Last term, Year 6 started to explore existing shelters. They used the Kagan structure, Round Table, to discuss the different features of shelters such as bus stops, phone boxes ("What are they?"), bird houses, tents and umbrellas. Next, they sketched…
Today, Year 6 got to see if the transfer medium prints that they produced last week had been successful. Had they put enough medium on? Had they pressed down hard enough? To reveal the results, they had to apply water…
This is an important Buddhist custom to honour the death of Buddha and his attainment of final Nirvana. This means that Buddha, in his death, was released from the cycle of rebirth. To find out more please click on the…
Ash Wednesday & Lent Wednesday 14th February This marks the beginning of 40 days of fasting and prayer for Christians in the lead up to Easter. A time of reflection, remembrance and dedication to God, Christians now observe the forty…
During the half term holiday some of our families with family heritage based in China, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia celebrated Lunar New Year. We hope that you had an amazing time celebrating with your families and friends. To find…
Well after a very short but busy half term I think we’re all in need of a weeks rest! Happy half term everyone. See you back in school on Monday 19th February 😃
After we created our repeated self-identity patterns, we used two methods of transfer printing to apply our design to fabric: inkjet printer transfer paper and transfer medium. We had our designs printed onto the transfer paper, carefully peeled off the…
In art, we have been focusing on the art of Native American artist, Sadie Red Wing. She creates pattern designs based on symbols which reflect her life: past, present and future. Each person, created a set of symbols to represent…
Year 6 were so inspired by the narrative poem "The Day War Came" by Nicola Davies, that they wrote a narrative from the point of view of the little girl. We have really started to empathise with their plight.