Today, Year 4 Hawthorn came into Year 5 Pine for transition day. We’ve had a great day getting to know each other better. The children spent time in forest school asking questions about Year 5 and making bird feeders. We created our own poems called ‘I am, I wonder’, designed Read more
This week’s Art Club was inspired by contemporary artist Jen Stark. Jen is best known for creating optical art using bright colours in patterns and drips that mimic the intricate motifs found in nature. The children used the drip detailing to create a beach scene. We focused on creativity and Read more
This week Year 5 have been learning about the famous impressionist artist, Claude Monet. We have spent time learning facts about his life and his importance in the art world. We discovered that Monet is considered to be one of the founders of the impressionist art movement and one of Read more
This week in Art Club we took our inspiration from Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein is famous for using Ben-Day dots in his artwork, a technique used to create a pop art aesthetic. The children used carbon copy paper and tracing paper to transfer pictures of themselves onto their blank paper. Read more
Today Year 5 and 6 had the opportunity to learn about different careers from industry professionals. The children had a great time learning about jobs such as photography, nursing, being a member of the clergy, a doctor and many more. The children have learnt so much and we have lots Read more
This week art club was on the same day as National Sea Turtle Day so we thought it would be a good idea to bring out the watercolours. The children carefully followed a draw along then used watercolours to paint their turtles. The children practised using different techniques such as Read more
This half term Year 5 will be learning about cooking and nutrition. In last week’s lesson we learnt all about the farm to fork process and how meat products, specifically beef, are produced. In today’s lesson the children had to adapt a recipe. We started by taste testing and comparing Read more
This weeks Art Club was inspired by artist Jeff Koon’s iconic balloon dog series. The children created their own brightly coloured balloons dogs using ovals and paint to create the illusion of a round shiny form. They added dimension to their artwork by drawing a cityscape and trees in the Read more
Year 5 have finished our architecture art unit by designing our own monuments. The children looked at famous monument examples and thought about how they would like to be represented. We then brought our ideas to life, annotating them to show what our monument means. We have also studied a Read more
This week our computing lesson turned into a physical exercise activity. This half term we’re learning all about concept maps and the importance of recording information. We demonstrated the idea of a physical concept map using string. We then discussed how difficult it was to remember everybody’s ideas and why Read more