Years 5 and 6 became evacuees for the day when they visited Beamish Open Air Museum before the half term holiday. They learned what it was like to leave the city and work on a farm as some children might have done during the Second World War. They tried out many activities they have never done before for example they made cottage cheese, prepared for a blackout, stuffed mattresses and wrapped potatoes. Many thanks to everyone who helped them to find their fabulous costumes, they really did look authentic.
All aboard to Home Farm.
We were feeling both excited and a little bit apprehensive as we began our evacuation experiences. We could imagine how it would have felt for children in World War II.
We stuffed the mattress with straw and blacked out the windows.
We enjoyed making cottage cheese.
We enjoyed looking at real World War II artefacts. This school pinafore looked uncomfortable.
At the end of our trip we loved our visit to the sweet shop!
