going round in circles

Tenuously, as part of their Ancient greek studies and with a nod to Pythagoras and Euclid, y3 created some designs and patterns using the 'old' compass-drawn method. 

 

 

 

They actually enjoyed the preciseness of the task and 'magical' way in which the patterns emerged. None of them had ever used pairs of compasses before!

Meanwhile y1 have been making bugs from lollipop sticks and card;

today

Pen sketches of mini-beasts in Y2.

 

And 'Greek' mod-roc statues in Y3.

Lollipop stick and wire armatures.

 



papier mache & card

In FS2 we've been creating writing 'bugs'. This is a very large dragonfly taking shape - papier mache and wire construction.

 

 

On my worktable are a couple of prototype Vikings. These are card 3d models that I'm planning to do with our Y4's, to compliment their longships. They stand around 12cm tall.

bugs

A mini-beast day today. In FS2 we made spiders from pipecleaners and wool which we then painted. We also created butterflies in the old traditional way - paint one half, fold the paper, rub, open back out and hey presto! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Y2 we painted the ants we made from clay last week. It was tricky getting into all the nooks and crannies but when they're displayed en-masse they should look terrific.