Class 5 had an unusual start to the week as we visited Warkworth Castle in Northumberland on Monday.

Monday was very cold day and we found it was even chiller at the coast! However, we all enjoyed looking around the different rooms in the castle keep and getting an idea of what it was like to live there. Whilst there, we listened to a sensory story that guided us through the different parts of castle. It was very interesting learning about the different rooms and exploring artefacts associated with each one, such as parchment, a sewing needle and a pewter spoon. One bit we weren’t so keen on was when we learned about the toilets as there was a smelling cube there to give us an idea of what they smelled like – URGH!

We have done lots of work around Halloween this week, too. We learned that it was Celtic tradition and that many of the things we do at Halloween have been around for hundreds of years. The Celts used to wear scary costumes and carve jack-o-lanterns to scare away evil spirits and ghost, who the believed had crossed into our world!

In the spirit of Halloween, we carved an enormous pumpkin and explored all the insides. The seeds were rather slimy and not all of us liked touching them, but some of us loved it!

On Wednesday, we had a little Halloween party in class. We decorated the classroom with Halloween balloons, bats and pumpkins that we had painted and designed ourselves. We all dressed up in ghastly outfits then ate Monster Munch and spooky Halloween sweets, played games like musical statues and danced to Halloween hits. It was a great afternoon!

Obviously, in among all this, we have managed to squash in some English, maths and art work! We have definitely earned our half-term break!

Have a great holiday, everyone!