Half term activities.
Half term activities
Wanted Posters – Maple Class
Continuing our work on Beowulf and with Beowulf now preparing to fight the Grendel, wanted posters were seen to alert us to all sightings of him. We had great fun thinking about what Grendel would look like and creating these … Continued
Hero needed – Maple Class
In Maple class we have been learning about the Anglo-Saxon tale Beowulf. The blurb of this book describes it as a tale that has been told for a thousand years and more. A tale which still troubles and terrifies us … Continued
Sketching animal faces – Maple Class
We have been focusing on using sketching pencils in art this term to create different shades, tones and textures. Throughout our work we have had to look really carefully at the objects we have been sketching, learning how to draw … Continued
Sketching faces in Maple Class
We have been focusing on using sketching pencils in art, creating different shades and tones. We then used our observational skills to think about how we could sketch a face; paying close attention to the different facial features, where they … Continued
Descriptive writing about Hurricanes – Maple Class
We have been exploring the book Hurricane by David Weisner as part of our Natural Disasters topic. Using an image of the storm as our inspiration for writing; adding similes, metaphors and personification within our writing, we wrote descriptive paragraphs … Continued
Electricity in Maple Class
In Science we have been exploring how to build electric circuits. We have learnt the symbols for the different components and how you draw a circuit. We have also been finding out the effect on a circuit of adding more … Continued
The Kitchen re-opens
On Monday we saw the relaunch of hot meals at St Blaise. We have a new fantastic kitchen facility that has the very best modern equipment. The kitchen now has separate food prep and cooking areas. Linda Bevan is … Continued
Fitness Testing in Maple Class
We really enjoyed our fitness testing learning some new exercises and trying to achieve our personal bests in the different activities! Sorry about the slightly blurred photos but it shows how fast the children were moving!
Building Aqueducts in Maple Class
As part of our work on the Romans we learnt about Aqueducts. We found out how they were built and how vital they were in bringing water to the cities – we learnt that the Aqua Virgo aqueduct still supplies … Continued