History Viking life.

This week we are researching what life might have been like for an early Viking invader.
Here are some film clips to get you started.

To see what life was like travelling on a longship.
To find out more about the raid on Lindisfarne.

Viking Longhouses

In the next clip the presenter describes what a Viking longhouse was like. Longhouses were usually made of wood, or stone, earth and turf, which kept out the cold better. They had no chimney or windows, so smoke from the open fire drifted out through the roof. Beds and benches lined the walls, and other features included lamps for light, heather bedding, wall hangings and rugs for warmth. In the winter animals slept inside too.

World Book Day

On Thursday we all enjoyed 'World Book Day'. Years 3 and 4 decided to look at the work of Roald Dahl. Year 3 explored the characters in his book 'The Witches', while we looked at 'Fantastic Mr Fox'.

 In the morning we examined how Roald Dahl built up the characters of the farmers in his story. We practised finding clues about them using the words in the text but also making deductions through the characters' behaviour and actions. We then created a character of our own using this technique.
Here we are shaing our work with year 3.

 

History. Viking forces

All Viking men learned to fight and use weapons from an early age. They needed these skills to make them successful raiders. They used swords and axes for chopping off their victims heads!
They were so proud of their weapons they gave them special names like 'skull splitter', 'dragon slayer' and 'leg biter'!
They were called 'The Terror of the North'.
Take a look at our display and you will see why!

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Science Getting to grips with friction

 
Friction is a force which exists between objects moving across solid surfaces . It opposes motion. 

Click HERE to find out how friction affects the speed of a sledge.



Click HERE to test yourself on activities applying what you have learnt about friction.

Click HERE  for  more explanations about forces, especially for football fans! 

History. Who were the Vikings?

This week we are exploring who the VIKINGS were and where they came from.
Click HERE to learn more. 

New Topic

This half term our topic will be 'Formidable Forces'.  
We will be looking at .........
 

THE VIKINGS!

Watch this clip of Neil Oliver as an introduction to the Viking invasion and its impact on Britain.

 
Here are some more Web links that will help your research.


Secrets beneath your feet - use this link to find out about artefacts found at the York site.

Pictures of Viking Artefacts found in York. Click on the link down the side of the page. You can see excavation pictures this way too.


Web links for Viking long boats

http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/html/viking_ships.html

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/travels.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/vikings_at_sea/ 

http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/the-sea-stallion-past-and-present/longships-magnified/

http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/the-sea-stallion-past-and-present/the-ships-crew/

http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/the-sea-stallion-past-and-present/sailing-and-navigation/nature-and-sense-navigation/

GAMES TO PLAY

Take on the role of an Archeologist and try to find and then work out what the Viking artefacts are. Click on the 'dig it' game link on this web page.

WOULD YOU HAVE MADE A GOOD VIKING? This game will help you to understand one of the reasons why the Vikings came to Britain.

Where the Vikings came from <---- This is a good web page. It has videos, pictures, text and quizzes to support your learning. 

Science/ D.T./ art....Light Up Robot Boxes

Year 4 really saw the light today! 
We combined our skills in several subjects to create our amazing 'Light Up Robot Boxes.' We worked independently designing and creating our collage robots. Then we selected the components we needed and assembled a circuit inside the box. Finally we put a switch on the side to control the circuit.

 

We even had one robot that winked!!

                                            
                                                 WOW!!