Class 5 are under arrest!

Welcome back Class 5!

Well the nights are getting longer and the days are getting colder, but that doesn't stop Class 5!

We have spent a lot of this week completing our units of work from last half term. In English we completed out biography writing by completing our warm writes, and in maths we tested ourselves on Roman numerals and algebra that we practised a few weeks ago.

However the highlight of this week was by far our class trip to Chelmsford on Wednesday!

We started out at the Essex Records Office, where we learnt about Crime and Punishment from the Saxon period up to the Georgians, and some of us had the chance to handle documents that were up to 700 years old!

Experiencing 'trial by cake'!

The oldest document in the Record Office!

Examining a 700 year old document

Careful with that!!

Being 'branded' (thankfully only with ink)

Acting out some Georgian justice!

After our lunch, we went to visit the Essex Police Museum and learnt about crime and punishment from the Victorian period all the way up to the present day. We had loads of fun with lots of artefact-handling, and a chance to explore the museum itself!

First we discussed what 'stereotypical' criminals looked like

We had a go at sketching criminals based on Victorian descriptions of them

Using the iPads, we examined the clues in the case of the murder of PC Gutteridge

We had to try and identify the correct time period for each piece of police equipment

We dressed our 1890s, 1970s and modern day police

Checking out a witness stand

Trying out handcuffs

Playing dress-up with old uniforms

Looking pleased with her branding!

Working her outfit

Many of us were keen to be put in the stocks - so it was only polite as their teacher to oblige and take photos of them!

We had a great day and learnt lots of local history about out topic of Crime and Punishment.

Next week we will be moving on into fractions and highwaymen!

Mrs Crawley