Today, we have had a topic drop down morning. In these mornings, we recap previous learning; this time, we recapped Geography (volcanoes), Computing (Scratch) and History (Carnivals and the Atlantic Slave Trade).
In our Geography learning, Year 5 looked at the relationship between the location of volcanoes and the location of tectonic plate borders.
They then had to label the different pictures which related to volcanoes and add any extra facts they could remember.
In our Computing lesson, the children had to identify the key vocabulary from the definitions and pictures. We also discussed computer over use and spotted signs from our body and environment that showed us we need to take a break from screens.
To finish the session, Year 5 could spend some time on scratch, revisiting their learning from Year 3 and 4.
In our History session, we matched out key vocabulary to their definitions. We then went on to discuss what a carnival was and recalled who started the Leeds West Indian Carnival: Arthur France. Arthur France immigrated to England at the age of 21.
As well as being a celebration of West Indian culture, the carnival is a celebration of the end of slavery. We looked at what the Atlantic Slave Trade was.
In the 16th Century, Britain had started new settlements (called colonies) in the West Indies and North America. The British needed lots of people to work on the huge sugar, cotton and tobacco farms (plantations) there.
Britain used slaves taken from Africa to do this work. This forced movement of slaves from Africa to the West Indies and America was called the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Help at home: Ask your child how they worked as a geographer, computer programmer or historian today.