Category: History
Coronation Tea Party
The whole school came together to enjoy a lunchtime Coronation street party to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. The children enjoyed a delicious lunch including coronation chicken sandwiches. We would like to say a big thank you to all of our wonderful catering staff for putting on such an amazing spread of delicious…
Coronation quiz
Years 5 and 6 took part in a Royal quiz to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Congratulations to one of our Year 5 student who won the quiz, he showed a brilliant knowledge of the Royal family, both old and new! A big thank you to the Co-op for their kind donation of a…
Shakespeare Day
On Thursday 23rd March, Lyndhurst School was sucked into a time portal and ended up in Tudor England. Thanks to the great company As Creatives, everyone took part in Shakespeare themed workshops run by Jackson Kavanagh (who has over 30 years of experience directing Shakespeare’s plays!) and each year group prepared to act out scenes…
Dinosaur adventures at Surrey Heath Museum for Reception
Reception had a very warm welcome from Surrey Heath Museum when they went to learn all about dinosaur fossils. A big thank you to Samantha from Surrey Heath Museum who showed the children how fossils are made and then all the children went on a picture fossil hunt around the museum. They then did their…
Year 6 Eton College Workshop
Year 6 were lucky enough to host a virtual workshop from Eton College; their focus was life in the UK during World War 2. The Eton boys talked Year 6 through some of the recipes used during the war. They had to spot which of the bizarre recipes were not genuine recipes used during the…
Letters to the King
Years 4, 5 and 6 wrote the letters to King Charles after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. They sent their condolences and put themselves in the royal shoes, telling the King how they would feel if a member of their family died. They praised him for the courage and strength to carry on with…
Year 2’s Great Fire of London
Year 2 have been focusing what happened after the Great Fire of London. They created their our own version of London in 1666. They coloured in their houses and build them out of paper ready to set fire to it in our Headmaster’s fireplace. The children loved watching the houses being set on fire and…
Year 5’s amazing Victorian Inventions
Every year, Year 5 recreate some amazing pieces of history, but this year they have really stepped up. The craftsmanship, the technical nous and the brilliant fact finding have impressed not only the teachers and pupils at Lyndhurst School but also all of the visitors to Main Reception who got to marvel at all of…
Year 2 National Archives
Year 2 were very lucky to have a Zoom workshop with the National Archive this week based on the Great Fire of London. When first starting the workshop, the children were introduced to the building itself. They were asked to discuss with their friends what they thought may be inside and why it is an…
Year 6 ALL PALS TOGETHER Workshop
Year 6 had an interesting and informative on-line workshop courtesy of the National Archives. Having looked at a number of sources about a soldier, Henry Fairhurst, who was fighting in the trenches in World War I, they were then able to ask Henry about his experiences. They asked about food rations, day to day life…