Stanmore's love of nature and art

Catkins

This half term Catkins have been learning about animals! We started the topic off by looking at our pets and animals who help us! We were introduced to Tom and Toby who explained the importance of guide dogs! We then explored animals and different ways we can categorise them! We have learned the terms: mammal, reptile, bird, carnivore, herbivore and omnivore! Our last focus on this topic has been habitats and the environment. Catkins have learned all about rainforests, deserts and polar habitats, how animals are suited to these places and how we take care of our environment! The children then created their very own animal and have been creating their own habitats!

Maple

Maple class began to learn about a new artist this week called James Rizzi, an American pop artist. They looked at his art and then created pieces based on his style. There were some amazing results. 

Birch

Birch Class had a wonderful time in Forest School on Thursday.  The weather was excellent which added to our enjoyment! Activities included whittling, making sun catchers, the mud kitchen, den building , the slack line , hammock and much more! Of course, no Forest School experience would be complete without a toasted marshmallow and biscuit.

Sycamore

In Sycamore class this week we have been starting our DT project on printing. It has taken lots of persistence and resilience as Lino cutting is very tricky! Here’s some photos of the link cutting, check back after half term to see the printing! 

Year 5 and 6

In year 5, the children have been caught up in a spider's web this week, as they have used their imaginations to re-create the scene and used the power of persuasion, as the spider to persuade the fly to join their webs, in line with our new text, the poem 'The Spider and the Fly.' Over the course of the week, they have explored key features of poetry and have used their critiquing skills to evaluate a varied range of poetry.