Blog Author: H Walmsley

In Science we have been discussing how the sun is a natural light source. We created an investigation to explore how we can be protected from UV Rays. We had UV beads which started off as white in the classroom. When we went outside, they changed to pink, purple or yellow due…

We have started our Art and Design unit on Egyptian Art. 

We have created a background using tea, paint and paper. We have then analysed Egyptian images and placed them creatively on the backgrounds in our sketch books. We have used pencil, crayons and oil pastels. We experimented with…

We have started our new Science topic all about light. 

We have investigated how light behaves on different materials. We loved having a dark classroom and the torches out. 

Class 3 have enjoyed some outdoor learning as part of our transition getting ready for September. We did some gardening, created natural pieces of artwork, did some building and created dances on the stage. We also enjoyed a story together. 

We have set up a Science investigation to see how plants manage when we remove one of the conditions that they need to grow. We will observe the plants over the coming days to see what happens. 

We have been active on the playground learning our times tables. Lots of great designs class 3! 

Class 3 have had a trip out to the canal to observe and paint it. 

We took our sketch books, watercolour palettes and brushes then set ourselves up on the grass. We observed the landscape and applied our taught skills to our final pieces of artwork for this watercolour art unit. 

Lots of…

Class 3 have been working hard in a Times Table Rock Stars tournament this weekend. 

We have 3 winners - well done! Great times table work! 

In art, we have been learning how to create a watercolour wash to look like water. We used our big brushes for this and thought hard about the shadows. 

We then added a detailed tree into our picture using a small brush. 

We did lots of colour mixing in our palette. 

Today we started our Art and Design unit today using watercolours. We explored primary and secondary colours with some colour mixing. We then looked at tints and shades and created lighter and darker colours. 

In Science, we have been learning about the parts of the hand. We used this knowledge to create our own bionic hands which we created from cardboard, string, elastic bands and straws. 

Some of our hands worked well to pick up objects. We had lots of fun creating them. 

In Art, we have applied our skills to sketch our church. We thought hard about proportion as well as light and shade. We used a range of pencil types to create our artwork.