Yesterday and today, year 4 drew and painted Hamsa Hands. The Hamsa Hand is an ancient Middle Eastern amulet symbolising the Hand of God. In all faiths it is a protective sign. It brings its owner happiness, luck, health, and good fortune. Some of our hands are decorated with fish which is a traditional symbol of good luck and some include eyes which represent the eye that sees everything and protects against evil.

As part of multi faith week this week, year four are studying Judaism. Yesterday, we were lucky enough to visit a synagogue to find out more about Judaism and the place in which Jews worship. We all had an amazing time and learnt lots!

Today, years 3 and 4 went on a trip to a Roman village which used to be called Lectocetum but is now known as Wall. We had lots of fun exploring the ruins of a Roman Baths and a Mansio (hotel), looking at artefacts in the museum, training to be gladiators and walking the Roman Walk which ended with a fantastic view of Lichfield and the countryside.     

Today, years 3 and 4 had a Romans day ahead of our trip to the Roman village of Wall tomorrow! The children thoroughly enjoyed learning all about the Roman Empire and creating Roman crafts. They even had a toga-off!

Yesterday and today year 4 designed and made robots out of recycled materials. All of the children had to think of a positive purpose their robot could fulfil in our world. Some ideas included; a robot that sorts rubbish, a robot that saves sea creatures, a robot that saves people when they are in danger and a robot that helps people when they are sad or sick. The children worked really hard and the results are fantastic!