Our visits to Angel Court continue with printmaker Hannah. This week the residents and children scored nature inspired designs into polystyrene sheets to create print blocks. For inspiration the children picked flowers and blooms from the garden and looked at images of garden flowers and insects.
On Tuesday, both classes from Year 5 visited the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. Our jam-packed day started with a visit to the planetarium, where the children got to see a visual of the different planets in our solar system. As well as exploring the constellations, the children also discovered ho
This week, Year 5 have began to look at Islamic art during their art lessons. We have looked at examples of Islamic art to identify the three main components: floral motifs, geometric patterns and calligraphy. Then, the children were given different examples of Islamic art to choose from and were as
Our celebration of nature continues at Angel Court. The children and residents used plants they had found in the garden to print with on a large collective piece of art. They could use paintbrushes and pens to add detail. Maisie doesn’t like getting her hands dirty so she directed proceedings. The
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, the children took part in a range of activities in school. Firstly, they learnt facts about the coronation ceremony and Charles’s life. Secondly, everyone made a crown which was worn whilst eating a lunch specially prepared by our cooks. The
This week sees the restart of visits to Angel Court. We are so lucky to have printmaker Hannah back to work with the residents and children. Linking to nature, and our fantastic community garden, the starting point was to look at the book The Secret Garden for some inspiration. The children began by
This week, children in Year 5 have completed their ICT topic on videos. Last half term, the children investigated different camera techniques and positions. Then, at the end of half term, the children work in partners to create their own videos, putting these techniques into action. Today, the child
As we head into the Summer Term and, fingers crossed, the weather gets nicer, with long, light nights, there are so many opportunities to read outside – in the garden, the park and on the beach to name but a few. With the addition of our outdoor library in school containing many new authors and titl
This week, a group of children from Year 5 represented our school, at the rail project. This was part of the Design and Technology unit, from the Autumn Term. We competed against a number of other schools from the north east, three different round. First the children were interviewed by engineers ab
This week, in Science, Year 5 have been learning about space. Firstly, we looked at the eight planets in our solar system and learned a handy mnemonic to help us remember the names and order of the planets. Then, we found out some interesting facts about each one. Then, we learnt about why we have d
