On Monday we wrote from first hand experiences imagining that we were Sophie on the rooftops of Paris. In the hall we had the bars, ropes, benches and high stools set up. We all had to take off our shoes and socks or tights, if you were wearing them. All of this was so we were able to write about...

For the past two weeks year 5 have been growing garlic, snowdrops and potatoes. We only put a small amount of water on them and they have made massive progress. Also every child has a bean growing for themselves in a plastic cup with a tiny bit of water. Our task was to see how long it would take to...

This week, year 5 were fortunate enough to be invited to St George's Church, Gravesend to attend an event led by 'Churches Together'. We were told the story of Christmas through chocolate bars, made mince pies and did a quiz to test our knowledge.

Wow! What a way to start our week learning all about being evacuated! We started off by chopping up our root vegetables and placing them in the slow cooker ready to slow cook throughout the day. The aromas were mouth watering. We were lucky enough to have Mrs Venison with us to make some dumpling...

Our day started with a finger nail inspection. Too long or dirty and we wouldn't have been allowed to attend a Victorian school. We found it strange that we had to pay 1 penny for our education (we're sure our teachers are worth more than that #bargain). Our lessons included using...