It has been a busy start to the school year for Leaders.
In history, our focus is Black History. We have learned that the first recorded Africans living in Britain were recorded in the Roman period and explored evidence of the Aurelian Moors from Hadrian’s Wall, and the ‘Bangle Lady’, who was found buried in a sarcophagus in York. We have also explored the lives of black people in the Tudor period through exploring art work and letters from the time to learn about John Blanke.
In art, our focus is painting. We have explored the work of Esther Mahlangu, mixed colours with acrylic paint and used painting techniques to block in geometric shapes. We are looking forward to creating our final pieces very soon.
In geography, we have been focussing on plastic waste. We have learned about what it is and why it is a problem. Following this, we explored what can be done to reduce plastic waste and considered what could be refused, reduced, recycled or repurposed. Using the ideas from our discussions, Leaders created plastic pledges. Earlier in the half term, we also conducted litter fieldwork in Stewart Park in Middlesbrough.
Inspired by our work on plastic and our theme of ‘Small Steps, Big Change’ Leaders have written free verse poems about plastic waste in the sea, using a range of similes, adjectives and personification. The published poems are amazing!
