Heathrow Primary School
Heathrow Primary School
Year 2
Autumn - The Great Fire of London
This term, Year 2 students stepped into the role of historians to discover when, where and why ‘The Great Fire of London’ broke out. Pupils were able to extract information from a variety of sources and raise valid questions relevant to the enquiry. By the end of the topic the children were able to identify the reasons why so many houses burnt down. They enjoyed re-creating the scene of the ‘Great Fire’ by demonstrating what equipment was used to put out the fire. They also consolidated their learning by attempting to re-design London to make sure that a fire of that size would never take hold of London again.
Spring 2 - Locality
The topic began with children exploring Sipson to identify key features of the local area, including Heathrow Airport, the primary school, local shops, and green spaces. In the classroom, they studied maps, developing an understanding of symbols and the use of a key. In the first lesson, children produced their own maps of Sipson, incorporating titles, symbols, and a key to represent important features. In the second lesson, they compared the village in the past and present, identifying similarities and changes, and recorded the most significant events and developments.
Summer - Lives of Significant Individuals (Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole)
As Historians, we have been finding out who Florence Nightingale is and how she was able to help soldiers. We looked at her important achievements and different people’s opinions of her. We also looked at Mary Seacole, and main events within her life as well as her greatest achievements. Finally, we finished with a debate which one of them should have their statue outside the St Thomas hospital in London.
- Attitude
- Achievement
- Aspiration