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    Hands-on history at NJA

    Year 3 cave painting

    Year 3 boarded the time machine for a journey back 50,000 years.

    Pupils learnt how important cave paintings are for our understanding of early human life.

     

    Year 4 Pompeii

    History in action. Well done to our Year 4 archaeologists who made great progress on our dig. They’ve been uncovering a buried town. When they complete the dig they will start to draw conclusions about life in the past.

     

    Year 4 Roman Legionnaire

    Year 4 were transported back in time and spent a day being part of the Roman army. This was led by Roman Britain Schools Workshop and the children had a fantastic time trying on armour, learning Latin and experiencing Roman camp life.