We started our textiles project by discussing our design ideas. We needed imagery for our bunting that reflected on the events and emotions that happened during the Battle of Britain. …
Year 5 Science Week
For science week, Year Five investigated and designed insects. First, we went outside to study our environment and observe insects in their own habitat. We then designed our own style …
Year 5 – Designing the new 50p Piece!
We were challenged by the Royal Mint to create a commemorative design for the new 50p piece on the subject of diversity. We researched suitable inspirational British people at home …
Year 5 – Science Topic
Our science topic is Earth and Space. We will be looking at the planets and how we have tried to reach and study them. We will carry out investigations looking …
Year 5 Buddhism Topic
To finish our current topic on the Buddha and Buddhism, we created prayer flags. These are normally displayed on mountain tops and high places, so the wishes and hopes contained …
Year 5 – Remembrance Day Art
Wednesday 11th November Remembrance Day We used mixed media to create our Remembrance Day art. We thought about the effect we wanted to create and chose the colours to suit …
Year 5 – Remembrance Day
Wednesday 11th November Remembrance Day We will remember them… They shall not grow old, as we are left to grow old. At the going down of the sun and in …
Year 5 – RE
Our first two week RE unit is Buddhism. We will begin by looking at the story of Siddhattha Gotama who became known as the Buddha, which means ‘enlightened’. We will study how Buddhists try …
Year 5 – World War 2
Our first two week history unit is World War 2 – The war at home and abroad. We will be finding out why the war started, who some of the …
Wolf Class – Lois Mailou Jones
Loïs Mailou Jones had a successful career in textiles, selling her bold designs to department stores. As part of Black History Month, we have investigated different artists and we recreated …