During this weeks Art lesson we have been designing and carving soap sculptures. We used a variety of tools – some to carve off small pieces of soap and others to create the detailing on our sculpture. They look amazing!
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 arm movements we created 3D designs.
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 called ‘Once upon a raindrop.’ We then learnt all about the water cycle and made our own mini water cycles.
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 their chocolate bars had a catchy name and bright design. The children then shared their ideas, they sounded absolutely delicious!
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 the bigger tools to work the outline of the shape itself. Look at how amazing they look!
This week Year 5 Pine had the task of designing installation art work to convey a message. As a class we decided that we wanted to focus on fast fashion and it’s environmental impact. We came up with the idea of designing clothes made from recycled materials as a way to convey our message that its is better for our planet to reuse and recycle . We looked at the role and skills of a Read more
We had so much fun learning about oracle bones with our adults. We made them out of clay and then carved simple Chinese symbols into them with the tools provided. After that, we had some delicious lunch together. We really enjoyed sharing our learning with our adults.
In Art this half-term, Year 1 have been working with paper to explore creating 3D art. We have used a variety of techniques to create a range of art work. We have had to use our ‘problem solving’ skills and our skill of ‘staying positive’ to create these pieces.
On Friday, all classes supported Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day by wearing red to school. Each class learnt information about what this disease is and why it is important to raise awareness.
Thank you to all the parents who attended shared learning. It was great see parents and children sharing the reading of our text -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 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 their chocolate bars had a catchy name and bright design. The children then shared their ideas, Read more