Category: History
Rememberance Day
The whole school came together joined by our students families and residents of Corrina Lodge Care Home to remember those who have given their lives in service and those who continue to serve.
Year 2 Great Fire of London
Year 2 have been really enjoying their topic of The Great Fire of London. They used recycling to create brilliant models of the types of buildings that got destroyed in the Great Fire of London at Pudding Lane. Once they had finished building their own Pudding Lane, they had the excitement of burning it all…
Reception trip to Windsor Castle
Reception had a fantastic day at a sunny Windsor castle for their school trip. They spent their morning visiting the state rooms and in the afternoon, they had their own coronation! To top off their trip, they even got to see a real life Beefeater. The members of the public commented on how smart and…
Year 2 Great Fire of London
Year 2 have been delving into their topic for this term of the Great Fire of London. They have enjoyed acting out the buildings catching fire and the fire creeping through London. They especially loved acting out the fire being put out with the buckets of water. They look forward to learning more about how…
Year 4 trip to Hampton Court Place
Year 4 had a brilliant trip to Hampton Court Palace. The children loved the workshop with Lady Norfolk, where she taught them all about the different jobs people had in Tudor Times. The children visited the gardens, kitchens and the Great Hall. Their favourite part was the room where Henry VIII used to have meetings…
Year 3 trip to Bignor Villa
Year 3 went on amazing visit to Bignor Roman Villa in West Sussex on Wednesday. The children had the opportunity to see remains of the original Roman villa. They loved learning about all of the different Roman mosaic floors and their significance. Year 3 saw the authentic Roman bath and discussed when a Roman would…
Year 1 trip to Arundel Castle
Year 1 had a fantastic time at Arundel Castle. As soon as they arrived, they were greeting by the lovely Jane who walked us up the hill to the main castle building. They made their way to the education room where they got look at old crossbows and swords and also tried on lots of different…
Year 6 trip to London
Year 6 were very excited to have a trip to London. They were treated to a tour of Westminster Abbey which was amazing. Their tour guide Lou, really bought the history of the building alive. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was a moving moment and it was interesting to see whose memorial or tomb…
Around the World Day
Lyndhurst came together and took a flight to go globetrotting on our ‘Oh, the places you’ll go…’ Around the World Day. The children dressed up representing countries from all the continents there was even a penguin from the Falklands Island! Passports were issued and we escaped through our imagination and with a litter help from…
Visit from a former student
We were very fortunate to have a visit from a former student at Lyndhurst School. Mr Hale was visiting the UK from America and on his travels, he kindly took some time out to come back to visit his old school from back in the 1950s. Mr Hale was welcomed by some Year 5 students…