Today in English, we kick started our new unit of 'A letter to my future self' by reading an example one!
The children enjoyed looking at the pictures, reading the letter and playing the games which were mentioned within it such as: Cat's Cradle and hand clapping games.
Here they are, very excited, whilst exploring our new genre of writing!
Over the coming week, the children will be writing their own letter to future versions of themselves!
Today, Team Endeavour put their design skills to the test! They have started to create their very own design to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
The children have blown me away with their creativity and ability to remember all of the skills they've been taught!
Here are some of the pupils looking extremely proud of their designs!
Yesterday, the children experimented with making different tie-dye patterns and today we have used those vibrant pieces of art work to create outfits in the style of the 1970s.
The children are thoroughly enjoying our 'Through the Decades' topic and have been so enthusiastic!
Here are some of our young designers showing off their outfits!
This afternoon, the children revisited their design skills from last week and learnt how to add text to designs. In addition to this, they learnt how to create an offset of their text and to curve it too!
After learning and revisiting these skills, the children were tasked with creating a logo that reflected themselves!
Here are some of their designs!
As part of Team Endeavour's art lesson this afternoon, we have been learning different types of stitches to create a Jubilee image. The children have made a good start, have shown great resilience and such a helpful, kind and caring attitude to their peers. We are looking forward to coming back to this next week!
As part of Team Endeavour's art lesson this afternoon, we have been learning different types of stitches to create a Jubilee image. The children have made a good start, have shown great resilience and such a helpful, kind and caring attitude to their peers. We are looking forward to coming back to this next week!
Today the children, in Team Endeavour, had their first Computing session using Cricut Design Space.
The children have learnt how to insert,align, rotate and resize shapes. They have also learnt how to weld two shapes together and how to slice one shape out of another!
Over the coming weeks, the children will be learning lots of new skills to help them design and create their own T-Shirt design to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
After sharing the WAGOLL with the children, they are all very excited to create their own version of the design!
This term's Lower School topic at has been rounded off in spectacular fashion this week with our climate change exhibition which opened on Wednesday 16th February. Superb pieces of art, interactive displays, music, poetry, special guests, a letter from the Prime Minister and an amazing interview broadcast on the Radio Derby breakfast show all combined to create another truly memorable event led by our fantastic pupils.
Our exhibition will be open to parents before and after school on Thursday and Friday (17th and 18th February). Don't miss it!
Click her to hear the truly inspirational interview given by Tiana and Flynn in Team discovery.
Click on the image below to view a gallery of the event.
Yesterday afternoon, all Year 5 and 6 children explored how our energy use can have an impact on the world. We discussed the difference between renewable and non-renewable sources. After that, they were given a situation that they needed to reenact. In each scenario, there was someone who was using energy in an irresponsible way. The children then performed these quick role plays to the rest of their class before reflecting on their own energy use and its impact.
This week, we have had some lovely artefacts brought in from home. These have provided us with much discussion in class and the children have all enjoyed looking at them!