We took part in a design and technology lesson and used our theme of ‘Come Fly With Me- Arctic’ as inspiration. We decided to create an Arctic scene and then create a slider to show the sun rising and setting. We carefully snipped two slits in our card then inserted our sliding piece. We then created our scene and made our sun rise and set. We had lots of fun learning this new skill.
This week we have been learning about what the Inuit people eat and how their clothes are made. We looked at the materials they use in their every day life and created our own Inuit collage using the material that we thought was best suited for that weather.
Our Zero to Hero theme in Year 2 introduced us to the artist Christy Brown.
We learned about how Christy found it difficult to use and control movements in his arms and hands due to his cerebral palsy, therefore he had to find an alternative way to produce his art. We talked about how inspirational this was as he never gave up on his dreams to be an artist, showed resilience and like a true Pathfinder he ‘Found A Way’.
Like Christy Brown, we tried using our feet to create some art. This proved quite difficult and we started to gain an understanding of how Christy may have felt, as well as the determination he needed to become the brilliant artist he was.
This week 1 Blue have been designing and making their own mechanisms. They used their skills to make a moving picture of the Arctic using a slider mechanism.
In our theme ‘Come Fly With Me Asia’ we have travelled to India. We looked at some artefacts and placed a Bindi on our foreheads. We have been trying out some Bollywood dancing and found out about the ceremony of Rakhi. The children then made some Rakhi bracelets and we have started to make Indian flags 🇮🇳. We also investigated some of the spices used in traditional Indian foods. The children used their senses to look at, smell and taste them. We were so impressed that most children wanted to try them!
2 Purple had a great time learning how to be chefs with Mrs Hudson.
The results were something to be proud of!
Our Year 5 School Sports Organising Crew (SSOC) visited Temple Park this week to take part in the first session of their leaders’ training programme. The children took part in a range of challenges including dodgeball, tower-building and problem-solving before being presented with their Crew T-shirts and goodie bags! The children will learn more about leading sports and PE-based activities across the year so that they can have a real impact with school sport and playground games. Our first challenge was also set – we are to create a special SSOC display board in school so watch this space! Well done to Jayden, Freya, Taylor and Corey and special thanks to Mr Molloy for his support too.
This week we have looked at the physical features of the Arctic and named them. We then created our own Arctic pictures using chalk. We included the features such as icebergs and mountains in our artwork.
Our Upper Key Stage Two Girls made their competitive debut in this season’s Primary Football League this week. It was the girl’s first time playing together and not only were they up against some experienced teams, it was also extremely windy at Hebburn Comprehensive School! The girls certainly gave their all and were seconds away from winning their first points of the season in the last game of the day. We will be practising more in school before our next games after Christmas but we are so proud of the girls’ efforts so far. Well done girls!
