Events
Reading is Magic Festival
We loved logging on and taking part in the online session. We joined in with the session with Cressida Cowell's where she spoke about things that influenced her to write the series of books called 'How to train a dragon' The children enjoyed finding out all about her and her books and listening to questions that other children were asking her.
Morris Dancing
Today we have really enjoyed a visit from North West Processional Clog Morris Dancing Club. They showed us some of their moves and talked to us about what Morris Dancing is. Then we had so much fun learning a routine they had put together for us whilst they played live music. Her are some pictures of us having a go!
Mrs Ellis was so proud that they went away saying how well behaved and engaged we were.
Sandersons dance session
On Monday the 30th October we had a dance workshop with Sandersons School of Dance. The children loved learning and performing the streetdance that they taught us.
This linked into our PE theme which is dance this half term.
Art Week
We have had our first Art Week this week in which we have been learning about the artist Claes Oldenburg. We first looked at some of his drawings and sculptures before going on to make our own sculptures of fruit out of clay.
We explored using clay. We rolled, squashed and pinched the clay.
We invited our parents in to help us make our fruit models
Skipping workshop
Monday 20th February - Friday 24th February
Aboriginal Art
We have been studying the artist Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi. Gabrriella cretaes Aboriginal Artwork.
We spent some time looking at her pieces before learning about the meaning of the symbols and then creating our own stories through symbols. look out for the finished pieces.
We also invited parents to come in and join us to create our artwork. The children really enjoyed sharing with their adult the meaning behind each symbol in their art story.
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World Book Day - 7th March 2024
Summer 1
We talked about the 5 pillars of Islam and the importance of fasting, and how we look for the new moon before Eid is confirmed. We watched a slideshow of pictures that parents sent in of their Eid celebrations.Year 3 also enjoyed a non uniform day as they and their teachers got to dress up in their Eid clothes and showcase their beautiful outfits. We sang a naat and asked parents to join in.
Art Week Summer 2
We spent some time looking at some of Georgia O'Keefes artwork and talked about what we liked and what it made us feel like.
Here are some of her famous pieces below:
After reading these quotes we went outside and looked at the flowers and plants in our school. We took photographs zooming in on the beauty of flowers here are some of our photos.
We did some observational drawing of different flowers. Parents came in to join us with this activity. We really enjoyed sharing our drawings with you. See the pictures below.