Our new Nursery children have been settling well and learning about ‘Marvellous Me! ‘ and ‘I’m Special!’ We have created self portraits using mark making, natural materials, play dough and collage. We spent time in our groups reading books such as ‘You Choose’ and ‘Would You Rather.’ These books have helped support the children to …
This week, Year 1 children took part in an exciting Senses Day, engaging in workshops that explored the different senses. Through interactive activities, children deepened their understanding of how the senses work making it a fun and impactful learning experience for all.
The children in Year 2 have been exploring their creativity using the Sketches School app on iPads! They have delved into History, creating stunning scenes of the Great Fire of London, inspired by a painting by Lieve Verschuier. This fun and educational use of technology has allowed the children to experiment with different digital techniques …
The children came to school dressed in yellow to show their support for World Mental Health Day. The children took part in class assemblies where they learnt all about mental health and what they can do to support their wellbeing.
As part of our Marvellous Me topic learning, Year 1 children have been exploring portraits by a variety of artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso. Children represented the human face using collage and children had lots of fun creating faces. Children explored creating different lines in portraits with ropes and then moved to using …
On Thursday 3rd October 2024 it was National Poetry Day. To celebrate this special event, children in KS1 took part in an activity where they wrote acrostic poems for their friends, titled ‘If You Were a Poem.’ In the afternoon we set up poetry booths in the hall, where Year 2 children took on the …
As part of our whole school project based around the text ‘The Dot’, children have visited Altmore’s very own Art Gallery where they were able to find out about a variety of artists and enjoy looking at their artwork. The gallery also displayed some wonderful artwork from the children in Year 1 and Year 2. …
In Year 1 we have done lots of exciting work based on the book, ‘The Dot’ by Peter H Reynolds. The book holds a very important message for everyone about not overcoming a fear if you do not have a go, you never know where it will take you! The children explored Wassily Kandinsky’s famous …
We have had a fantastic start back at school this term! Children have been busy taking part in a range of creative activities related to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds. Children created their own ‘dots’ inspired by the character in the story, using a range of different media such as paint, pastels and …
As part of our ‘Minibeast’ topic, children had the opportunity to observe the life cycle of a butterfly. They watched intently as the caterpillars grew each day, finally reaching their full size and forming a chrysalis. Children counted the days and waited patiently as the caterpillars transformed and finally emerged as beautiful butterflies. We took …
