Week 6

In reading we have been looking at the fantastic book, Leon and the Place Between. Today we looked at how the author uses lots of different devices to build suspense. 

Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic time at St Bart’s for our Christmas assembly. Thank you to all of the volunteers who made it such an engaging event!

Week 5

We have been writing our Frida Kahlo biographies this week and I think you can agree that they are amazing! The children are so knowledgable and their writing is fantastic!

Next week we will be painting our Frida Kahlo inspired self portraits so today we planned out which symbols, colours and objects we will use to represent ourselves. I can’t wait to see the finished project. 

In citizenship, we created a tangled web to show that we all have something in common with each other. 

Week 4

Week 3

In English, we have been continuing our Frida Kahlo biographies. We thought about appropriate sub headings and then sorted information into categories to make sure that our ideas were organised and clear.

In the Forest school we recreated some of Frida's backgrounds using natural materials. We then also imitated the artist's portraits by capturing natural backgrounds and exaggerated eyebrows!

What a brilliant week we had last week! We have been learning all things Frida, starting with learning the song, 'In a World of Colour'. We read the song lyrics to help us learn the words fluently and then we used the green screen to record our performances. I'm sure you'll agree that ours is just as professional as the original!

In English, we have just started a biography of Frida Kahlo. We read the book, Little People Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo and used it to create a timeline of her major life events. Tomorrow we will be looking at the book, A Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo by Lucy Brownridge to analyse how Frida used colour and symbolism to express her emotions. 

In computing, we have had a great time experimenting with Chrome Music Lab. Have a go at home!

Week 2

In art, we got out the powder paints and learned about colour theory. We refreshed our knowledge of primary and secondary colours and then learned about complementary colours. We then did some colour mixing, using hues, tones and tints.

This week we have continued our learning about Frida Kahlo in reading by leaning the lyrics to the brilliant song from the 'Fantastically Great Women' musical. The children have loved learning it and are excited to perform in front of a green screen next week...

In history, we started learning about the ancient Mayan civilisation. We discussed the actions of the Spanish conquistadors and acted out the exploration of the rainforest and rediscovery of ancient Mayan temples.

To help secure our understanding of sentence structure, we worked together to unscramble sentences in English. We ordered the words and read the sentences to check that they made sense. 

Week 1

We showcased our amazing art pieces this week and held a captivating cave art exhibition in our hall. We discovered the amazing pieces as we crept through the cave. It was an amazing exhibition!

In Music, we have been continuing our introduction to the Glockenspiels. We worked together to learn and play simple melodies using the notes, D,E,F. 

In English, we are reading one of our recommended Y3 reads, Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World, focusing on the fabulous Frida Kahlo. We did some lovely partner reading to support each other. 

In English, we have started learning the poem, The Spider and the Fly. We worked in groups to read and perform the poem with fluency.