‘Land Ahoy!’ What does it mean? What does it make you think about? Who might say it? These were the questions presented to the children in the first week of term, as they were invited to consider the title of the Year Two Global Studies theme. In response, there was reference to pirates; other discussions…
It was with great sadness that we had to cancel the long-standing traditional outing to Frinton beach for the entire Pre-Prep. However, the Pre-Prep staff, forever resilient and resourceful, worked very hard to arrange a “staycation” which included: inflatables, pony rides, goat feeding and petting, a tonne of sand and an ice cream van! They…
Year 2’s inspiration was the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy, who only uses natural materials. His artwork is not created to be seen first hand. He takes photos and his work is often in very remote places. Hence the artwork will blow away, melt, be taken apart by animals etc. After Year 2 had finished they…
Year 2s Scented Garden Our project this term is the scented garden. For the last two weeks we have been working on a mixed media piece aimed at creating texture and relief in the picture from different types of recycled paper: old abandoned sketchbooks, newspaper twists and scrap paper. The children needed to draw on…
What will happen to our shadows? Year 3 have been investigating light, shadows and transparency this term and have been using their reasoning skills to predict what will happen to their shadows!
Igniting Wonder – 3LT can’t wait to see what delicious vegetables their seeds will grow into. Year 1 launched their bean growing challenge and Year 3 pupils sowed a variety of seeds that Mrs Bradbury acquired from The Big Grow, a collaboration between Innocent drinks and the social enterprise ‘Grow It Yourself’ promoting growing food…
Year 2 are bursting with curiosity to find out what the seeds they have planted will grow into. They made the most of the sunshine to plant some mystery seed and we will keep you posted as to how they are developing!
Beautiful weather and beautiful flowers bought out some real resourcefulness in Year 2. They had to observe, sketch, then they added colour with gentle water colours.
Year 2 have made Easter cards this week. The learning emphasis was on using templates as accurately as possible, careful cutting out and using the shapes to create repeating patterns.
This week the Year 3 considered the enlargement of flowers by Georgia O’Keefe. Using a viewfinder placed onto a chosen position of a photograph of a flower, the children drew an enlargement of that small area in oil pastel. They considered the position and the size as well as the boldness of colour which can…
