14018 SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2025 HISTORY During History this year we have studied many battles, wars and key events! Throughout Year 7, we have looked at the invasion of the Romans, Saxons and Vikings in England- to which the students could not believe the Romans built so many of our roads that they go on today! Then, we moved onto the battles for the new King of England. We had students acting as Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy, telling the class why they should be the new King of England! This led us onto the more gruesome Battle of Hastings, which saw Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy battle it out to be King. Following this, a keen student from the lesson asked if she could bring in a piece of history that she had at home. Eva J, 7 Beta, brought in coins from the Second World War, showing her keen interest of history. One of these coins even had Winston Churchill on and as he said, “The most important thing about education is appetite,” which is certainly a quality Eva has shown here. Within Year 8, we have looked at the key events of the 1600s, the Industrial Revolution, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the British Empire and World War One. Students still can’t believe that King Charles I was publicly beheaded! A student asked Miss Fearn which part of history is her favourite. Without a doubt, we all know Miss Fearn loves teaching World War Two in Year 9! With equal excitement for this era, Harry N, 8 Omega, was eager to share the story of his Grandad in World War Two. Harry shared that his Grandad was on the HMS Ceylon from 1943 - 1945 at the age of 18. With the class captivated with this story, Harry went on to explain that his Grandad received 2 service medals and a medal of the Burma Star with the Pacific Band because that is where he served. Harry also shared that Burma is now called Myanmar and Ceylon is now called Sri Lanka. So, we all learnt some Geography too! We encourage all students to share stories of their historical backgrounds and are keen to take a look at any artefacts, to help develop our historical knowledge at Thornleigh. If your child has a keen interest of the past, please take a look at the Greater Manchester Young Archaeologists Club - www.yac-uk.org/clubs/manchester. This is open to children between the ages 8 - 16 years old and involves visiting and investigating archaeological sites and historic places, trying out traditional crafts, taking part in excavations and lots more. Follow us @tsc_history
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