http://www.romanroadprimary.org/ en Copyright 2012 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:49 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Year 4 studied different Chinese blossom artwork and then used watercolours to create their own painting. They looked closely at the range and depth of colours and worked hard to show different shades of pinks and greens. They tried hard to add texture to their artwork by using colour effectively. Do you like them?]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/chinese_blossoms.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/chinese_blossoms.html Creative Curriculum Year 4 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:49 +0000 Year 4 have worked very hard to create their own TV advert about China on Movie Maker. They imported pictures, inserted information, changed background colour and how the text appeared on screen to make the audience want to visit China.]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/making_a_tv_advert.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/making_a_tv_advert.html Creative Curriculum ICT Year 4 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:18:33 +0000 Year 4 went to Heworth CLC for a lesson on data logging. They used data loggers to record sound and light information. They then transferred this data into graphs. The children learned about data being gathered in real life such as weather and tide changes. They had a great morning and worked very hard!]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/data_logging_at_heworth.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/data_logging_at_heworth.html ICT Year 4 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:10:28 +0000 Year 4 listened to and discussed the Willow Pattern story. They then wrote their own version and used their story to plan and design their own Willow pattern plates. Do you like them?]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/the_willow_pattern.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/the_willow_pattern.html Creative Curriculum Year 4 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:03:12 +0000 Year 4 have learned lots about China! They know where it is on a map and which continent it is in. The children each made their own Chinese dragon! They have listened to, spoken and written chinese numbers to 10. The class really enjoyed researching information about the giant panda and then wrote a non chronological report. Ask your child what else we learned about China! ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/china.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/02/china.html Creative Curriculum Year 4 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:50:42 +0000 The Year of The Dragon!]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/chinese_new_year_1.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/chinese_new_year_1.html Creative Curriculum Reception Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:54:55 +0000 This half term our theme is "Space"!]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/whaterver_next.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/whaterver_next.html Creative Curriculum ICT Reception Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:48:53 +0000 Year 5 and 6 children are continuing to take part in a lunchtime Animation club that is ran by Mr Bradshaw. They use the digi-blue camera to take lots of photographs of a scene after it has been slightly adjusted. All the photos are then put together to make a short film. Some of the year 5 children are getting ready to represent the school in the annual competition at Heworth CLC. ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/animation_club_1.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/animation_club_1.html ICT ICT Clubs Year 5 Year 6 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:34:13 +0000 To explain what we've learnt, each group constructed their own timeline and presented it to the class. We also did some Maths to work out where the approximate place of each event would be on the timeline.]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/year_5_investigate_the_legacy.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/year_5_investigate_the_legacy.html Creative Curriculum Numeracy Year 5 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:10:35 +0000 Some of our children in front of the Olympic countdown clock in Trafalgar Square during our London visit. ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/olympics_here_we_come.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/olympics_here_we_come.html Classes Olympics 2012 Physical Education Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:01:57 +0000 After luch we learned all about spreadsheets, and recorded data for the Animal Olympics. Everybody had a great day, and we all learned a lot. We have a cd of our tunes if you would like to come into Year 6 to listen to them! ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/year_6_ict_at_the_clc.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/year_6_ict_at_the_clc.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:13:12 +0000 Basic Skills Link Page ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/new_page_to_link_to_interactiv.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2012/01/new_page_to_link_to_interactiv.html Basic Skills Using Online ICT Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:42:27 +0000 ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2011/12/london_2011.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2011/12/london_2011.html Global Dimension Year 5 Year 6 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:30:33 +0000 ]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2011/11/sportsability_festival_1.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2011/11/sportsability_festival_1.html MSB Physical Education Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:01:01 +0000 We started by carefully observing what happens when we mix various materials with water. Mrs Pigott was really impressed with the detail and language used to describe any changes which took place.]]> http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2011/10/budding_scientists_at_work.html http://www.romanroadprimary.org/2011/10/budding_scientists_at_work.html Science Year 6 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:55:54 +0000