Thinking about Remembrance Day, we created our own poppy fields using watercolour. We used mixing and blending to created the background. We demonstrated patience as we waited for each stage to dry before adding the details. While waiting we read books for enjoyment and listened to instrumental music. We found painting slowly relaxing!

We carried out an experiment to learn about friction. We talked about a "fair test" and only changing on variable, we decided to change the surface to see what would happen to how things move. Using a plastic numicon we slid it across carpet, a table, a wet surface and on the floor. We discovered that the smoother the surface the easier the numicon moved, the rougher the surface the slower it moved or even stopped. We know that friction is a force that stops objects from moving.

We started our forces and magnets learning by using playdough to investigate how push, pull and twist forces work. We realised that a force can change the shape, direction and speed of an object. We learned that we cannot see forces but we can see the effect a force has. we are looking forward to more experimenting this term!

Inspired by the artist Yayoi Kusama and the world of Dr Seuss, we created our own abstract flower art. We used mixed media and collage to combine wax resist paint background with a pen and crayon flower. We think they look very effective and enjoyed adding patterns of circles to our flowers.

Working in groups, we talked about how we wanted our classroom to look, sound and feel. We thought about our rights and which rights would be most important to us in our classroom. We have agreed to respect one another, always try our best, listen and value everyone's voices and to have fun together this year. 🙂