Igniting Wonder – Year 5’s trip to Ely Cathedral sparked their curiosity and developed their understanding of the cross curricular work they are doing about pilgrimage this half term. This spectacular building and particularly the stained glass ignited the children’s wonder and will also be the inspiration for their design work in Art. The aims…
This term in Global Studies, Year 4 have been studying Ancient Egypt. They have been looking at how the Egyptians lived, the importance of the River Nile, the Egyptian social pyramid, their religious beliefs, pastimes, tomb raiding, impressive structures and mummification! To stretch their understanding, they have undertaken a number of practical projects such as…
The Year 3’s Extreme Earth topic was brought to life recently with an exciting Global Studies lesson involving a Zoom call to Melbourne in Australia! Eivissa’s Auntie Laura is a nurse in Melbourne and on the 22 September an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit the city causing damage to buildings. This was…
Have you ever wondered when the first piano was invented, or been curious about the origins of the sewing machine? Well, Year 6 at Holmwood House certainly have and, this week, will be sharing with each other what they have found out about these and a wide range of other inventions. For our Global Studies…
In Year 5 we are learning about the rainforests of the world and the history of chocolate We then used our persuasive writing skills and are creating advertising campaigns for our own chocolate bars. We have started designing and making our new chocolate bars with a range of ingredients and even designing packaging too.
In Art, the children drew a picture of their house, and then painted it. We read Town Mouse and Country Mouse in Literacy and discussed the differences between the town and the country in Global Studies. They wrote about their house and the area in which they live for English.
In Global Studies lessons this week we have been making some Viking Bling! We were learning about the importance of jewellery to the Vikings and then created our own brooches.
In Global Studies and Science Year 2 were challenged to investigate whether they could make a tower with just sheets of A4 paper. No sellotape, scissors or glue allowed! The results were amazing. Some of the towers were taller than the children themselves!
Global Studies In Global studies this week Year 3 were learning about the Moon Festival. Lanterns play a big part in this celebration. As part of this lesson the children made their own lanterns. Outdoor Learning The Year 3 children went on a Senses Scavenger hunt, using their senses to find objects to fit the…
Year 6 made 3D globes from paper, adding maps of the continents as well as the Equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Greenwich Meridian. It was a lot harder than we thought it would be!
