Dips and Dippers!

Our DT project this term is to design, make and evaulate a dip. After having fun tasting the dips last week, we moved on to learning three safe cutting techniques; the bridge, the claw and the fork secure. The children also learnt more about food hygiene and designed their own posters. They have also designed their own healthy dip which they will be making next week. Here are a few action shots...




















Non-chronological reports

We learnt about the key features of non-chronological reports and the children chose which significant nurse they would like to write their report about. 

Take a look...
















Self Portraits

The children worked incredibly hard to sketch and paint their own self portraits. We spent a long time discussing proportion and the position of our facial features. The children also explored a range of painting techniques including colour mixing. 

I think they look fabulous - well done Hedgehogs!





















Harvest

The whole school have been celebrating Harvest Festival over the past week. We combined this with our artwork, and together we looked at the work of the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The children created some wonderful faces using fruit and vegetables. Take a look...