THE BLACK DEATH STRIKES

 Two members of the class have been hit by the black death. Kieran V and Kieran M stumbled back into the class after feeling faint, sick and dizzy. Their skin showed bruises and round buboes.


The rest of the class were shocked and in horror as Dr Missankov inspected the boys. She wore a mask and studied the child's condition. We came to the conclusion that there was not much hope for the boys.

There were lots of different medieval reasons why the boys may have caught this deadly plague. Sir John was keen to know why, so the class came to the conclusion it may have been because they had breathed in bad air, upset the gods, or because the planets weren't aligned.

We have been writing newspapers reports of the breaking news story. (Please click on the photos to get a closer look.)





Some headlines included: "Rats Rule Roydon!", "R.P.S. hit by Black Death" and "Rats hold children hostage"

Alex wrote "both boys have pumpkin sized buboes. Parents and teachers are worried about it spreading".

Harry wrote "an outstanding school in Norfolk has been hit by the black death. The school stated that they didn't actually know some of their pupils were sick".

Reece wrote - Lewis Allen 9 explained "the grossest bit was when the buboes popped!".

Holly wrote - "the two boys were shivering like they were in the atlantic ocean. However they have stayed alive".

Ready... Aim... Fire!

The class have been busy making Medieval catapults!

In 5/4 we have been learning about how you could successfully attack a castle during Medieval times and found out that catapults were an effective, destructive weapon.

In pairs we used lollipop sticks, masking tape, rubber bands and paper to construct a real life, working catapult.

First we cut our sticks to the correct sizes. Then we made a base. After this we then made our catapult's arm. Finally we taped a rubber band and a small bucket to the design.

The use of the rubber band meant the catapult had a springy, elastic arm. Perfect for firing ammunition!

Our furthest catapult was Evie's and Sharna's!

Check out our photos and video of the mini catapult in action!



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If I were king...

Our latest message from Sir John the Bearheart was all about poetry!

Sir John contacted us to say that his king was demanding a poem be written about him!

Sir John, anxious and worried, wrote to ask for 5/4's help in writing a poem in a rhyming couplet style.

So we went away and looked at A.A. Milne's Poem 'If I were king'.

I often wish I were a King,
And then I could do anything.

If only I were King of Spain,
I'd take my hat off in the rain.

If only I were King of France,
I wouldn't brush my hair for aunts.

I think, if I were King of Greece,
I'd push things off the mantelpiece.

If I were King of Norroway,
I'd ask an elephant to stay.

If I were King of Babylon,
I'd leave my button gloves undone.

If I were King of Timbuctoo,
I'd think of lovely things to do.

If I were King of anything,
I'd tell the soldiers, "I'm the King!"

Here are some of our wonderful poems. Click on each one to get a closer view!

By Lara




By Eve



By Seb

 


By Georgia



  












Many children received special praise from Sir John and he awarded some new coats of arms.



The Adventures of Robin Hood

Over the past 6 weeks we have been learning about the story of Robin Hood. We have learnt about who Robin was, how he met Friar Tuck, Little John and Maid Marian the adventures he went on. We have been writing stories set in Medieval England. Studying Sherwood Forest. And paying close attention to the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John.

For homework this week 5/4S had to create a summary/biography of Robin's life and what sort of a person Robin was like.



By Jack

As you can see, the children spent a lot of time neatly writing their work. Also drawing or printing and gluing pictures of the characters.

By Lily

Some children also decided to give it an old effect and stain their work with tea/coffee.

By Reece



By Shannon

                  Some even crumpled and burnt their work!

By Miesha



By Sharna



 We came to the conclusion that there still is still a lot of debate about whether Robin Hood was real or not. We decided that we would keep an open mind and continue to keep finding out information about him!

                                  

By Kieran M



Hockey at Diss High School!

Class 5/4 went to the High School on Tuesday for hockey training and a tournament.
The afternoon included lots of different skills, activities and games followed by a tournament.
Children tested their speed with a 'quicksticks' ball, and their strength with a stick.

After the skills, the 5/4s were split into 4 teams. All teams played 3 games in good spirit and used teamwork. The Roydon A team - who included Max, Miya, Megan, Lewis, Benjamin, Harry, Josh F and Reece (captain) - finished 3rd in the tournament and travel to the finals next month.

Watch this space to find out how they do!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to many children in 5/4S after they received a coat of arms from Sir John!

Our resident knight has been snooping through the classroom and down the corridoors. He has been particularly pleased with certain children.




 Sir John has been pleased with Miesha, Max, Lewis, Eve F, Lara, Lexi, Callum, Lily, Megan, Shauna, Shannon, Reece, Benjamin, and Eve G so far. They have produced some stunning work on coats of arms and ways to attack a castle.

Sir John wrote to the class in the early hours of the morning, stating that he was pleased to have picked the 5/4 class to visit and to inform the lucky individuals of 'commoner' coat of arms necklace.

He has warned the whole class to keep it up otherwise they are all for 'the chop'!

An unexpected visitor...

In class we have had an visitor....

A knight who roams Roydon's corridors at night, is using class 5/4 as his home. He has left lots of different medieval objects and has been writing to the class.

For the past 3 days the class have been receiving scrolls from the local knight, 'Sir John the Bearheart'.

He set the class his first task, wanting to know the best way to attack a castle.

The class have been looking at trebuchets, catapults, siege towers and battering rams. They are trying to impress Sir John and gain a coat of arms. They have been told Sir John is an experienced swordsman - so they don't want to get their heads sliced off!