Science
Operation ouch! Hawthorn’s school trip
We had lots of fun today at the Science and industry museum. We learnt lots about the human body ready for our next science topic. Did you know your taste buds only last two weeks and then regrow!
Art & Design
From 2D to 3D
During our art lesson, we looked at a sculpturer called Magdalene Odundo. She is a Kenyan artist and creates ceramic pots. We looked at drawing pots in a similar was to how she creates her designs. With space around us, using chalk and our whole bodies to make long sweeping Read more
Breakfast & After school club
Water Cycles
During our English lessons this half term we are looking at writing our own guided tours. The first tour we are going to write about is a tour all about water around the world. For our experience days we looked at The water cycle. First we listening to a book Read more
Art & Design
Hawthorn shared learning and lunch
Thank you to all the parents who attended shared learning. It was great see parents and children working together. We had lots of fun playing Kahoot, children and parents did really well working together and answering the questions about the text really speedily! They then designed Chocolate Bars, making sure Read more
Art & Design
Soap Sculptures.
During our Art lesson we designed and carved soap sculptures. First we designed our soap sculptures, making sure that we kept our designs simple. Next we used a tool to carve off small pieces of soap, going close to the outline but leaving some space around it. Then, we used Read more
Careers Related Learning
Newspaper reporters
During this weeks computer lesson we were put in the role of trainee journalists. We were involved in a breaking news story about an animal that has escaped from a zoo after a major storm. This week we collected notes from eye witnesses. This account came to us through email, Read more
Careers Related Learning
Gender Stereotypes
During collective worship today we watched a video about gender stereotypes. We were given four job titles and had to first guess which title belonged to which person just based on their appearance. Next we listened to the four people answering questions about their job and again we had to Read more
English
Chocolate tasting
During English lessons this term, we are looking at Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Today we tasted different chocolates and collected adjectives to describe the taste. We then created designs for our own chocolate bars ready for writing our own Chocolate stories next week.
Science
How different types of rocks are formed.
We began our Science lesson today with a Kahoot to go over facts that we had previously learnt about rocks. We then used playdough to explain the process of how the different rocks are formed. We began with igneous rock that is created when magma cools to form rock. We Read more