Best Children’s Books
Hello Everyone, As you know we are Reading For Pleasure here at Tiverton. I have recently come across this online and it doesn't matter how old or young any of the children are in your family, you may well be…
Year 6 – Reading, Reading…. so many different types of reading
After break, each day at the start of the week, Year 6 get to relax in their Reading Workshop. In this time, they get to practise their skills; not only in independent reading but also in self-motivation, concentration and time…
Amazing Automata – Focused Practical Task – Exploring Cam Movements
As Year 6 get closer to building their final designs, it was time to carry out some essential focused practical tasks. In order to help us decide on a final movement for our cam toy, we explored different shaped cams;…
King Duncan has been murdered! Witness interviews
We used the Kagan structure Team Interview, to interview witnesses in role about the murder of King Duncan. Next week, we will be publishing our newspaper articles and hopefully discover the truth!
A performance by Elmhurst Ballet School
On Friday afternoon, KS2 were treated to a visit from the Elmhurst Ballet School who a performed number of beautiful dances. After the children enjoyed pieces from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, they had the opportunity to ask the dancers…
Big Brum Visit Year 5 & 6 – Theseus and the Minotaur
Today, Year 5 and 6 had opportunity to work with the Big Brum theatre company to explore the Ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. We considered the complex question, what makes a king?
Meet your new steering group
The elections have take place in years 1 to 6 and the following children have been elected: Y1 Zara and Haider Y2 Aahana and Kayden Y3 Ryan and Shyanne Y4 Malk and Chloe Y5 Batoul and Rikardo Y6 Saleh and…
Year 5 & 6 – Getting Mythical at The Barber Institute
This week, Year 5 and 6 had the opportunity to delve into the world of Greek and Roman mythology depicted through art. We explored some of the key works in the gallery (and acted out some of the elements), before…
Frida Kahlo Year 6 Self-Portraits
After practicing free-hand, we took photos of ourselves and applied a squared grid to them. On a separate piece of paper, we then replicated the grid ( same number of squares) and then copied each line from the photo grid…
Proportional Faces – Frida Khalo Artist of the Term
Today, we practised drawing perfectly proportioned faces in preparation for some self-portrait work we will be doing next week. We learned that the eyes are approximately halfway down the head shape and then the tip of the nose and lips…