Food Technology- Bolognaise

I cannot believe how quick this term has flown, let alone the year! We have had a wonderful time in Year 5 this term discovering the ins and outs of Bolognaise sauce! We kick started the unit by learning about where our meat comes from and how it journeys from farm to fork. We had a tasting session to see if they could identify ingredients within a branded sauce and whether they could distinguish between a high end and value sauce. Looking at a basic bolognaise recipe, the children collaboratively adapted the recipe to their choice, swapping one ingredient and adding three more. The children worked wonderfully together, taking each other’s opinions into consideration before deciding on the final ingredients. They continued to worked superbly when cooking day came, they all chipped in to make a delicious sauce. The aroma around the school was amazing! I do hope they enjoyed the fruits of their labour. A huge thank you Mrs Tierney for assisting on the day.

It has been such a joy and a pleasure to teach Art and DT with your children this year. They have been so enthusiastic with their learning and have turned their hand to a myriad of skills and techniques this year. I look forward to teaching them new skills next year where they will continue on their creative journey. Thank you for your continued support.

Have a wonderful Summer

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Mechanisms- Pop Up Book

My goodness, what a short half term with all those Bank Holidays! It has indeed flown by! This half term we have revisited mechanisms and have learned how to create a pop up. Through discussion of a design- criteria and planning, the children have created a pop- up book that they can share with their Year 1 partner.  Many skills are revisited in this topic from accurate cutting skills, the thought process of how something will move and the technique of layering so that the moveable mechanisms are hidden. We will complete this topic the first week back. I will add photos of all their hard work after the break.

Next half term, we are moving io to Food Tech, where we will be looking at nutritional values and adapting a basic Bolognaise Sauce to enhance flavour and nutritional value. Your class teacher will let you know in advance what ingredient your child will need to bring in for their session.

Have a lovely May half term

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Bridges

This half term we have been putting an array of knowledge to the test in our Design and Technology topic. The children have shown such perseverance with building their bridges. We started off looking at the three main types; beam, arch and truss and discovering which type was the strongest. The children were then set the task of having a go at making a spaghetti truss bridge, this task is definitely for the faint hearted- it would test the patience of anyone! The children took it all in their stride and shown impeccable resilience when the spaghetti kept snapping! We then moved on to our woodworking skills, using our maths knowledge to measure and cut accurate lengths to construct their bridge. I am so proud of all the children for navigating this topic so wonderfully with their partners and their enthusiasm in helping others when they could. You have all been wonderful craftspeople Year 5 well done!

Painting and Mixed Media- Portraits

And so we come to the end of another half term. I cannot believe we are half way through the school year! This half term, our focus has been on painting and mixed media and how we can incorporate this into self portraits.. The children have had so much fun exploring what mixed media is and how it can be used to create a piece of art. Through combining painting skills with pastels, crayons, photographs, lots of imagination and acetate, they have certainly enjoyed having fun with their images! Texture has played a huge part in developing our skills, enabling the children to bring their artistry to life and create a wonderful self portrait. Next half term, we will be moving on to Structures and bridge building.

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Michelangelo

I cannot believe we have arrived at the end of the second half term! What a wonderful term it has been, as we switched our attention to Design and technology and Textiles. The children have, followed a design criteria to plan, create and produce a soft, stuffed toy. Sewing is a very tricky skill and they have shown such resilience and determination to apply their new knowledge of blanket stitch to their work. The results were fantastic! We also had a snippet of time to have a go at some embroidery!

Next half term, we will be turning our attention to painting and mixed media and I cannot wait to see the wonderful work the children will produce! Please can you ensure your child has an art shirt in school, as we will be getting mucky!

Have a wonderful, magical, holy Christmas.

God Bless

Mrs Mather

Art is a line around your thoughts.” – Gustav Klimt

This term year 5, have being doing their DT unit (Mechanical systems) the have designed and created amazing pop up books, inspired in their history lesson and each have chosen their favorite ancient Greek for their books.

"Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while working!"- Henry Matisse

In year 5 the food tech was all about eating healthy and make healthy choices when making and designing their own Bolognese.

I think it is fair to say that some Bolognese’s were unique and had some unusual ingredients but they smelled delicious.

I think the chef’s in year 5 have enjoyed their taster sessions, enjoyed their cooking as well as eating their Bolognese’s afterwards .

"Art is a harmony parallel with nature." - Paul Cezanne

This term the artists in Year 5, have been learning of portrait drawing, for this they have used mixed mediums and different techniques. They had a go at drawing King Charles III portrait ready for the coronation and these looked amazing!

We also had a visit of an artist and had a painting workshop “ Art without thought”, by Jack Crayton. Jack has told us about his journey in the army and how art has helped him in his life. Jack has taught us to draw/paint in perspective and the final masterpieces were amazing and in the end the children asked amazing questions and were so polite. On our final week we had a charcoal workshop too, the children were showed different techniques that could be use with charcoal, by drawing with the rubber and had lights to midtones and creating contrast , charcoal is a great and inexpensive medium to work with, although a little messy!

" Everything you can imagine is real." - Pablo Picasso

Together we found out all about sustainable art and how important it is for our planet and environment, we decided to upcycle everyday packages that would eventually go in the bin to each create a piece for a Christmas village, it was amazing to see the children’s ideas on their sketchbooks and there were so many great ideas!