When learning about the Bronze Age, Cherries have been making and designing their own clay pots. They used great rolling, squeezing and pinching actions then used tools to put designs into their pots.
Willows then joined us for some integration and we created Celtic Art designs from the Iron Age. We drew spirals, knots and key patterns.
As part of their art curriculum, Willows were challenged to make a Bell Beaker pot using clay. They have learnt about the Beaker folk who came over from Europe, at the start of the Bronze Age, and brought with them pots that look like upside down bells!
The children used their knowledge of this piece of history and their artistic flair to create beautifully detailed bell beaker pots. Once they have fully dried the children will paint them.
Have a look at their designs so far…
This week in Cherries we have learned all about Remembrance Day. We learned all about its importance, when it is, when it started and why we wear poppies. We also learned about the different coloured poppies and their meanings.
We made some of our own poppies and displayed them on our classroom windows, if you’re walking past you might have seen them!
Sycamores have been hard at work, learning about life on Caribbean plantations. They have produced some fantastic work which explains what life was like for enslaved African people. They thought carefully about what it would be like to be sold at auction, what the work would be like, the treatment they would have received and even discussed rebellions! 
Cherries and Willows topic this half term is Through the Ages. We have been learning all about the Stone Age, including all about their tools and weapons. We went foraging on the school field for some twigs, stones and materials then came back to class to make our tools and weapons. The children worked very hard and independently and made some amazing fishing rods, hammers and axes to name a few!
