Where do sounds come from? This is the exciting question we are investigating this term. So far, we have learnt that sound is created when something vibrates and sends waves of energy (vibration) into our ears. The stronger the vibrations, the louder the sound. Sounds are fainter the further you get from the sound source.

This term, we learnt about what it means to be a global citizen. We studied important topics like not having enough clean drinking water, the effects of climate change, world hunger, and access to education. We felt very strongly about these issues, so we wrote formal letters to our local MP. He even visited us, and we were able to give him our letters in person:

We have all really enjoyed reading Ada’s Violin this term and learning all about the amazing story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. Children wrote newspaper reports about the orchestra and diary entries from the perspective of Ada Rio’s, such an inspiring story for everyone. We love poetry! The children have written their own marvellous poems using onomatopoeia words to represent sound, inspired by I Like Noise by Jessie Pope.

We have been really lucky to get out into Forest School every Wednesday with Miss Gibbons, check us out in nature:

As artists we have studied the work of Mark Rothko. We have been using soft pastels to explore ways in which we can recreate Rothko’s ‘colour field’ paintings to express feelings and emotions. Look how creative we are:

Not forgetting our amazing class assembly where we showcased all that we have been learning so far this term:

Everyone is so talented in Pine Class!