This week, Eagles have become artists! Yesterday, the children learnt about the French impressionist artist Alfred Sisley. We looked at coastal images he created and then created our own seaside images in his style using chalk pastels. Today, we have been exploring different art mediums – pencils and charcoal. The children have investigated the different …
Today, the children in Eagles class have been exploring chalk pastels and the wide range of techniques that can be achieved when using them. The children have been learning skills such as blending, feathering and drawing. They have also learnt how to use small strokes, pointillism, hatching and twisting to achieve different effects. The children …
In maths, we have been learning about the language of ‘greater than, less than and equal to’ and have been using the symbols <, > and = to represent this. The children have worked with their partner and have used concrete apparatus to demonstrate their understanding. Here are some pictures of us in action!
Eagles started this half term’s topic ‘Hooray, Let’s Go On Holiday’ with an exciting entry point today. Our outdoor area became a travel agents as the children explored holidays around the world. They took on the roles of the travel agents or customers and booked and arranged holidays. They had to consider the amount of …
As our exit point, Jacob from Codswallop came to visit our school. He helped us to bring our recent history topic to life through drama. We learnt about Harry Ramsden and the famous Harry Corbett (writer of the Sooty Show) both of whom were born in Guiseley. We explored what it might have been like …
A strange and mysterious thing happened one morning at Tranmere Park Primary School. Mrs Hodgson had arrived at school to find a strange sight on the top banks. There were footprints, broken pieces of metal, some crime scene tape and lots of other unusual objects! Mrs Hodgson wanted Key Stage One to find out more …
Our topic this half term has been ‘People from the Past’. Throughout this topic, the children have learnt about 3 famous nurses – Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. As our exit point, we turned our classroom into a nurse training school for the day. The children came into school dressed as nurses and …
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As part of our work on People from the Past, the children have been learning about the life of Mary Seacole – a famous nurse who helped injured soldiers in the Crimean War. The children have been learning about chronology and have been sequencing key events from Mary’s life. Today the children worked in groups …
Our topic this half term is ‘People for the Past – Significant People’. As our entry point, the children became historical detectives, investigating three famous nurses – Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. The children worked in small groups and used IPads and books to find out more about their lives. The children have …