Earnest Shackleton

This week in English, we started learning about Sir Earnest Shackleton and his incredible ill-fated voyage to Antarctica. Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer, who made three expeditions to the continent, most famously in 1914 on the Endurance.

The children have really enjoyed learning about how Sir Earnest Shackleton and his crew became stranded in Antarctica when their ship The Endurance became frozen in the pack ice. Using their incredible journey as an inspiration, the children have been writing letters to loved ones describing how their characters felt as they watched their ship get crushed by the ice.

Next week, we will look at how the crew of the Endurance were finally rescued after Shackleton and 5 of his men undertook a treacherous journey across land and sea to get help. What makes the story most remarkable is that none of the crew lost their lives and made it back to their homes.