History | St Mary's Catholic Primary School

At St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) education is embedded within our overarching curriculum that prepares our children for many different aspects of their lives.

Our overall goal is to help our children to become well-rounded individuals with strong character, who will eventually go out into the world of adults and be actively and positively involved in society. In order to do this, we are striving to create a conducive environment around the school and this year we have created our own specific Personal Development Curriculum that is entwined with our academic history curriculum.

Our history curriculum aims to provide engagement and enrichment and through this, we aim for all children to have equal opportunities to thrive together.

Jerusalem Class

We have been learning about the Romans and why they came to Britain.

The Romans came a long time ago because they wanted more land, power, and valuable resources like metals. They also wanted to show how strong their empire was. In AD 43, the Romans invaded Britain and stayed. They built roads, towns, and forts to help them live and travel around. They also brought new ideas, like better buildings and ways of living. The Romans had a big impact on Britain, and we can still see some of their roads and buildings today.

Nazareth Class

As part of our local history learning, the children set out to explore the rich Victorian heritage of Fleetwood. Armed with curiosity and keen observation skills, they went on a hunt to discover some of the town’s most iconic historical buildings and landmarks.

During their walk, the children visited the North Euston Hotel, discovering how it was once a grand stopover for travellers journeying between London and Scotland. They admired the town’s distinctive lighthouses, learning about their vital role in guiding ships safely into port. The group also explored Fleetwood Market, uncovering its long history as a bustling centre of trade since the 19th century, and visited the Fleetwood Museum, where they delved deeper into stories of the town’s maritime past and Victorian life.

Along the way, pupils learned about the architecture, purpose, and significance of each building, comparing how these structures have changed or stayed the same over time. The experience brought history to life, helping the children to understand how Fleetwood’s Victorian heritage has shaped the community we know today.

Academic Year 2025-2026

The King's Coronation

Academic year 24-25

VE Day celebrations

Accordion Class....

The children have been talking about 'Adventures through Time', we looked at family history, our achievements, Kings and Queens and how different transports have changed over time.

Stone Age Workshop

We have taken part in a Stone Age Workshop where we learnt lots of new vocabulary and used artefacts to find out all about that period in history.

This term, in Piano class, we have been learning about Anglo-Saxons. We have researched why they invaded Britain and how they settled here and built-up villages with homes made of wattle and daub. The children were very interested when we looked at the significance of Sutton Hoo and how that helped archaeologists find more information about how they were buried with their treasures which related to their religion. The children worked in pairs to look at some artefacts found in the Sutton Hoo to find out whether the people buried there were wealthy. We held an investigation to see how the Anglo-Saxons were converted from Paganism to Christianity with the help of the missionaries, St Aiden, St Columba and St Augustine; the children thought St Aiden made the biggest impact because he thought of the working-people not just the rich. We studied King Alfred the Great's work and using different sources we wanted to find out if he was worthy of his title and whether the opinions of Alfred's followers were bias.

The Blitz - WWII

In Saxophone class, we have been analysing different sources to see what they can tell us about The Blitz.

Flute Class have been learning about the Stone Age in History so in English have listened to the book, 'The Stone Age Boy' they have then described the Stone Age setting in the book.

In Accordion Class this half term we have been looking at celebrations, the children talked about Diwali, we looked at creating our own Rangoli patterns using the coloured rice, powder paints outside and drawing materials along with diva lamp number recognition.

History in Harp Class

We have been learning about how children’s lives have changed over time.

Black History Month

Saxophone Class have been researching about people who have been persecuted for speaking out about injustice.

Flute Class learnt about Ruby Bridges starting a new school where she was the only black child. The children discussed how she must have felt and how brave she was.

In Bodhran class we learnt all about Mae Jemison, we role played different events in her life and created our own time line of Mae’s exciting life. We learnt that not only was Mae Jemison a doctor and a scientist but she was the first ever black woman to go into space… what a fantastic achievement.

Academic Year 23-24

In History, Hughes Class have been exploring different toys and investigating how toys have changed throughout history. We enjoyed playing with some older toys such as music boxes, marbles, jacks and Jacob's ladders. We also enjoyed sharing our favourite toys and discovering the toys our parents had spent time playing with when they were younger. We have done lots of comparing, thinking about what is the same and what is different and this skill will help us as we move forward in our history lessons.

