Julie Rivers
The Swans have been learning about refraction in their topic on ‘light’. The learned that refraction is when light travels from one transparent medium (air) to another transparent medium (water) and that the speed the light travels at, slows down when it hits water and changes its direction slightly. This is why some some objects […]
The Swans have been experimenting with adding contour lines to their work to create a sense of form , focusing on how they can create a sense of weightiness and gravity. They used a potato to draw contour lines on, placed it on a piece of white paper, observed the shadow that formed and then […]
The children have been learning about the artist Henry Moore. We are focusing our art work this term on his WW2 Shelter Drawings. This week, the children practised some of the techniques he used in preparation for their final piece.
The Swans have worked hard to write, edit and publish their story chapter about WW2. They enjoyed adding the illustrations and ‘creative bits’ to their work!
The Swans have been learning about life as an evacuee. They went into role as a child who had been evacuated from the city to the countryside and shared their experience in an interview. We found out that not all evacuees had a good time!
As part of our Immersion Day, we made WW2 airplanes – German and British. The children worked really hard to create these from a plastic bottle and modroc – it wasn’t as easy as it may look!
The children in Year 6 have been learning about the function of blood and it’s composition. They made models to represent the different components.
The Swans have been learning about the function of the heart. They were extremely lucky to receive a dissection lesson from Mrs Harvey who is a trained high school Science teacher. Every single child took part and this really helped embed their learning about the different parts of this vital organ!
Year 6 have been looking at images of Benin to deduce why Benin might be a significant society, worthy of study. They learnt that: This was a civilization of cities and towns, powerful kings and a large empire which traded over long distances. Craftsmen were skilful in bronze and ivory. They had a religious belief […]
In Year 6, we have been learning different watercolour techniques. We then tried to use some of the techniques in our iceberg paintings.
In Year 6, the children have been looking at the artists Aurelie Bouquet and David McEown and their paintings of icebergs. They used shading techniques to try and give a sense of form to their work.
In Science, the children in Year 6 have been learning that light travels in straight lines. They had to draw scientific diagrams to show their understanding of this and had great fun using the torches to aid their understanding.