JLT visit The Mayor of Greenwich

 On Monday 13th March a small group of JLT representatives visited Woolwich Town Hall to meet the current Mayor of Greenwich, Councillor Leo Fletcher.

The group consisted of children from Year 2 to Year 6 and were accompanied by Mrs Seaton and Ms Fosang, one of our School Governors. They enjoyed a Q & A with His Worshipful the Mayor in the Council Chamber, where they posed some great questions about various subjects such as: budgets and how the council spend money; the history and architecture of the town hall; and also the role and responsibilities of being a Mayor. They also posed questions about some aspects our our school life and community that they hoped he might be able to help with, such as helping ease traffic around our local area, litter and antisocial behaviour in our nearby open spaces and how some people inn our community are using Escooters unsafely.

Everyone got a chance to sit in his magnificent chair and then, after a tour of the building, we enjoyed light refreshments in his parlour and a had chance to see close-up the Mayors collections of chains, interesting artifacts and artworks and also find out more about his life as Mayor.

World War 2 in Year 5

This half term, Year 5 have been learning about World War Two.

The children have really enjoyed learning about how the world has changed due to what happened about 80 years ago. It has been particularly interesting learning about the importance of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich and why our local area was bombed so much during the Blitz. 

On Immersion Day, they built Anderson Shelters, practiced diving for cover when the air raid sirens sounded,  performed WW2 poetry, sang British WW2 songs and learned some basic German.

Year 5 visit Museum of London (Docklands)

Last week each of the Year 5 classes visited the Museum of London in Docklands. In Year 5, we have been learning about World War Two and the visit gave us a great opportunity to find out more about the impact of the war on our local area. The museum is filled with hands-on exhibits which brought our learning to life. The children were able to explore replicas of wartime shelters, wear historic costumes, experience the life as a dock worker and much more. A great day was had by everyone.