Happy New Year!

Year 6 have loved being back in school since starting our new topic 'A Child's War'. We were transported back in time to 1939 when the Second World War began! Sirens have begun, buildings have crumbled, and Spitfires were seen zooming overhead. Of course we had to take cover straight away in the safest place we could. Without a ready-made Anderson shelter or a convenient Morrison shelter we could only use our tables for protection from those enemy planes.

                                           

Having experienced a terrifying attack, it was decided the best idea would be to evacuate to a safer place. Before beginning our adventure we thought we would need a hearty meal. After having our food rationed we created wartime recipes and discovered they were just as tasty as the food we eat today; even if there we missing eggs, sugar and butter.

                                             

We were given identify tags, suitcases and evacuation papers before finding out where we were going to go. Keep checking our blogs to found out about our journeys and destinations. Soon we will able to write all about our adventures in our evacuation diaries. The children will also have the opportunity to view and discuss Mr Watkins grandfather's memoribilia who fought in the Second World War. Later in the term, the children will be visiting the Imperial War Museum where they will talk to a soldier from WW2. We are sure he will have lots of stories to tell and should give us a real-life insight into what it was like to live through the war.