On Monday, the children were looking at area and we decided, because the sun was shining, to take our learning outside to investigate the area of our initials. The children used chalk to write down their letter names and then … Continued
The winners of the Young Art 2020 competition have been announced! As you know the theme this year was ‘2020 Vision’. Across the school, there was a very high standard of pictures which meant that we entered our highest number … Continued
AT The Bus is a charity, based at Cherwell School, which provides art as therapy to young people when they most need it. They are putting Art Projects on their website for children and families to do at home. They are … Continued
Today, we read picture books that talked about physical and metaphorical journeys. We then created some chalk scenes from these books and put ourselves into the images. We had to try and get the scale right! Maybe this is something … Continued
The Year 5s and 6s who have been in school have been learning about Shackleton’s exploration to the Antarctic. Today, we are making geometric artwork based on icebergs and the landscape of the South Pole.
Year 6 recommended reading list Reading: These activities outline how reading can be made fun and interactive at home: https://famly.co/blog/inspiration/10-eyfs-literacy-activities-to-make-development-more-fun/ Read to a pet Use Skype to read with grandparents / family members Listen to a free audible book: … Continued
This afternoon, 6F designed their own Islamic geometric patterns based on the research we have done over the week. We explored existing artworks from artists: Eric Broug, Jay Bonner and Hasret Brown. On Monday, we will complete our final … Continued
Today, in art, we researched and presented information about artists who design Islamic, geometric patterns. We are working towards designing our own, as part of our East meets West project.
Thank you to: Anila, Gina, Zahra and Stavroula for coming to read to Y6 today. It was great to have reading role models from our community in the classroom. Thank you for all of the parent support that goes … Continued
We have had the most wonderful day in school creating our story jars and sharing stories that we love. “I liked reading to the year 3s and hearing them read to us.” Phoebe 6F “I really enjoyed making … Continued