Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have been learning about natural and man-made materials. The learners worked hard in groups to sort some natural and man-made materials and also found many of their own examples on a welly walk around the village.
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne went on a material hunt on their welly walk this week. The learners did a great job of finding the materials they have been learning about. Some examples of these were fabric curtains and flags, wooden benches and poles, glass windows, plastic bins and metal fencing.
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have been on a material hunt around our classroom and in our outdoor area to see where we could spot the materials we have been learning about.
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have started learning about materials. This week the learners have worked hard to identify and compare different materials and they have thought of a variety of adjectives, such as hard, shiny, soft, rough and cold to describe these. They have worked in groups to decide how to sort some objects, for example some learners chose to sort them into smooth or bumpy. We also sorted the objects into the different materials they are made from; wood, fabric, metal, glass, paper or plastic.
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have been learning about George Seurat. To begin with, the learners practised and experimented with using pointillism before moving onto creating their own final pieces of art linked to our theme of ‘rivers’. The learners have created some amazing artwork that they would like to share with you all!
The Eco-Committee are very pleased to announce that we have recycled another 14 bags of stretchy plastics over this academic year. Thank you to everyone for your help with this. We will continue to recycle stretchy plastics within the new academic year so please keep sending these in.
As part of our learning of floating and sinking, Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have been exploring how boats float and have designed their own boat using junk materials. The learners thought carefully about which materials to use for the different features of their boat and explained their choices. They then followed their design to make their boat and tested it in the water to see if it floated or sunk. Following on from this, the learners have reflected upon their boat design using ‘Skitch’ on the iPad and have then added their improvements to re-test them, for example some learners recognised that cardboard needed to be replaced with a waterproof material as it went soggy and started to sink! Everyone did a great job throughout the mini project and there was some great thinking and reflecting going on, well done everyone!
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne had a great day at Elan Valley. We went on a minibeast sculpture hunt through the woods, went inside the dam and finished with a play at the park. We talked about why the dams are here and their history, why they are important and all about river animals.
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have had great fun at Forest Schools today led by ‘Branching Out’. The learners engaged within a range of activities, such as making butterflies using a variety of tools and materials, den building and being imaginative within the mud kitchen. We were even lucky enough to have popcorn around the fire… yum yum!
Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne have continued their learning of floating and sinking this week, exploring the question ‘Does shape matter?’ The learners carried out an experiment to see if they could make a ball of plasticine float by changing its shape. The learners showed excellent perseverance throughout this. Bendigedig Dosbarth Miss Burgoyne!
