Snipes Dale
As part of our Geography topic ‘Rivers’, we visited the beautiful Snipe Dales Country Park, situated between Horncastle and Spilsby. The children had a fantastic time, using nets to collect river creatures, measuring the temperature, depth and the velocity of the river. For this we used a range of equipment including ranging poles, a clinometer, tape measures and …dog biscuits!
We then located the source of the river which eventually flows into the River Steeping. The children looked at the features of the river, analysing and comparing different parts, developing a greater understanding about the effects of erosion.
In Art, we have been exploring the work of Katsushika Hokusai. His most well-known series of work was called 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'. One of the most popular pieces in this series was the famous print 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa', sometimes known as just 'The Great Wave'.
He used interesting techniques to create some of his art, one of these known as 'Ukiyo-e', a Japanese style of art that involves making prints and paintings on blocks of wood. We created our own interpretation of 'The Great Wave', using cardboard, string and paint to make our own print blocks.
In English, we have been researching about the author Michael Morpurgo. We looked at a range of texts to gather our information and chose the relevant, most interesting information to support our own biographies.
We hope you have all had a wonderful summer break and are ready for an exciting new year. Mrs Avison and I are looking forward to welcoming you back, so we can start our learning journey, full of curiosity, challenges and celebrations!
We feel that open lines of communication between the parent/ guardian, child and teacher are the key components to promoting a positive educational climate which is conducive to learning. If you wish to speak to myself, please do not hesitate to contact the school to arrange a time, or if you wish, drop me an email:
tracy.millane@hawthorn-tree.lincs.sch.uk
Looking forward to seeing you all, Mrs Millane