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As part of their Science topic on Sound, Year 4 were set the challenge of making their very own musical instrument. It could be a string, percussion or wind instrument, and the children were asked to construct it using items they could find around the house like bottles, straws, boxes, tins and elastic bands! They…

Our Year 4 artists have been looking at the surrealist works of Salvador Dali in recent lessons. Famous for his dream-like paintings, Dali had a varied career, including working with Disney and designing the Chupa Chups logo! This week’s task involved drawing their own version of the ‘The Elephants’, featuring elephants atop long spidery legs….

Last week, Year 4 worked on their technique for drawing an eye using pencil. This week, they have been learning about Surrealism and building on their study of the eye by adding a surreal iris. The pupils were encouraged to examine their own eyes in the mirror before drawing. After sketching out the initial outline,…

Year 4 have had lots of fun learning about the states of matter in their recent Science lessons. Whilst learning about the different states, the children identified examples of solids, liquids and gasses that they were familiar with. They then spoke about the different properties of each of the different states before finding out the…

Year 4 have packed up their art materials and headed outside this week. To start their new project, they have been experimenting with various mark making techniques using graphite. The animals on the farm proved willing subjects with ‘Peppa’ and ‘Spot’ the Kune kune pigs a very popular choice. The four-legged models sparked lots of…