Lockdown Learning In Year 5
At the Olive Tree School we encourage a love of literacy – using talk for writing strategies, our children are given the opportunity to experience and discuss a range of high-quality texts. The children in Year 5 have recently looked at autobiographical writing...
STEAM Year 5: Egg Drop Challenge
Over the October half-term holiday the Year 5 children were given a STEM Challenge for homework. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Egg Drop Challenge is a project that encourages the children to explore, design, and test their...
We are Artists! Exploring the Art of Hundertwasser in Year 4
Year 4 have been learning all about the artist Hundertwasser. This Austrian artist became known for designing buildings, but he also created stamps, painted, designed posters and other works of art. He even designed a new flag for New Zealand. The children soon learnt...
World Book Day and Year 4 Art: Visualising Your Favourite Book in a Diorama
Recent Art sessions for Year 4 involved the children working together in groups to design and make a diorama of a scene from their favourite book. The activity linked nicely to the school celebrating world book day. The children spent some time selecting their book...
