Year 6 were set the challenge of creating a Masterchef-worthy dish that was also healthy and had a number of benefits for their bodies. We we looked at the different food groups and how we can get many essential vitamins from fruit, protein from yoghurt and fibre from cereals. Read more…
Maple have learnt that mosaics are the art of decorating a surface with pictures and patterns made of little pieces of stone, glass or tiles of different colours. We have researched some famous roman mosaics, in particular ones of roman gladiators. We were amazed by how they were made and Read more…
This week we have been learning about Chinese New Year. We have made paper lanterns, learnt the New Year story and created puppets for the characters, made Chinese dragons and tasted some Chinese food. It was very yummy!
We we have had a lovely week celebrating Chinese New Year. We have made lots of crafts to display and look at, we have tasted Chinese food and we have watched some dragon dances! The children have made masks and learned about the Chinese animals of the zodiac and how Read more…
This week during Arts week, we have been focusing on colour mixing. Firstly, we observed mixing the colours in paint pockets. We all had a turn to see what would happen if we mixed two colours together. We then went in the outdoor area and experimented with colour mixing in Read more…
This week we have been learning about Andy Warhol. To begin we went outside to find out lots of facts about Warhol. We know is birth name was Andrew Warhola and he pioneered a new art movement called Pop Art. He loved art and his mum would encourage him by Read more…
This week was Arts Week and what an amazing week of learning we have had! The artist we have learnt about was Vincent Van Gogh: Where he was born – The Netherlands (meaning he was Dutch What his job was – An artist / painter 3 of his famous Read more…
This week has been Art week at St Luke’s. Year 3 have been learning about the Artist Georgia O’Keefe and looking at her style and techniques to create a piece of Art in the same style. At the beginning of the week the classroom was set up with numerous Read more…
This week we have been looking at the artist ‘ Raewyn Harris.’ Raewyn is famous for creating Koru art. The Koru is a spiral shaped plant. To people of New Zealand, the Koru represents the unfolding of new life or renewal. First we looked at and discussed Raewyn’s art work. Read more…
This week we have been learning all about Pablo Picasso! We looked at his style and then watched a video on how someone else did a picture that was similar to one of his. We decided we would do one like Picasso using Primary colours. We now know that the Read more…