Observational drawing of insects - Year one
Linked with their science topic taught early in the academic year, Year One has been observing and drawing insects (in resin) this week. Before putting pencils to paper, we recapped on their science vocabulary - insect anatomy.
The children started by studying and observing the insects…
Arts Council meeting - Term 6
It was our last Arts Council meeting of the year this week. We had lots to discuss through our favourite method of communicating – doodling and chatting.
We reviewed our Art and DT from this academic year before moving on to future projects. Watch this space for some exciting art and…
Year 3 Sound Walk
As part of our English topic on the 'Sound Collector' poem by Roger McGough, we conducted a Sound Walk around the school to invisage lfe in silence. We then had to work out how we could create rhyming pairs before constructing our own version of the poem, 'The Sound Collector Comes To Bridge'. As…
Year 3 Air Resistance
As part of our learning on Forces, this week we conducted an investigation into air resistance. We predicted what the impact of running with a plastic bag above our head would be. First, we ran 25m as fast as we could without the bag to set a benchmark time. We than ran again, this time with the…
UCA Art Workshop - sculpture
This week, a group of fifteen Year 3 pupils took part in an Art workshop led by Louise Mayell, an art practitioner from The University For The Creative Arts (UCA); the event was kindly hosted by Pilgrims’ Way School.
Within the workshop, the children took inspiration from the colourful…
Arts Award Success!
Mrs Tomsett and I have really enjoyed working with a small group of Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils who have been working towards their Discovery Arts Award within our Art Club.
The theme was ‘The environment’. Pupils created art inspired by the environment and the nature around them. They worked…
5HA Poetry June 2023
To recognise refugee week, Year 5 looked at the poem Refugees by Brian Bilston. The poem is a palindrome which gives two very different perspectives of how refugees are perceived and welcomed by their host countries. We decided that we would not share too much information with the children…
Clockwork shadow puppets - Year 5
Last term, Year 5 studied ‘Clockwork’ by Philip Pullman. Pupils have at last finished designing, making and performing with their shadow-puppets inspired by the book. They explored the traditional shadow puppets from South East Asia and the work of German animator and film director, Lotte…
Animal prints and texture - Year R
This term, Year R pupils have been using two of their five senses to explore texture. We began by discussing what texture is and their knowledge and experience of it. We explored visual (implied) texture by looking at photographs of animal skins and fur and imaging how they would feel. We also…
Year 4 Language day and Matisse
We had great fun on Friday learning about France.
Thank you to Johanna for coming in to talk to us and for teaching us a French card game. We also enjoyed the ‘taste of France’. We learnt about the vocabulary for clothes in French and then we made collages inspired by our trip to Samphire Hoe…
Year 4 at Samphire Hoe
Last week Year 4 had a lovely time at Samphire Hoe, near Dover with Ranger Paul. We explored the area and habitats, listened for birds, made ‘smelly pots’ by crushing up some of the flora in pots and then naming them. Some scents were nice and some were nasty! Paul taught us about why some plants…
Year 4 Simon Langton Girls School Art Workshop
Year 4 were lucky enough to be invited to an art workshop at Simon Langton Girls School. It was organised by students who are completing their Art Award certificates and built on links made last year. Our Year 4s had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed all of the activities. Mrs Saint also…
