Water Painting Fun

Today I had fun out on the playground. The weather was cold but sunny so we painted 'water' pictures on the playground. Can you see the picture my friend painted of Smarandita and me?

They had to work quickly before the water evaporated!

Missing you all! I'll be seeing you in May!

Nica (and Smarandita) xxx

Tudor House

Hello our friends,

Today we visited a Tudor mansion in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was built hundreds of years ago at the time of the King Henry VIII.

Can you see the outside of the building is white and black? We were impressed by the gardens because they were symmetrical. The class representatives had to knock on the large wrought iron studded door. A few seconds later, a lord dressed in traditional Tudor clothes answered!

 

 

We found out that the Tudors mixed herbs and spices to help with illnesses. The doctors would wear masks with noses filled with fragrant ingredients to protect them.

We mixed our own posie bags to keep our clothes smelling fresh. The Tudors didn't like to bathe very often.

Here we are learning how to play bowls - a traditional Tudor game. The balls curved as we rolled them across the room.

Here are some more photos we took inside Shibden Hall!

 

 

These stained glass windows were taken from a church. The Tudor King - Henry VIII commanded that churches were destoyed!

 

 

I thought the owls reminded me of the Ward Green School logo.

 

Here is a Tudor doll. We tried to talk to her but she didn't say very much!

 

Bye for now

Smarandita (and Nica) xxxxx

Ipad Artist

Hello friends around Europe,

Today, the class I am spending time with worked with an artist called Jason Wilsher-Mills. He is a famous artist because all the art he completes is using an Ipad! This is one of the pieces of art he did!

We had great fun drawing our portraits. Jason was extremely helpful and gave us lots of helpful advice. Our work will be part of a large mural for Wakefield Wildcats. Jason is the community trust artist in residence there.

You can look at more of our pictures here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.607995792550471.155433.361943703822349&type=1

A Visit to Cannon Hall Farm

Hello my friends,

Today my best friend took us on an adventure to Cannon Hall Farm.

Here we are! Can you see Cannon Hall at the top of the hill?

Behind the building is a wonderful farm with a lot of animals and an adventure playground.

My friend was really lucky because she got to hold an owl just like Hedwig from the Harry Potter films.

We made a new friend. Her name was Daisy the cow!!

My friend showed us how to milk a Yorkshire cow (but only a pretend one).

We got to see lots of baby animals. This one is a goat.

All the sheep in this pen are pregnant and will have their babies in the next few weeks.

These are some baby sheep. They have only just been born. Awww they are so cute! My friend even got to stroke one. Its wool felt soft and velvety.

While we were waiting for the sheep race to begin we bought a ticket for the one we thought would win. If you are wondering which colour won, click below and you will find out.

Cannon Hall has a big and exciting adventure playground.

My friend took us to the top of one of the climbing frames and we slid back down a long slide.

Although the day was cold, we still managed to eat a tasty Fab lolly together.  We really did have a fantastic time at Cannon Hall.

You can click on the hot spot below to visit the website and look at more of the animals.

Cannon Hall Farm

Lots of happy hugs being sent your way,

from Nica and Smarandita xxx