York Y5 Day 3 #springfieldyear5and6 #springfieldwholeschool #springfieldpd #springfieldhistory

Year 3/4 have enjoyed travelling back in time this morning to imagine life as a Maya trading goods from their region and understanding how the landscape affected trade. #springfieldyear3and4 #springfieldhistory

What a fantastic first day! We have enjoyed an afternoon in Whitby learning about the history of Whitby, a boat trip, chippy tea and ghost stories. #springfieldPD #springfieldhistory #springfieldwholeschool

📣 The Springfield History Museum reopens today at 10am! 🎉 Join us for the Downtown Springfield Second Friday Art Walk from 5pm-7:30pm. Regular hours resume next week: Thurs-Sat, 10am-3pm. See you there! 🏛️✨ #SpringfieldHistory #MuseumReopening #ArtWalk

Year 5/6 had a visit from the amazing Tempus Fugit Theatre Group who put on a performance linked to of topic on Ancient Greece. The children joined in as actors, the chorus, musicians and even ended with a bit of Greek dancing. #springfieldyear5and6 #springfieldhistory

Year 3/4 have been using a range of historical sources to build a picture of events from the past. #springfieldyear3and4 #springfieldhistory

Year 5 residential to York is officially under way. #springfieldpd #springfieldgeography #springfieldhistory

We're excited to highlight the rich black history and culture that can be found right here in our City. First, we want to shine a spotlight on Zion Baptist Church, the oldest Black Baptist church in Springfield. #BlackHistoryMonth #SpringfieldHistory #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth

Year 5/6 had a fantastic World War 2 day learning all about the experiences of evacuees and the propaganda used to encourage people to evacuate their children. #springfieldyear5and6 #springfieldhistory

Y5/6 were history detectives for our WW2 day. They studied sources and explored how the government used propaganda to encourage the public to support evacuation. #springfieldyear5and6 #springfieldhistory

Some #SpringfieldHistory featuring some @Hoophall history courtesy of #MassMoments from @MassHumanities "December 21, 1891 First Game of Basketball Played in Springfield" bit.ly/2F0JScE

Waiting on food during my first visit to the new Red’s Hamburg. The shake was excellent. I’m having a few flashbacks to my west side youth. #springfieldhistory

Some #SpringfieldHistory #LocalHistory courtesy of #MassMoments from @MassHumanities "July 15, 1635 William Pynchon Buys Land for Springfield." bit.ly/2Z4fHcJ

3rd graders working on Springfield history timelines! #takeovertuesday #springfieldamazing #springfieldhistory