Sharks

 We've been getting ready to our trip to Margate by starting to learn about sharks. We've been reading the book Surprising Sharks which is filled with fascinating facts about sharks. 

Did you know basking sharks eat plankton?

What shark facts do you know?

We have also started making models of basking and hammer head sharks. Here are some photos of us using our team work skills to paper maiche our junk models.

Quentin Blake

Our key text this term, The Green Ship,  is by the author and illustrator Quentin Blake.

Here is a video of Quentin Blake talking 

about the power of illustration.

My favourite bit in the video was when he showed us all the different covers that he made for the Green Ship. 

Which bit was your favourite?

Movement Mark Making

On Thursday afternoons in Year 1 we have started to do fine art with Ms Reid. This week we did movement mark making.

Using our observation skills to mark make

What do you think the inspiration behind our mark making was?