Art & Design
Anglo-Saxon homes
Year 4 Hawthorn, designed, planned and created their own Saxon homes using a variety of different resources. The children worked in groups to create the a sturdy home for the Anglo-Saxons to live in. Well done.
History
Exploring old toys
This afternoon we have been playing with old fashioned toys as part of our ‘Memory Box’ topic. The children had time to try out each of the toys and figure out how they work. We then discussed how they’re different from our toys at home and which we enjoyed using.
Art & Design
Willows Great Fire of London Artwork
Last week we made some amazing pictures using oil pastels and black card. We tried to recreate what we thought the skyline of what London might’ve looked like during the Great Fire of London. They used oil pastels in reds, oranges and yellows to blend together to create the Read more
History
Greek Artefacts
We have spent our Topic lesson this afternoon exploring the Greek Artefacts topic box that we have rented from Touchstones Museum. We have had some brilliant discussions about what the artefacts were, what they were used for and what materials they were made from.
History
Ancient Greece
Today we have worked with touchstones museum to look at Ancient Greece artefacts. We became historians and gained a deeper understanding of the lives of the ancient Greeks. Here are some pictures
Art & Design
Sticky Finger Buns – Willows Year 1
Today, for our Bright Lights, Big City topic, we learnt about The Great Fire of London and how it started in a bakery. We took this opportunity and simply had to make our own sticky buns… We decided to write down a list of ingredients and instructions of how to Read more
Drama
Perseus and Medusa
This week we started off learning about Ancient Greek myths by watching a virtual performance by Hobgolbin Theatre. We really enjoyed watching the actors act out the story of Perseus and Medusa. Here are some pictures of the performance.
Design and technology
Biscuit StoneHenge
Today, year 3 have been trying to replicate a model of Stonehenge. We researched what Stonehenge looks like and then designed and created our own monolith structure using biscuits. Here are some pictures of our structures
History
Recreating Stonehenge
In today’s History lesson we learnt about Stonehenge. We talked about the history of the monument and the names of the different parts of it. We then tried to create the different parts using biscuits to represent the stones. We made the outer circle, the bluestones and the horseshoe. Read more
Art & Design
Cave Paintings
This week and have planned and created our own cave paintings. We learnt why cave painting were so important to Stone Age people and we researched what Stone Age cave paintings looked like so we could draw some inspiration from them in our own work. Here are some pictures of Read more