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In ICT we have been using Scratch to create a computer game with a Stone Age theme.

Now where did I leave that mammoth I was going to have for tea?

In literacy we have been weighing up the pros and cons of living in The Stone Age.

In Design and Technology we have been learning that food tastes best in season.

What could be better than an Autumnal Apple Crumble?

Reception listened to different pieces of music and used paint to record their emotional responses, creating exciting and expressive paintings. 

Reception class collected materials and objects from nature to make painting tools; the children used these tool with mud to create abstract and figurative art. 

Year 2 have been creating their own clay tiles by rolling, impressing and joining pieces of clay to embellish it.

Knowledge: to use impressing and joining techniques to decorate a clay tile.

Skills: 

• I can describe my ideas about the work of artist Rachel Whiteread

• I can…

We finished our Clarice Cliff pottery in art club. We will continue club in the Spring term. 

Ms Smith, our Subject Leader for Art, assesses the impact of our Art curriculum by speaking to pupils in Year 4 to see what they could tell her about the knowledge, skills and vocab they have been acquiring.  Well done Y4!

Congratulations to our Readers of the Week.

We wanted to get our voices heard by expressing our thoughts through words and images.

KNOWLEDGE

Applying our understanding of light and dark, we created 3D word art.

SKILLS

Light and dark shading to create tonal…

Year have been exploring clay in order to create their own 3d model.  Eden wants to add some details by using her crafting knife to create some patterns.  

Knowledge: To shape a pinch pot and join clay shapes as decoration

Skills: 

• I can use the pinching technique to shape a…

One for you. One for me. Year 3 learn to share in maths.