Year 5-Evacuation Day

Today the children participated in several immersive, interactive activities focusing on the process of evacuation in WW2.

The children attended school dressed like evacuees, wrote out lines in morning work, and then experienced what it was like to be chosen by different host families after being evacuated.

Mrs Pike, Mrs Johnston and Mrs Clements embodied different host families and Miss Breen adopted the stern billeting officer role. The children then wrote about their experiences in their poetry books and reflected on the experience in small groups using mind maps. The children will use their ideas to inspire their poetry writing next week.

The afternoon was filled with WW2 related crafts and games and the children were truly engrossed in the whole day!

A special thanks to Mrs Pike, Mrs Johnston and Mrs Clements for their brilliant acting skills and to all the children who participated so enthusiastically in the day.

Year 5