CopthornePrimary School
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Pupils stepped back in time to experience Wartime Britain:
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In this hands-on and fun workshop, pupils help to prepare for an animal dinner party. Pupils must find out the names of guests, what they eat, where they live. Once they have gathered the information, they will introduce the guest.
The workshop uses a wide range of natural history specimens to help pupils explore and closely examine some of the plants and animals found in the local environment.
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Pupils attended a workshop at Cartwright Hall to learn about the early history of the Islamic civilisation. This included learning about Baghdad from CE 900 and comparing it to Western Europe at around the same time. Baghdad at the time was the largest city in the world, with a population of about 1 million. It was a perfectly round city, with all the important buildings in the centre. Situated between two rivers, it was also at the centre of the world’s great trade routes.
Using artwork and artefacts pupils explored the historic origins of early Islamic civilisation and its influences and contribution to world culture. Pupils also tried their hand at some Islamic geometric patterns and Arabic calligraphy. Our pupils visited the new gallery exhibition, to observe the intricate beauty of calligraphy of some early and unique Quranic scripts, these have been loaned by the British Library.
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Pupils learn about the Second World War. When Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler had refused to stop his invasion of Poland. World War II was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allied Powers (Britain, United States, Soviet Union, France). Most of the countries in the world were involved in some way. It was the deadliest war in all of human history with around 70 million people killed. Our pupils learned that even Bradford was bombed during the war.
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Pupils learn about the Fire of London and tour one of Bradford’s oldest buildings, Bolling Hall.
The Fire of London happening in September 1666 in a bakery near Pudding Lane. A spark from one of his ovens probably started the fire. The fire swept through London for four days. It destroyed 13,200 houses, 87 churches, and even St Paul’s Cathedral. Although many homes were destroyed, not many people died. The Tower of London survived the Great Fire.
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Ghyll Head Outdoor Education and Activity Centre is based in the heart of the Lake District National Park.
Pupils enjoyed in a 3 day residential at Ghyll Head. They participated in many activities such as; climbing wall, zip wire, canoeing, ghyll scrambling, hill walking, ropes course, team building, fire tent and many more fun activities.
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Pupils visited Beardsworths Garden Centre to learn about different types of plants and trees. They learned how plants grow and looked at the different parts including the leaves, flowers, seeds, roots, bulb, trunk, and branches. After touring the garden centre they planted their own seeds and will see their plants grow in school.
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As local mill working children, pupils experienced lessons at Moorside Board School (1875) which included copywriting with dip pens, using slates and singing period songs.
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Pupils visited Cartwright Hall to learn about the Bradford born artist David Hockney and put their art skills into action using a variety of newly learned techniques.
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