Investigating our Box of Delights in Year 5!

30th November 2022S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We were lucky enough to get a ‘Box of Delights’ from the Discovery Museum that was filled with artefacts from the Viking times in Britain.  We explored the items and thought carefully about what they might be, what they might’ve been made from and who might have used them.  The children were excellent with their justifications which backed up their ideas. After that, we thought about what it told us about the Vikings and if there was anything that we used today that was similar. We were amazed (and disgusted) when we found out that the Vikings would use an ear spoon to clean their ears!  It looked a bit like a modern cotton bud and it told us that the Vikings liked to keep themselves clean and had pride in their appearance. We made some gorgeous museum style fact cards to record our ideas.

Making Greek Lyres in Year 6!

15th November 2022S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Today, year 6 began part of their art project linked to making lyres. We used newspaper, florist wire, polythene sheeting and mod roc to create the frame of a lyre – the first musical instrument according to ancient Greek mythology

Learning about The Blitz in Year 6!

29th January 2021S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

In our history lesson this week, we learned about the Blitz.  Children were set the challenge of producing a picture which depicted the Blitz using whatever mediums were available.  Just like the children at school, our children who are working at home produced some lovely art work.

Year 6 Plane Art!

22nd January 2021S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

In our History lessons, we have been learning about the Battle of Britain.  We drew planes following step-by-step instructions.  Some of the children at home shared their fabulous art work with their teacher!

Year 6 Lyres!

13th November 2020S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We used mod-roc to make Ancient Greek lyres.  We began with dowel, plastic sheeting, newspaper and wire to create the structure.  Then we covered it with mod-roc.  In our next lesson, we’ll be decorating them and adding strings.

Year 5 Clay Viking Heads

29th October 2020S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Year 5 had a fantastic time working with clay to sculpt their Viking Warrior Heads. We used lots of different tools to create different textures in the clay. Some of us wanted to experiment with mixed media and have woven materials like wool, hessian and foil into the clay to create different effects. We are so pleased with the results.