Westgate Primary School Pupils Bury Time Capsule in Westgate Arch
Children at Westgate Primary School have buried a time capsule in Westgate arch this week. The following items were chosen by the School Council and buried by the Year 6 house captains.
- Photograph of Westgate Primary School buildings
- Photographs Warwick
- A review of the school year 2018-2019
- School newsletter items related to the time capsule project
- Top 10 newspaper stories of 2019
- Coins/bank notes that we use in 2019
- Photograph of Queen Elizabeth/ the Royal Family
- Photograph of the Prime Minister
- Pictures of current technology
- Predictions for 2119
- School Council badge and a gold star badge – awarded for high-quality work/behaviour
- LEGO bricks to represent toys played with in 2019
- Map of the world / map of the United Kingdom
- Newspaper from the day that the capsule was buried
- Sweet packets / food packets
- Our favourite books
- Pack of seeds
- Top 10 children’s books
- Top 10 films
- Top 10 songs
- The population of Warwick and of the UK
- Film posters
- Top 10 musical artists
- Cards showing major London landmarks in 2019
We hope that these items remain intact until they are unearthed and cause great excitement when the eyes of our future look at what life was like for Westgate Primary School children living in Warwick in the year 2019.
Matthew Watson
Head Teacher,
Westgate Primary School
