well that they were rated as ‘Clever clogs’! 🏆
Black History Month
As part of Black History Month, Year 4 have been inspired by local athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who grew up just down the road from our school. We explored her achievements, practised our note-taking skills and transformed our notes into creative artwork.
Black History Month
Year 3 have been exploring the cityscape artist Stephen Wiltshire for black history month. We have learnt that at 3 years old he was diagnosed with autism and drawing was his preferred method of communicating. Also, we explored some of his cityscapes and drew a cityscape of Liverpool ourselves.
Black History
Today we read a lovely book about skin colour and what makes us unique. We looked at our skin colour next to our friends.
Black History Month – Floella Benjamin
We have been busy learning more about Black History Month today. We started our day with a fantastic live assembly with Swarzy, who talked about belonging to different communities. We followed this by looking closely at Floella Benjamin and read her amazing story ‘Going to England’. We had a fantastic discussion about how Floella will have felt at different points in her life: when her Dad left Trinidad for London, living without him for a long time, then Mum following and living without either of her parents, then packing up a few belongings and moving to London. Then we focussed on how people in London initially treated her family, based on the colour of their skin. This made us incredibly sad 😔 we then thought about what things we would take in a small suitcase if we were moving to a different place.
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Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month Year Four have been learning about a local sporting legend Katrina Johnson Thompson ‘KJT’ and her amazing sporting achievements.
Black History Month
As part of our Black History Month learning, Year 1 explored the inspiring story of Floella Benjamin. We learnt about her journey and were inspired by her experiences. We thought carefully about what it might feel like to leave our home and move somewhere new. The children imagined that had to leave home and chose which special belongings they would take with them and why. We also explored the different emotions Floella may have felt, such as sadness, worry, excitement and hope. The children showed great thoughtfulness throughout and created some wonderful pieces of work.❤️
Year 6- Gee Walker
Year 6 had the privilege of meeting Gee Walker (Anthony Walker’s mother), who came in to speak about the importance of forgiveness when faced with adversity. The children asked some fantastic questions and showed such kindness and respect towards Gee- they were a credit to our school.
Black History Month
This week, we have been learning all about Black History Month. We talked about how everyone is equal. The children explored the importance of celebrating our differences and valuing what makes each of us unique.
