Learning about British Inventors in Design and Technology
Today we started our new Design and Technology unit on British Inventors. We learnt all about how the telephone was first created by Alexander Graham Bell. We then created our own string telephones using twine, wire and string. We investigated which one was the best to transmit sound. It was so…
Odd Socks day to launch Anti Bullying week
Today the children wore mismatched socks to show their individuality and celebrate their differences. The message of today is that being unique is good and everyone should be celebrated, not bullied, for what makes them different.
Class 4 Odd Socks
To mark Anti Bullying Week the children from class 4 wore odd socks to show how we are all different.
Artwork inspired by Lowry
We have been creating our own final pieces inspired by Lowry. We have tried to use all the skills that we have been practising in our art unit on charcoal. Fantastic artwork Class 3.
Standon Bowers
What an incredible 2 days at Standon Bowers with Class 3. We have loved our adventure!
Day 1 consisted of den building, a blindfold trail, games on the field and a camp fire. We all had lots of fun making our beds and settling into our dorms.
Day 2 was bouldering, rock climbing and…
Classification of Leaves in Science
In Science we have been learning about Living things and their Habitats.
We explored our grounds and collected a range of leaves. We identified which trees they were from and then categorised them with a range of questions.
Lowry Art
Our charcoal artwork is inspired by Lowry today. We have enjoyed creating these masterpieces using the skills we have practised such as blending. Our fingers were very messy!
Mini Beast Hunt in Science
We have been learning about invertebrates and vertebrates in Science. We investigated the habitats around our school grounds and found lots of extra members of Anson! We then categorised them into vertebrates and invertebrates. Great hunting Class 3!
Charcoal light and shade
In Art, we have been investigating light and shade. We set up some torches on our table plants and observed which parts were darker than others. We then used our charcoals to sketch our plants. Finally we added some lights and shade by using our learnt techniques of smudging as well as varying the…
Charcoal in Art
We have started our art unit on Charcoal today. We used charcoal sticks to explore techniques such as hatching, cross hatching, blending, stippling, scrumbling and expressive lines. Well done children.
Duffy’s Lucky Escape!
We have started our year by reading the book Duffy’s Lucky Escape. We have written some poetry based on the illustrations. We have also drawn the turtle in art and worked on our colour blending skills.
Creating City Skylines
We have created our final pieces in our art unit today. We have been analysing architecture and developing our sketching skills. We combined them all together to create our own city skyline. Fantastic work Class 3!