Our first half term in Birch class is over and what a great half term it has been!

We began this year learning about the Anglo Saxons and their arrival in Britain. We became archaeologists and historians, hunting for artefacts around the classroom, and used them to make conclusions about Anglo Saxon society.

Here we are during our Anglo Saxon WOW Day, searching for clues in the classroom to solve the mystery of the Sutton Hoo discovery.

Later in the term we used our historical knowledge of the Anglo Saxons to help us to create our own Anglo Saxon shields! We made sure that our shields were round and designed using appropriate colours - just like the real thing.

Finally, we learnt about the Anglo Saxon conversion to Christianity. This knowledge inspired us to design and create crosses decorated with Anglo Saxon designs.