This half term in art Year 3 are studying the work of Georges Seurat, particularly his technique of pointillism. Today, we used felt tips to start creating artwork of the Eiffel Tower using lots of tiny dots to mimic Georges’ technique.
Curriculum
Cricket
In our PE lessons this half term the children in Year 5 are learning the rules and skills of cricket. This week, in groups of 4, they played a warm up game involving 6 cones and 3 balls, where they had to accurately place the ball on the opposite side of each cone,...
Forest School Thursdays
What a gorgeous, hot, sunny morning it was for Nursery and Reception class to attend Forest School this morning. First, Phil told us that all of the Muddy Monsters were hiding in Forest School so we had to find where Eddie, Chloe, Oscar and Ella were! We then enjoyed...
Our Visit to Newcastle Castle
As part of our history topic on Crime and Punishment through time, we visited Newcastle Castle yesterday. We enjoyed a tour of the castle, first finding out about the history of the castle and its’ role as the sheriff’s court and prison during the medieval times. Then...
Tutankhamun Death Masks
Last Friday, the children in Year 5 finished their Tutankhamun Death Masks as part of their DT topic last half term. Over a couple of lessons, the children used blank face masks, along with paper towels and PVA glue to create a lightweight structure on their masks....
Netball
In PE this week, Year 6 continued to develop and build on their foundational netball skills. The children learnt basic ball skills which included throwing the ball with accuracy using chest pass, shoulder pass and bounce pass and catching skills. They worked hard to...