History at Marsden

3rd October 2022M Hanratty

At Marsden Primary School, we aim to deliver an exciting and engaging history curriculum which inspires children to learn about Britain and the Wider World’s past. We believe that learning about what has happened in the past can help children make sense of their place in the world and broaden their knowledge and understanding of other cultures. The skills that children will learn in history will enable them to become critical thinkers who can analyse evidence, understand and reflect upon changes in society and how as responsible citizens, they can play an important role in continuing to shape the world around them.

To find out more about our history curriculum, click on the documents below:

Year 2 visit the Life Centre

11th October 2023S Stothard

This week Year 2 visited the Life Centre in Newcastle. We had an amazing day and loved every second. On the morning we took part in a space workshop and found out all about being an astronaut. We even made our own space breakfast! On the afternoon we explored the museum and especially enjoyed the Planetarium and the science show!

Y1 Rockpooling

20th June 2023Ellie Kane

Year 1 have had the best day down at the seaside! We found so many sea creatures like crabs, shrimps, fish, starfish and even a Sea Hare which was huge! The children behaved fantastically and really did us proud. 🙂

Year 3 Class Assembly

24th May 2023S Stothard

Congratulations to Year 3 for performing a brilliant class assembly. We have been learning about the Ancient Egyptians and the children loved demonstrating their knowledge. The singing and acting was perfect, they made me very proud.

Well done Year 3

 

Y4 visit to Arbeia

23rd May 2023Fiona Wilson

Y4 enjoyed a visit to Arbeia Roman fort. All of the children were able to experience what it would be like to be an archeologist as they explored real Roman artefacts and tried to deduce what they were. With our group leader, we learned how simple every day objects can tell us a lot about the people who used them.
After lunch, we were able to explore the fort ruins and reconstructed buildings to learn more about what life was like at the fort.

Ancient Egypt

4th May 2023S Stothard

Year Three had a fantastic visit to The Oriental Museum today. We found out about Egyptian clothes, tools, Gods and mummies.

We even got to see a real mummy! It smelled disgusting!!

Great Fire of London Day Y1

9th March 2023Ellie Kane

To complete our topic of the Great Fire, Year 1 went back in time to 1666. We experienced a range of activities from the past and even learnt all about their punishments too! Our favorite activities of the day were tasting Thomas Farriner’s bread and ink writing. Then in the afternoon we jumped back into our time machines and had a visit from South Shields Fire and Rescue service, they showed us how to be safe around fire and even let us have a look inside the engine!

Stone Age Day

16th February 2023S Stothard

Today Year 3 Had a brilliant Stone Age Day. The children all looked fantastic and we had lots of fun. We started our day by crawling through a cave and sitting around a campfire in the classroom.

We then became archaeologists and  found some fantastic fossils hidden in the soil. Next we created charcoal cave drawings under the desks as if we were lying in our very own cave.

This afternoon we made Stone Age biscuits and fruit stew and can’t wait to try them!

Finally we hunted for food, some of us even caught a rabbit!

Year Five Visit Jarrow Hall

20th January 2023L Watson

Year Five spent an extremely chilly but very informative day at Jarrow Hall, learning more about Anglo Saxon life. We met the animals and found out all about their many uses; discovered how the Saxons used herbs to cure illnesses and re-enacted a Saxon/Viking battle!