School Blog

At 2pm today, air raid sirens rang out throughout year 5.  All 3 classes were being evacuated.  Just like Cliff and Olive in our guided reading book, Letters from the Lighthouse, the children were bundled up and sent to all 4 corners of the school.  Each group had a very different experience.  Some were helping younger children with their maths, some went out to play with the Year 1 children and many were stuck washing up, sorting and sharpening pencils and cleaning tables.

It was easy to see who hit the evacuation jackpot however, the 2 groups sent to Miss Bridge and Mr Holgate were spoilt rotten with hot chocolate and biscuits!

Much in the same was as back in the 1940s, the children had vastly different experiences and were very keen to compare (and complain) upon their return.