Today, the corridors and classrooms of Atwood have been buzzing with the sounds and sights of Museum Day. This morning we threw open our doors to welcome visitors and they came in their hordes.
Throughout the school, the teachers and children had pulled out all the stops to transform the school into a wonderful museum showcasing all the fantastic work and learning the children have completed. All the visitors had the opportunity to see the impressive home learning that children have completed. The children have made steam engines, robots, replicas of The Shard, 3D maps of the River Nile, Viking longboats, Roman amphitheatres and much much more.
As our knowledgeable tour guides greeted visitors and took them around the school there was so much to see and learn.
Our Nursery children were on hand to tell our visitors all about the traditional tales they have been learning. They were able to explain about big, bad wolves and charm us with some familiar refrains such as ‘I’ll huff and I’ll puff and blow your house down’ or ‘Who’s been eating my porridge?’.
In Reception, the children were so keen to show off their learning about Monsters. We were able to see a wonderful display of Bog Babies in their own habitats and a fantastic collection of Gruffalo characters showing all manner of craft skills.
Year One opened their Toy Museum and we were able to play with some toys such as the cup and ball that the children had made themselves. The children were also able to explain about how they knew whether toys were old or modern.
Year Two had been transformed into the bakery on Pudding Lane and St Paul’s Cathedral. The children knew so much about the Great Fire of London and were keen to show off their Tudor houses with moving parts and flame effects.
In Year Three, the children were in for a shock as the classrooms were in full Victorian schoolroom mode with Miss Daulton and Mrs McWhinnie being suitably strict. Some of the poor Victorian children were in big trouble for turning up at school looking a bit grubby having just come from sweeping chimneys.
In Year Four, there were so many Romans in togas and centurion outfits. There was so much to learn about the Romans and their legacy for life in Britain. There were also some rather grim but intriguing facts about sewage and Roman toilet habits. Thankfully, we have all moved from using a ‘tersorium’ in the bathroom.
We had another Viking invasion in Year Five and the children treated visitors to displays and presentation as well as heling them to spell their name in Viking runes.
In Year Six, visitors were able to see a huge collection of Egyptian artefacts as well as learning how to mummify a body (or a tomato) and build a shaduf.
