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Monthly Archives: March 2019
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Posted in Homework, pupils, Science, Year 6
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Henry Moore, ‘Underground Drawings’
As part of our WW2 work, we studied Henry Moore’s Underground drawings and experimented with the methods he used (using ink, wax and colour wash). Now that the work has come down from the walls, we have been able to photograph some examples and can share them here. The effects were very effective and we thought carefully about how to use line and shade in our work. It is interesting to know that Henry Moore sketched his work using materials he bought from Woolworths so he did not have any more ‘professional’ art materials than we did!
Posted in Art and Design, News, pupils, Year 6
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Orang-utans and the palm-oil problem.
Click on the map to go to Google Maps and see where orang-utans can be found.
We have been finding out about deforestation and its environmental impact. We discovered that the habitat of orang-utans has been harmed by the growth of palm oil which, we have learned, is an important ingredient in many of our favourite products such as chocolate, biscuits and cleaning products. Unfortunately, to grow the palm oil has often led to forests being cut down so, although orang-utans used to be found in south-east China and in other regions of South-east Asia, they are now only found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Some producers are now trying to grow sustainable palm-0il which means that the forests will be better protected for wildlife but there is still a long way to go to save the habitats for these amazing creatures.
We have also been learning how to use Sway to create information presentations. If you click on the image below, you should be able to read a presentation by Koala27, Meerkat34 and Turtle42 which will tell you more about orang-utans.
Posted in pupils, Science, Topic (History and Geography), Year 6
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Shakespeare Week – The Tempest is free!
Today, as part of Shakespeare Week, we found a suitable spot where we set ‘The Tempest’ free. We read the book this week and found out why Prospero conjures up a storm at the start of the play. We also found out about the Shakespearean word ‘cozen’ meaning to trick or cheat. Lots of Shakespeare’s plays involve a trick being played on someone and The Tempest also has some tricks in it… We especially enjoyed seeing where there were similarities in the plot of The Tempest and Twelfth Night which we read (and watched) earlier this year.
The quote in our ‘tweet’ is from the play and is sung by Ariel. He is describing what he will do when he is set free..
If you find the book, read it and then pass it on by hiding it in a new place and tweeting your clue using the hashtag #ShakespeareWeek. We’ll keep looking out for our book to see how far it travels.
Posted in Book Blog, Literacy, Shakespeare, Year 6
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Multiplication tables practice
Here’s another link to help you to develop the speed with times tables facts. Try it out to help you get quicker at the core multiplication and division facts.
Posted in Maths, pupils, Year 6
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Recycled plastic sea-life sculptures
Here is the link to the plastic sculptures we discussed the other day. Click on the image to the left to see a BBC Newsround clip featuring the work of recycled plastic sculptor Angela Pozzi. She works with a team in the USA to collect plastic waste from beaches and then use them to create amazing, enormous sculptures of sea creatures.
More can be found out about Angela Pozzi’s ‘Washed Ashore’ project by clicking on the shark below.
Posted in Art and Design, pupils, Science, Year 6
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