Painting
In art this half term we have been looking at painting. We have experimented with different brush strokes, we have mixed primary colours to make secondary colours, we have added white to make tints and black to make shades. We have also looked at the art work of William Turner. Today we combined…
Sketching
This week we have completed our final pieces in art. We chose a landscape to sketch and used different pencils and techniques to create the effects of light and shadow.
Ordering numbers!
Reception have been ordering numbers from 0-10. We even tried ordering all the way up to 20. We have enjoyed playing what is the missing number and proving which number is missing and why. We have matched amounts to the numerals and made our own representations of amounts up to 10.
Getting Art Gallery ready….
We are busy getting ready for the art gallery in Class 4. Here is a sneak preview of some of our work….
Sketch Maps and Questionnaires
This week in geography, we created questionnaires to find out which amenities the residents of Colton village would like to see. We then used our results to create sketch maps of Colton village with new anemities.
Digging for dinosaur bones!
We have been enjoying taking part in lots of dinosaur themed play in class one! We have been digging for dinosaur bones, creating dinosaur lands, drawing dinosaurs and creating dinosaur art work!
Exploring 3D shape
We have been learning more about the properties or 3D shapes. We created our own models using packaging. We thought about the shape of the packaging that we would need for our construction. We started to describe the properties of the shapes.
Exploring Brush Strokes
In art today we have been using a variety of different brushes to experiment with different strokes.
Class 4- Fairy Houses
In class 4 we are getting ready for the art gallery in June. Here is a sneak peek of our beautiful clay Fairy Houses.
Watercolours
This week we have been experimenting with watercolours. We used a range of techniques to create effects of light and movement in the water.
GreenPower Week 4
This week we have been adding some more details to our bodywork. We have also experimented with CAD to create a steering wheel and a model of the car.
GreenPower (Week 7)- Final Raceday Prep
In our final week before Raceday we have been making the final touches to our cars and organising our portfolio. We are all very proud of our cars. We give to you Postman Pat and Summer Surfers.












