Emergency Evacuees Go Underground!

Today, 6F visited the Stockport Air Raid Shelters & Museum for a special day linked to their topic work for this half term – World War II.  In class, the children have been reading ‘Friend Or Foe’ by Michael Morpurgo (linked to WWII) as well as researching and learning all about the war during their History work in the afternoons.

So, to make the day a little more fun, the children dressed up and got into the role of an Evacuee child.  In the morning, they met the local ARP – Air Raid Precaution office and the nurse.  The children were split into groups and given separate tours of the shelters learning lots of fascinating facts – there was even a black out!

After lunch, the children viewed different parts of the museum, first listening to the experts about how day to day life was in the 1940s during the war and then afterwards getting to explore and experience the different items themselves.  Curiously, the boys were in their elements trying on the girls’ frocks : ) much to the girls’ amusement.  They also got to practice making rag rugs, wearing gas masks, donning heavy helmets and even force drying clothes using a mangle!

All in all, a very entertaining and educational day out, well done 6F!

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Hi, my name is Mr Farry, I still consider myself very much part of a great team in a great school, we really do ALL pull together to ensure the children complete a fantastic and enjoyable curriculum. I am still the P.E coordinator (a veteran now that I’ve joined the over 40s club), and still completely passionate about sport and my role in sport at Park. I am still actively involved external sports (both team and individual) and consider this essentially to maintaining a healthy body and mind. The children will tell you I’m still the jovial and humorous person I was when I joined the school, buy I’m simply four/five years older and ‘hopefully’ a little wiser, albeit with a few stray greys! My classroom is a busy place, with high expectations whilst still maintaining a nurturing environment, especially with the kind and generous Mrs Lucas by my side. The children, thus, continue to feel comfortable and content in their learning environment.

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