This term our topic was keeping healthy. We investigated the similarities and differences between the basic needs of animals and the needs of humans. We looked at the Eatwell Plate and sorted items into their food groups, we made a healthy plate of our own using collage and looked inside our bodies at our skeletons … Continue reading
Today Y4 were lucky enough to be visited by Tania and Emily from the Creative Foundation. They looked at lots of art works from past Triennials and discussed how and why they were created. Then they were able to create their own structures using all sorts of materials, their favourite was definitely modroc. It was … Continue reading
All has been going well with the bigger Yr 4 buddies meeting the younger ‘Soon to be Ducklings’ smaller buddies. Today we did an art activity together.
On Monday we were lucky enough to have two artists come in and visit art club. They talked to us about Sintra Tantra and her use of colour and how this can be seen in her design of Folkestone’s cube building. We then listened to music and with our eyes shut drew what we felt. … Continue reading
Yesterday a group of children participated in an art workshop, we met with three lovely ladies Tania, Thurle and Constance and walked along to STEVE, which is one of the sculptures in the fish market. The children used wax crayons to take rubbings of Steve and the surrounding surfaces, we then went to Block 67 … Continue reading
On Monday, some classes took part in a pebble painting workshop which involved painting or decorating pebbles which will be used to remember soldiers who fought for our country in WW2. East Cliff Creative led the workshop and explained how the pebbles will be used to create poppies not only in Folkestone, but also Belgium. … Continue reading
Today we said goodbye to Mrs Simmons, she has taught in our school for eleven years. Every Friday she taught Art and DT during the morning to the three older classes and then went swimming with the children in KS 2. Mrs Simmons could also often be found teaching Year 6. This afternoon Years 4, … Continue reading
We have been looking closely at where tea originated from and how we grow it now. We also got to do some taste testing! We tried green tea, peppermint tea, fruit tea and chamomile tea. Then we looked at what other things we could do with tea and as you can see from the photos … Continue reading
Everyone had a wonderful day at Kew Gardens yesterday. We saw hundreds of different plants and flowers and found the plants that we are studying in class. We visited the Temperate House which has just been opened again this year, we saw bananas growing on huge trees and even found the chocolate tree! We walked … Continue reading
This term we have been learning about the weather and the seasons. We have been measuring the temperature, rainfall and wind each day and comparing them to other parts of the British Isles. To help us understand about these things we designed and made or own wind sock to inform us which way the wind … Continue reading
To finish their learning on Ancient Greece, Year 6 had a food tasting session! They…
Yr.6 have created some amazing creations based on ancient Greece for their homework. They range…
This week we have been testing various materials to see which ones make good conductors…
Today we held our annual Harvest Festival in Church. There was a lovely display of…
