My War, my Family by Liam

As you may know, P7 had a museum about WW2. I, alongside Holly, Owen, Patrick, Sach and Sean worked at a station calle 'My Family, my War'. We all had family members in the war. Sean and I had a great-gran who was an evacuee. Owen's great grandad fought in Burma. Patrick's two grandads fought in the war and survived. Sacha's great grandad fought in the war and survived. I enjoyed it all very much, it was a special day and we got great feedback.

 

WW2 Rationing by Rachel

This exhibit display focussed on Rationing. People had to be inventive of what food they were given. Rationing started in 1940 and ended in 1954. Men in the army got a ration box to help them in the war. Mrs Greig baked some fabulous wartime bread for family and friends to taste. Also, we had carrot cookies and spam. For those who don't know what spam is, it is pork and ham mixed together. Most of all, I loved dressing up and doing the play and songs with the class.

 

My War Museum by Owen

This exhibit display focussed on 'My War, My Family. In the station, I created a poster on my great-grandfather who fought in WW2. On the War Museum Day, I had to explain to parents and teachers about my poster and my great-grandfather. I explained to them where he fought, what happened to him and about the medals he won.

I loved the day because it was interesting to learn about WW2 and it was fun because we got to taste 1940's food and we got to see our families.

 

 

 

My Museum Day by Abi

This display's exhibit was about Propaganda, a type of advertisement mainly shown as posters, and showed some good examples of propaganda that P7 had made. The threee "Sayings" that the propaganda was based on were: 'Dig for Victory' - encouraging people to farm for food, 'Tittle, Tattle Lost the Battle - reminding people not to talk about their plans as there could be German spies listening, and 'Make, Do and Mend' - telling people to recycle or reuse by fixing/mending everything that had been been broken. Fun fact: American propaganda slyly let on that Hitler's real name was the unpleasant sounding Snicklegruber. I loved the day; it was exciting, informative and we got sweets at the end.

 

Man your stations! By Barbara

What an experience! On 19th November, WW2 brought a small bit of life to the P7 classroom. Everyone had a station whether it was welcoming the parents in or giving them free samples. Everyone loved everything about the day. I was at the 'Take Shelter' table. I explained everything about the Anderson Shelters, gas masks, hand-made toys an lots more. My favourite part was when we were singing and I turned to the left and saw my Nana standing there singing along (she had said she was not coming so I was really shellshocked).

My Museum Day Station by Sacha

My station was calle "My War, My Family". There were six people at my station, each of us made colurful posters about our geat grannies and great grandads who fought for us in WW2. I learned so much and so did everyone who came to listen to our group explain the connections between our families and the war. I think our Museum was a great success as all our feedback was good.

 

My Museum Day by Ellie

At our Museum Day, my station focussed on WW2 food and rationing. We had lots of information on display and were handing our food from the war such as: wartime loaf, carrot cookies, and a basic meal (we could not eat that as it was for display purposes). To get your rations, you went to your nearest corner shop. Some of the brands that were around during the war can still be found today, for example Spam. One display we had showed what a ration book looked like. I think our Museum Day was a roaring success because we received good feedback.

 

My Museum Day by Johanna

I was at the Rationing station, which was packed with information and treats which parents could try. We had spam that could last 3 years; wartime loaf which contained no eggs; carrot cookies cooked by Mrs Gregg and wartime sweets such as pear drops and mints. Everyone enjoyed our station and gave great feedback. I truly enjoyed our War Museum and it was certainly our best, owing to the fact that everyone contributed and did their best.

Jazmine - I missed the Museum Day :-(

Homefront and Propaganda

 

This exhibit display focussed on the Homefront and Propaganda. It was very interesting and educational. It was a wonderful experience learning about Dig for Victory, Propaganda and so on. It also had toys such as Scotty dogs and there were models of gas masks. I would have loved to attend!

My Museum Experience by Ibraheem

I loved the day as it was a fun time telling parents about the military and the homefront in WW2. At the military side of my station, we had an Avro Lancaster model on show. There are only two real-life examples on Earth. Plus, we had propaganda posters on show. These were used to encourage people to fight in the war. Meanwhile, at the homefront section, I was focussed on telling people about how people protected themselves during the bombing raids. There were two different types of shelters: an Anderson Shelter and a Morrison Shelter. The Morrison Shelter was used when you did not have a garden and it would protect you in case a bomb dropped on your house.

My Museum Day by Alessia

My exhibit display focussed on WW2 homework, it was amazing. In my station, my bit was to describe and tell people about the Anderson Shelters and Morrison Shelters. I especially enjoyed meeting people, dressing up as an evacuee and not forgetting our drama and songs. We literally had people in tears! I think it was the best Museum Day in the history of Museum Days!

 

What a triumph! P7 bring WW2 to life in this special Museum Day

On a wet Wednesday in November, P7 presented their Museum Showcase. The displays were well organised and professional manned by the P7 boys and girls. Parents and siblings strolled around enjoying the children regale them with tales from the war. To top off an already high-class event, the children presented a mini-drama on the evacuee experience and finished the day by singing 'We'll Meet Again' and 'The Cliffs of Dover'. Well done P7! Once again, you have made me very proud!

Miss Finn

Poppy Day National Maths Contest - 7 Nov to 13 Nov

What fantastic news I have to report. P7 took part in the Sumdog Maths Contest which was held nationally and out of 455 classes that qualified, we came in at 4th position. I am so proud of you all. Next stop: The Edinburgh Contest!!

Miss Finn