Julie Rivers
We have been writing stories linked to the book ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. The children have enjoyed illustrating their work.
… The Swans have just published their narrative writing linked to The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. Here are some examples
The children have produced some fabulous still life art over the past few weeks – here are their compositions using oil pastels.
I had the pleasure of teaching Year 5 today! We went outside and deadheaded the daffodils and used the stems to create different types of angles: acute, obtuse and right angles. It was so lovely being able to teach maths outside in the sunshine!
Some of the Year 6 children have been enjoying the 4x4s challenge. They had to make the numbers 1-50 using only the digit 4 (4 times). In order to complete this challenge, some KS3 Maths knowledge was needed so this really extended their problem solving skills.
The children have been learning about the heart. Today they came up with a question to investigate that explored the affect exercise has on the heart. They enjoyed carrying out their investigation and being active in the Science lesson.
Year six have been using charcoals to draw ‘Still Life’. We looked at the famous drawing by Ibere Camargo (Natureza-morta) and some children decided to create their pieces in this style – paying close attention to where the light and shadows fall on the objects.
Year 6 have learning how to draw ‘Still Life’. They focused on proportion, space, line and shading. Some excellent pieces were created.
KS2 had a lovely afternoon making Easter Bunnies – it’s amazing what you can do with a few egg boxes, old cereal packets and scrap pieces of card!
To kick Science Week off, the Year 6 children took part in an interactive lesson about space travel. They learnt lots of interesting things about space and what plans there are for the future with regards to landing on Mars and living on the moon.
Year 6 have been learning about the Amazon rainforest and thinking about why the Amazon matters. We started off the topic by looking at the difference between a temperate rainforest and a tropical rainforest. In Science, we looked at the different layers of the rainforest and the different types of plants and animals that live […]
Year 5 and 6 had a wonderful afternoon listening to the life story of Derrick Thomas, a Windrush Elder. Not only did they learn about the Windrush Generation, they also learnt about the core values of resilience, self-belief and determination. The children had an opportunity to hold the Olympic torch and learnt about how he […]