Design and Technology

Wheels

Class 1 has started a new D&T unit about wheels.  In our first lesson we learnt about wheels, axles, and chassis.  We looked at rotating and fixed axles and how they connect to the chassis.  

Painting 3

As part of our painting unit, Class one has been painting to music.  Using Wassily Kandinsky as inspiration, the children have thought about the emotions various pieces of music might evoke and how that may be translated into abstract paintings, focusing on line, shape and colour. 

Anti-bullying Workshop

Class one, along with the rest of the school, took part in an anti-bullying workshop. The children learnt about the different types of bullying - physical, cyber, verbal and social. The children thought about how they would feel if they were on the receiving end of these types of bullying and used freeze frames to express their ideas. Class one was encouraged to use their whole body to convey their, often complicated, feelings. We were very impressed with the children’s thoughtfulness and acting abilities when carrying out these activities.  

Painting 2

This week class one have been mixing primary colours to create a variety of secondary colours, experimenting with the amounts of primary colours added. We then used our primary and secondary colours to create concentric shapes. The children worked carefully to create thin, neat lines.

Painting

Class 1 have started a new Art unit. We are looking at the work of Wassily Kandinsky and imitating aspects of his style. Last week we worked with geometric shapes and primary colours, overlapping the shapes to create spaces to paint. The children worked very carefully to stay within the lines and create some beautiful pictures.

Sewing

Class 1 have been working hard over the last few weeks in D&T.  We have been learning to sew! This is a very tricky skill for little fingers and the whole class has approached it with positivity and resilience. We created bookmarks out of felt using overstitch to attach appliqués and sew pieces together. We have also been using running stitch and overstitch to create a patchwork quilt. 

The Great Fire of London

Class 1 has been learning about the Great Fire of London in 1666.  We studied about London in 1666 before the fire, how the fire started and spread and how we know about the fire all these years later.  

Here is some of our work:

Science

Class 1 has been learning about plants!

We enjoyed exploring a plant and identifying the different parts.

Design and Technology (D&T)

Class 1 has been learning about sliders and using them to make a moving picture.  

On Wednesday we learnt how to make a slider to make a part of a picture move.  We created a simple model to learn the technique and designed our moving picture for the next day.

On Thursday we turned our design into the real thing!  We used our imagination to create a picture and slider to make one part of the picture move.  

On Tuesday we made 'pattern plates' to practice our dexterity for future activities.  We weaved strips of paper - over, under - to create our plate.

Talk 4 Writing

Over the last two weeks, Class 1 has been learning the story of "The Three Little Pigs".  The children are fantastic at reciting the story using actions.

Art

Class 1 spent last week looking at mark making using different tools.

We learnt the words monochrome and cross hatching.

The last piece of art we completed was to sketch a pet and use our new skills to create the effect of fur.  

Our Tree

Class one has chosen a tree to follow throughout the year.  

We discovered that our tree is a Silver Birch.  It has white bark that sheds and drooping branches.  

How will our tree change during the different seasons?

Sculpture Part 2

Class 1 made sculptures out of marshmallows and cocktail sticks.  We made different shapes to create structures.  It was quite hard to make without it falling down.  Some of us made tall structures and some made long structures. We had a great time.

Sculpture

Class 1 created sculptures using sugar cubes.  

Moving Pictures!

Class 1 created moving pictures with sliders.  We created a background and moved our 'character' across the page!

Science

This week we continued learning about plants.  We listened to a song all about how a plant functions.  We then used our bodies to become part of a plant - each taking a different role.  

Research!

Class 1 has been learning how to research and find information on the computer.  This week we have put those skills to use, researching all about barn owls as part of our English lessons.  

Class 1 programmed bee-bots around the classroom.  Some used a bee-bot mat and programmed the bee from one place to another. 

This week in science Class 1 created models of a flower and labeled them with the different parts.

Class 1 dissected flowers and labeled the different parts.

We used our dissected flowers to create beautiful works of art.

This half-term Class 1 is learning about the parts of a plant.  We looked at a variety of different seeds and bulbs using magnifying glasses and set up some plants to watch them grow.

Class 1 enjoys using art supplies to create crafts!  We are very creative and all use the resources differently to create some amazing projects.