Attenborough Class

Attenborough Class Sleepover - As a reward for reaching their Class Dojo points award, the children requested a sleepover in their classroom, so this was arrange for the last day of Spring Term. Everybody went home after school and returned later in the evening to watch a movie, eat popcorn and have a story before bedtime. It was quite a squeeze to fit everyone in - in fact there wasn't room for Mrs J, who slept in the corridor! Everyone eventually managed a good nights sleep and they even had time to enjoy having the playground to themselves after breakfast, before being collected by their parents.

Enrichment Week 2024 - Wow! What an amazing week we had! We had science workshops, forest school adventures and trips! We visited The Buxton Crescent Experience, and the Manchester Science Museum. Unfortunately our trip to Carsington Water had to be cancelled due to poor weather conditions, but the children and staff all had a wonderful week and learned lots along the way. Please scroll through the photos below to see what we got up to.

Art

This term, we have been learning about an artist called Laura McKendry.

Laura McKendry is a contemporary artist who uses bold marks to create decisive lines. She often sketches dogs using charcoal and likes the flexibility of using this medium. She takes her inspiration from nature, plants and insects. She often works on a large scale.

During this topic we learned that charcoal was one of the first drawing tools used by humans and it lends itself well to creating gestural lines. We had fun learning that drawing tools can be held in different ways to create different marks and various tones. We learned some types of drawing techniques, e.g. smudging and hatching.

The Stone Ages

This term we have been enjoying learning all about The Stone Ages. We looked at how people survived during the Stone Age. We were especially fascinated by how life changed for them from being hunter-gatherers to farmers. We loved learning about Stone Henge too!