11
Nov
Making poppies for Remembrance Day in Year 3 RE lessons.
In R.E. we learned all about the importance of remembrance. We looked at what and why we remember and designed our own poppies!...
History
28
Oct
Sorting past and present toys in History in Year 1
In History, we sorted toys into those that are modern, those from the past and those which have been around a long time and are still used today. We talked about the materials used to make the toys, their appearance and the way that they...
28
Oct
Recreating the artwork of Alma Thomas in Black History Month sessions in Nursery
In Nursery, we took inspiration from the Art of Alma Thomas and we recreated her colourful paintings by sticking pieces of paper on cards. We also learned about the life of Aretha Franklin, her famous song “Respect” and we discussed about what respect means to...
14
Oct
Year 1 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Music Makers
Early Years learnt about many famous black female musicians and created artwork inspired by famous black ‘music makers’ such as Edita Jones....
14
Oct
Year 2 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Nurses
Year 2 learnt about the life of Mary Seacole. They generated biographies exploring her inspirational achievements as a wartime nurse. They also created artwork inspired by Sheperd Fairey who created the famous campaign poster of President Obama....
14
Oct
Year 3 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Artists
Year 3 learnt about the life of Althea Mcnish. They created artwork inspired by her works using wax patterns and paint....
14
Oct
Year 4 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Authors
Year 4 explored the life of Maya Angelou. They explored her poetry and wrote biographies detailing her life and achievements. They also created beautiful night sky artworks....
14
Oct
Year 5 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: Campaigners
Year 5 explored the life of campaigner Olive Morris and generated biographies detailing her life achievements and why she was such an inspirational Black woman. They also generated ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign posters....
14
Oct
Year 6 ‘Saluting Our Sisters’: athletes
Year 6 looked at many female black British athletes, such as Dina Asher-Smith, many of whom have gone on to receive MBEs or OBEs for their work within the community. They generated detailed biographies and wrote about their reasons for why particular athletes had inspired...
06
Oct
Portraits and biographies of inspirational Black Sportswomen in Year 6
In Year 6, even though we have been incredibly busy going swimming every day, we have still found plenty of time for learning. In our writing lessons, we have been writing biographies for our cultural evening displays. We have been writing about inspirational black, British...