In history year 5/6 have been studying WWII. We've written a letter to our parents in London from the perspective of a WWII evacuee child. We have also written a recount about rationing.

Year 2 have been learning all about Florence Nightingale and writing non-chronological reports about her life and how she changed hospitals for the better.

Anglo-Saxons Homes - Year 4

During Year 4s second lesson of a topic on the Anglo-Saxons, we discussed the differences between settlements in the Iron Age and in the Anglo-Saxon period. We used different sources to identify the similarities and differences; then worked with a partner to make our own representation of how Anglo-Saxons used wattle and daub.

Year 1 have created a display to show the effects of 'The Great Fire of London,' and how the fire spread.

Lionni Class sequencing the key events in Florence Nightingale's life.

We Will Remember Them...

Year 2 created Remembrance Day acrostic poems and a wreath.

Year 4 remember them ❤️ 🌹

We Will Remember Them

In Maurice Sendak Class, we have created our own Remembrance Day poems to remember our fallen service men and women. We have also sold poppies and other items for the Poppy Appeal.

Ancient Egypt in History - Potter Class

The children have been learning about Ancient Egypt in History, this is also linked to our art topic this term of Ancient Egyptian Scrolls. We have looked at Artefacts, mummification, Egyptian God's and Goddess's and the discovery of the first tomb.

Year 4/5 have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings in history this half term

Black History Month

Year 2 learnt about Ruby Bridges and how she felt about starting a new school where she was the only black child.

Year 1 have also learnt about Ruby Bridges and drew pictures to describe what happened.

EYFS- We are all unique.

Ancient Greek Pottery Painting

Today, we painted our Ancient Pottery in orange and black, colours used to on the original Ancient pottery.

Ancient Greek pottery

Sendak class harnessed their pottery skills this morning to create a pot or bowl with an Ancient Greek theme. The aim was to use intricate patterns and markings to represent an aspect of Ancient Greek life that we have explored earlier in the topic. The designs are outstanding and we can't wait to show off the painted, finished pieces later next week.

Sendak Class - Life in Ancient Greece

The children worked in groups to explore an element of Ancient Greek life. They then presented their fact files to the rest of the class.

Exploring Ancient Greece

Our year5/6 history topic for this half term is Ancient Greece. We began the topic by reading through a knowledge organiser with key terms and vocabulary. We then looked at a Greek myth and discussed how the landscape of the country effected how the Greek people lived.

Academic year 22-23

Understanding the world in EYFS

In our 'Understanding the World' topic we have looked at families and what a family tree is. Recently we have had a competition in the class to see if the children can guess who the babies are! Even Mrs Greer, Mrs English and Miss Ward have their photos on the board. The children have had a guess which meant writing their friends' names on a post it, then sticking it on the photograph!

Family trees, and how we have changed

History in Year 1

Holmes Class looked at toys from the past today to find similarities and differences to their own toys.

Today we became History Detectives! We used clues to figure out when the Great Fire of London was and how it started. The children worked in groups, with their adult and came up with some incredible ideas! We even spoke about whether we thought it was accidental or on purpose - an interesting discussion in Holmes Class!

History in Year 2/3

Designing advertisements for the Titanic's first maiden voyage in King Class.

King Class has been reflecting upon why we wear poppies on poppy day and how we remember the soldiers who fought for us.

King Class-To start our 'Remembrance Day' topic we listened to the story of 'Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge' as a way of exploring children’s understanding of memories. We found out that memories can be funny, sad and scary, we then shared our own special memories with the class.

History in Year 3/4

Stone Age

History in Year 4/5

The Romans

The Anglo - Saxons

History in Year 5/6

Year 5/6 - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Newspaper Articles

During our history and English, we have focused on the book 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and we have now created a newspaper article for missing Bruno. Please take a look.

Woods Class - WWII Homework Projects

We have showcased our projects to the class and they are now on display near the hall for the whole school to see!

Ancient Greek Pottery - Shelly Woods Class

Today we got all messy and created our very own Ancient Greek pottery. We researched some designs, created some of our own, practised different patterns and then used clay to create our own masterpieces! When they are dry, we will use black and orange (the colours the Ancient Greeks used) to paint our creations!