Harvest and RE in Year 4

Before half term, Year 4 have been celebrating Harvest and have created some abstract art based on the artist Vincent Scarpace.  We have also celebrated Diwali and the story of Rama and Sita and created a pathway of light.

Spanish Art in Year 3

This week in Year 3, we have been celebrating the National Day of Spain. We have learnt all about how Spanish people live and even created our own Spanish flag using a collage of our traditional Spanish tile colourings.

Hieroglyphics in Year 5

Year 5 have been continuing with their Ancient Egyptian topic. They have learnt about how the Ancient Egyptians made paper using papyrus leaves and used the method to create their own.  They have also looked at Ancient Egyptian writing using hieroglyphics and wrote their names on their paper. This was tricky but they look really […]

Electrical Investigations in Year 6

In Year 6, we have continued to explore electricity.  We have been investigating three different questions: Does wire length affect the brightness of a bulb in a circuit? Do the amount of components (bulbs/buzzers) affect how they work in a circuit? Does the voltage of a battery affect how the components in a circuit work?

Tutankhamun’s Tomb in Year 5

Year 5 are currently learning about Ancient Egypt and in Topic this week they have been creating a Keynote presentation on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. They are researching all the information and are looking forward to presenting them to the class when they are finished.

Back to the Tudor Era in Year 4

In Year 4 this week, we have been learning all about the Tudors and their era.  We went back in time to have a conversation with Tudor children about their lives and learnt all about how they live, what school was like and how they dress. We compared the differences between rich and poor families […]

Autumn Art in Year 3

This week Year 3 have been creating Autumn pictures using oil pastels.

Addition Challenges in Year 6

In Year 6 this week, we have been working extremely hard to solve a variety of addition challenges. These have made Year 6 use their reasoning skills as well as testing their perseverance and resilience. Well done Year 6!

Sketching in Year 4

This week Year 4 have been developing their sketching and shading techniques to create 3-D like images on paper.  We have also been developing our descriptive setting writing to enhance the readers imagination.  

A Spanish Conversation in Year 5

Over the past few weeks we have been learning to say the say the numbers 1-31, the days of the week and the months of the year in Spanish. We have used all this new knowledge this week to have a conversation about the date and our birthdays. The children have really worked hard at […]