Perfectly Purple

What a fun week we have had. All of our learning has been around purple. We brought in lots of purple things for our purple display. 

We started the week by learning how to mix purple. 
You need blue and red. If you want you can put white in it to make lighter, or black to make it darker. Ethan

We used our colour mixing to create different pictures using paint. In our morning activity we used different shades of purple to make a fingerprint rainbow. 
We used our fingertips and a lolly stick to do the lavender. Evie, Jessica and Ross
We sketched an outline of an iris then used a cotton bud to dab paint around and inside the lines. Sam
This is called pointillism. 
We used watercolour pencils to draw a thistle. Harry
We used colouring pencils to draw the inside of a red cabbage. Sophia

In English, we used numbers or bullet points to write a list. We had to think of adjectives to describe the object.

1. soft, dark bag Theo
2. fast car Ben
3. juicy grapes Benedict
4. tasty blackberries Indie

Then, we read the poem "What is pink?" by Christina Rossetti and had a go at writing our own poem called "What is purple?"

Today, we found out that they might stop making purple crayons! Oh no! This made us cross, so we letters explaining why purple should be kept.

I won't be able to draw a rainbow - Beatrice

It is an important colour to the royal family - Mollie

It's a precious colour - Lyla

We wouldn't be able to colour grapes or blackberries - James

In maths, Mrs Turner asked "Which colour is the most popular in Beech Class?" We used a bar chart to find out the answer.

Purple was the most popular colour - Connie

The least popular was yellow. Only one person chose it - Charles

Next week, we will be learning about the UK. Our Home Learning is to find out about one plant or animal that comes from the UK. We can choose a way to record our facts.

This week the Star Award is going to someone who has shown really good listening. He has been able to follow instructions well to do some great work. Well done William H

This week's Learning Owl is someone who has tried hard with all their work. She has looked carefully at the objects she has been drawing and used her sounds well in her writing. Well done Zaina! Have a great weekend with Snowy.