Art for the Disco!

Some learners from LH2 have been creating some art for the enchanted forest disco tomorrow night.

Their art is going to look fantastic at the disco! Keep an eye out for it!  

Bubble Painting!

Today we got to experience science and art at the same time...

We spent time learning all about bubbles, like how they are made, why they pop and what they look like in slow motion.

Here's a video of what we saw...

Then we learned how to use bubbles in art.  We added paint to the bubble mixture we had already made.  Next we used straws to blow bubbles so that we could put the paper onto the bubbles. When the bubbles popped they let prints on the paper!

Here are some photos of us in action...

Our first trusted learners

In Hub 2 we now have quite a group of trusted learners!


Each child has made an appointment with the teacher and explained lots of reasons why they should receive a trust licence. The teachers were really impressed with all the ideas these children shared and have been equally impressed with how they have used their extra trust so far.

Stepping Out Today!

WALHT travel safely in a car.

Today we...

 Learnt how to put our seat belts on correctly. The seat belt needs to sit on our shoulders to keep us safe. 

Leant that it is safest to travel in a booster seat if we are not 148cm tall. 

Dressed up in police uniforms. 

Heard the police siren across the school.

Got a chance to ride in the police car! We also got to speak in to the speakers while we were in the car. 

Painting with straws: Part 1

We have been having a go at creating abstract paintings by blowing through straws.

Here's the video on how you use this technique:





Here's a video of a straw blowing artist:




We watched these videos and had lots of time to think about and discuss this new technique. Then we had a go using water on the concrete outside:

Then we practiced this technique using paint on paper. It was more tricky than we thought!

Movie Night

 We had such fun at the movie night on Friday.

Here are some pictures of Hub 2 children having a great time:

Descriptive writing

Some of the writers in Hub 2 have been exploring descriptions this week. They have written some very creative character descriptions based on a mysterious envelope...

We were shown this envelope, then had to plan and compose a description what what a Gobi Jerboa was.

Here are some quotes from our descriptions:

"Sometimes if you find it you will think it's a bit ugly but it's cute when you look at it properly" - Amelie

"He has two weird arms that are covered in hair and he grows as fat as a pumpkin." - Amber

"A Gobi Jerboa is a flying snake. It smells like chocolate to attract you because it wants to eat you!" - Jamie 

"It is as soft as a snowy pillow. Sometimes they are as hard as a rock." - Blair

Mrs Panapa came and visited us the next day for a big reveal of what a Gobi Jerboa really was. We couldn't wait! Turns out it looks like this!

I wonder if you can find out any facts about this really interesting animal?

Motor Magic

WALHT develop our fine motor skills. We practise cutting, constructing, drawing, threading and using tweezers during motor magic learning time. Here are some photos from our learning this week.