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Outside the PlanetariumWe took off in a rocket from school and landed on the moon. We learnt all about the planets. We now know that there are eight planets and not nine. We saw shooting stars too.
Year One Yellow
The world's largest seed at the Millennium Seed Bank
Investigating the different parts of a flowerWe spent a fascinating day at Wakehurst Place in Sussex. I loved the 'thinking walk' around the gardens. We saw all different kinds of trees and plants, as well as a freezing lake with ducks. It was all so beautiful. We had different activities during the day and I discovered lots of new things. I learnt that different plants from around the world have adapted to their various habitats to grow, flourish and reproduce. I also learnt that over 75% of the things in my living room are made from plants or trees of some kind.
Nia Lloyd-Haque, Year 5
Illustrator Cliff Wright, best known for his Harry Potter book covers, came into The Study to work with Year 4, 5 and 6 girls to explore different drawing and observational techniques. Cliff used music, meditation techniques, and fun experiments like drawing with eyes closed and drawing using both hands simultaneously in order to teach the girls to free themselves of convention and to explore new ways of observing in order to gain confidence in their drawing skills.
Artist Carol Wakefield and Miss Popjoy worked with Year 2 and 3 children during Science week to create Aboriginal style grass paintings on paper and canvas. Every child contributed to a canvas, mixing their own colours and building up the layers of acrylic paint to create the grass effect. The theme of the painting was linked to Darwin's great voyage of discovery when he explored Australia. The children used warm colours to represent the bush fires and cool colours to signify new growth.
Years 4, 5, and 6 worked with Mrs Zarkovic, Miss Hutchinson and Miss Silvester to create a tree sculpture. The only materials supplied were newspaper and masking tape. The design problem the girls were required to solve was how to make the structure sufficiently strong to be freestanding.
Year 5 girls experimented with scrunching, folding, rolling, plaiting and pleating the newspaper to make the roots and trunk of the tree, while Year 4 used their ideas to make the branches and leaves.
Year 6 completed the project, using their creative expertise to put everything together and add the finishing touches, including a garden trellis complete with climbing plants and the occasional bird or rabbit.
