Shield Yourself - The Romans Are Coming

18 Jul

This week, Year 4 have been channelling their inner Roman soldiers! After working hard to design and create their own Roman shields, the children put their learning into action by practising the famous testudo (tortoise) formation. With shields raised and a strong front line, they showed fantastic teamwork and discipline — just like real legionaries!

To bring history even more to life, we recreated the dramatic battle formation from the Battle of Watling Street. Using our semi-circle pergola to represent the forest where the Romans were ambushed, the children took on their roles with enthusiasm and energy.

They should all feel extremely PROUD of their creativity, teamwork, and historical understanding. It was brilliant to see how confidently they used their knowledge and how much pride they took in their shields.

A big well done to all of Year 4 for their effort and creativity — a truly immersive Roman experience!

Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefiting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources and outstanding access to green outdoor spaces.

Eastbrook is a thriving and growing community school, welcoming students from a broad range of backgrounds, culturally, economically and in terms of need.

Eastbrook School: PROUD TO BE