We have been learning all about the General Election and the British Value of Democracy. We looked at the key points of the different manifestos, then held our own General Elections following the same process as the real one. We linked our learning to maths, through the use of statistics and also considered what we might do if we were Prime Minister. In each class, the Green Party got the most votes, although it was closer in some than others!
Today we have been using the work of L.S. Lowry to explore how to create perspective in our sketches. We worked hard to include some of the typical features seen in Lowry’s work, including terraced streets and factories.
Here are some of our sketches.
In English Haughmond are learning about Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We have read about Oberon sending Puck to fetch a magical flower so that he can play a trick on Titania! We have created our own magical flowers, and next week will be writing about their powers!
In Haughmond we have finished our week by decorating glass jars, taking inspiration from the Murano glass of Italy. We think our jars will look lovely with a candle inside to light them up!
Haughmond have had a brilliant day learning about Italian art. We have painted our own versions of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel underneath our tables and then used inspiration from Ancient Rome to create mosaic pictures.
This half term in art we have been learning about different methods of creating prints. We learnt about William Morris and then created our own water inspired print using quarter of a polystyrene pizza base! First we had to draw our design before colouring it in with felt tip pen. Then we sprayed the printing block with water and used it to print! We had to repeat the process 4 times to create a complete circle.
Here are some of our artworks. We are very proud of them!
For World Book Day we have watched and listened to MC Grammar, including his World Book Day rap. After listening to his Gruffalo rap, we decided we would like to rap our own Julia Donaldson book, as she is our author of the half term. We were very excited on Friday morning to discover that MC Grammar himself had seen and commented on our video!
Please use the below link to watch our rap. We worked really hard on the words and rhythm and hope you enjoy our creation!
Haughmond’s World Book Day Rap
Yesterday we were proud to welcome a film crew from the Lichfield Diocese, alongside Leaton Church, as part of our work on becoming dementia friendly as a school.
Mrs. Roberts and Mrs Gregory toured the school with Mr. Clive Rogers to create a film which will support schools and churches in making their environments as dementia friendly as possible. Clive identified some positives about our school, along with some ways we can continue to improve what we already do and provide.
This week I have added a reading lesson for homework on Reading Eggs. Please also read with a grown up at least 4 times this week and write it in your reading record as well as practising your times tables.
Also, when we were visited by Firefighter Rob this week, he challenged us to learn our full address. Please practise this over the week. We will see if we can remember our addresses next Friday.
In the summer term we wrote letters to HRH King Charles III to celebrate his Coronation. This week we were very excited to receive a thank you card from the King and Queen. We will frame the card and display it in school for everyone to see.
Bomere Heath CE Primary School
The Crescent,
Bomere Heath,
Shrewsbury,
SY4 3PQ
Tel: 01939 290359
Executive Headteacher: Mrs Julie Ball
Office Manager: Maria Whittaker
