Brentwood Prep Incipe 2019

Brentwood School Preparatory 54 Classroom Chronicles - Year Two Year Two were astounded to find that they had travelled back in time to 1666 and that their classroom had been transformed into Farriner’s Bakery in Pudding Lane, London. To the children’s surprise, flour covered the floor, and desks were caked in bread mixture and crusts! The children became young apprentice Tudor bakers and made a selection of different flavoured loaves, which were then taste-tested. London’s Burning The children were enthused by the stunning start to their new topic London’s Burning, and having been bakers, they became Tudor builders! They recreated the London streets of 1666 by building Tudor style houses. Unfortunately, history dictated that The Great Fire of London came to Brentwood in the playground. Setting light to the first Tudor house, the children watched in awe as perfect conditions allowed the wind to spread the fire along their Tudor Street. They tested the effect that small amounts of water may have had on the Great Fire of 1666, as well as testing the theory that fire breaks could halt its spread. Sadly, proving the historians were correct, their effectiveness was limited and it took just thirteen minutes for our Tudor street to be reduced to ashes! Thank you to our brave porters who were on standby with a more modern day solution – a hose! With the destruction of our Tudor city, the children were keen to start the rebuilding process and later that week, amazing homework projects started the creation of modern day London in the small hall. A whole term of learning was brought to life during the day, with one child commenting that they “couldn’t choose a favourite part of the day because it was all brilliant”! For their fabulous finish, forty costumed children bounded into school, eager to experience life in London in 1666 on our Great Fire of London Day. The hall was transformed into a London street and the children experienced working as weavers, candle makers, bakers, tanners and perfumers. On their return from lunch they were met with a smoke filled hall which could mean only one thing - the Great Fire of London had taken hold of the city! The children spent the afternoon planning and role playing in an attempt to extinguish the fire. They went on to dig through the ruins, uncovering artefacts which gave them clues about who or what may have been lost in the fire. Children rose to the challenge of creating a London Landmark and the hall was transformed with models of The London Eye, Tower Bridge, Charing Cross Station and many more familiar sights of the city. The children were very proud of their landmarks and enjoyed displaying them for the rest of the school and parents.