Wonderful WW1 Work!

We have been working so hard in St. Clare's this half term to become experts on World War One. Here are just a few examples of some of the amazing work that has been produced in the last few weeks. Well done everyone!

These propaganda posters are inspired by the sinking of the Lusitania on 7th May 1915. Once we had learned about the Lusitania, we looked at some real propaganda posters inspired by the disaster, then created some of our own.

A Very Special Visitor

Yesterday, we had the privilege of meeting Ms Helen Hayes MP. Ms Hayes is the MP for our constituency. She met with the School Council, then spent a long time talking to Years 5 and 6. We asked all sorts of questions and she told us many interesting things about her life as an MP and about politics in general.

All of the adults were very impressed by the questions that were asked in this session. We could see how well-informed you all are about world events and about politics in the UK and beyond. Well done!

Some of the interesting questions raised were:
1. As an MP, you have a broader view of British politics. How do you think Brexit will affect the country?
2. How did the death of Jo Cox MP affect the Labour party?
3. As you argued to remain in the EU, do you ever feel scared of people with strong opinions about Brexit?
4. Do you think Donald Trump will be a good President of the United States?
5. What effect do you think the result of the presidential election will have on Britain?
6. How do your children feel about you being an MP?

We were all very impressed by your maturity in the question and answer session and by the level of discussions Ms Hayes MP was able to have with you.

After Ms Hayes MP had left, we were keen to write to her. Here are some excellent examples of the letters we have written to post to her:

Sadako and Letters to the U.N.

Source: wikipedia

On Thursday, we learned about the tragic bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August, 1945 at 8:15am. Through the story of 'Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes', we learned about what happened at Hiroshima and the effects that lasted for many years beyond.

Source: pinterest

We had a long and interesting P4C session; each group suggested a fascinating question and the class voted to discuss, 'Why do some countries still have nuclear bombs, after the experience of Hiroshima?'

Following our discussion, all of the children were fired up with strong opinions about this topic. We decided that we should write to someone, to share our views. The children were very keen to spread Sadako's prayer for peace:

'This is our cry,

This is our prayer,

Peace in the world.'

After some discussion, we decided that the United Nations would be the most sensible choice.

We posted the letters on Friday, and we are hopeful that they will respond. We have received two letters from the government this year in response to our letters; hopefully the U.N. will also write back to us!

Here are some of the powerful and emotive letters that the children wrote to the U.N.:

 By Gracie

 By Kenan

By Rory

 By Blessie

 By Jack N.

 By D

By Finn

What a Peculiar Week!

A Guest Post from the Writing Blog

This week has been a strange one at St. Anthony's. On Wednesday night, tiny doors appeared around the school out of nowhere and nobody could explain why! A leading detective was onto the case straightaway, but he needed your help in answering these questions: Who are these visitors? Where did they come from? Why are they here?

After reading a letter from Detective Petitie, you all set out to solve the mysteries, and luckily you also wrote some excellent pieces of writing explaining what had happened. You were a big help to him in finding out what was going on.

We have been very impressed by your super pieces of work, but the mystery remains unsolved as of yet. What do YOU think goes on behind those tiny doors?

Here are some of the highlights of your fantastic writing, remember to click on the pictures to make them larger and easier to read:

Year 1

 Jonas, Year 1

 Annabelle, Year 1

 Amarachi, Year 1

 Siena, Year 1

 Aine and Misty, Year 3

 Klara, Year 4

 Alex, Year 5

 Erhun, Year 5

 Emily, Year 4

Bella and Mia, Year 5

 Natalia, Year 6

Laudine, Reception

Jasper, Reception

We'll add some more fabulous Tiny Door writing next week, when we receive some more submissions! Check out our new display board between the Year 2 classrooms too, to see this work in real life, plus lots more!