Glazed Over

Key Stage Two have been adding the final glaze to their tiles. This is the second day they have worked with Sam the Potter. Today he brought in a range of authentic Victorian glazes for the children to choose from. 

The children took great care with their tiles. Sam will now take the tiles and fire them in the kiln. We hope to have the finished pieces on permanent display in school sometime soon. 

Meet the Owls ~ Class 2

 

On Friday morning Class 2 walked down to the Bird Garden at Harewood House to meet the owls. It was a lovely way to end the half term.

 

We looked at two species of owls, the snowy owl and the burrowing owl.

 

 

We were able to ask questions about all the different birds we saw and found out about

their natural habitats and their feeding habits.

 

 

Some of the birds were very noisy and seemed pleased to welcome us to the garden!

 

 

 

It was a wonderful opportunity to get out of the classroom and to get some first hand experience of all the science work we have done this this term...

 

 

....and to see the birds up close and personal!

Thank you to all the parents that volunteered to join us, we had a most enjoyable morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back to the Future

Class 3 are embracing the new curriculum with due diligence at Armley Mills today. 

Plant Hunters

Class 3 experienced four seasons in one day during their trip to Harewood Gardens today. Hail, rain, wind and blazing sun - we braved it all to discover the world of plants. 

 The children took part in the 'Plant Hunter' workshop before setting out to sketch the plants and wildlife they found in the gardens. 

The visit links to our current environment topic and has given us lots of questions to investigate back in the classroom. 

Flower Power

This afternoon Class 3 have been making the most of the gorgeous weather and using the garden as the setting for their art lesson. 

Bienvenidos a la Cafe Espanol!

Welcome to Harewood's latest eaterie - watch out Muddy Boots, you've got competition! As part of our Language Week workshops the children staffed their very own Spanish Cafe. On the menu - a range of delicious treats as well as very useful lessons on Spanish vocabulary. 

The children first worked to translate their menu, before learning other useful phrases such as: asking for the bill; locating the toilet and commenting that the price was too high!

 The waiting staff were all highly professional and helped their customers navigate their Spanish menus.

 Luckily, there were no tricky customers and everyone seemed to enjoy their meal - even if they didn't leave a tip!

 The kitchen staff managed to steal a moment to grab a quick snack.

 Those that were new to Spanish got a helping hand from those who were a little more fluent.

Thank you to everyone that came and took part. We hope to see you all again soon - Bon Provecho!

Kapow! Capoeira!

Disclaimer: No children were harmed during the recording of this post.

It may look fierce, but Capoeira is a non-contact dance form! Sam, from Junior Jam, came to work with us on our moves. She told us how the dance originated in Brazil; slaves were not allowed to practise martial arts, so instead disguised their moves as a dance and Capoeira was born!

 The children used the moves Sam showed us, as well as their own ideas, to create fabulous sequences. Their recent work in gymnastics paid off as their flexibility and control meant they were able to pull off some very complex moves.

 At the end of the session each pair had a chance to perform in front of the rest of the group, just like the Brazilian slaves would have done around the camp fire.

 Well done to everyone that took part - it really was a fantastic workshop!