This term one of the books we are looking at is the story of The Rainbow Fish. Here is a video of the story for you to watch and listen along to...

Which part of the story is your favourite?

The Big Week....!

This week all the children will be attending school for the whole day! It is a very exciting time, not just for them, but also for the teachers and the rest of the children throughout the school.

We have taken some pictures of the 'Bottom of the deep blue sea' role-play room so you can see what the children have been playing in.

Welcome to Mrs Chuter and Mrs Fasham's Class 2012-13

Welcome! We are very excited about the year ahead and would like to share with you all the fun and exciting things we get up to over the next few months.  Our topics this year are the Ocean, Monsters and Magic, Pirates, Dinosaurs, Oral Storytelling and Minibeasts!It would be great if you could leave comments on the posts and fun things that appear on here but please remember to read the 'Blog Guidelines' and 'How To Comment' on the right hand side of this page. This will help you to stay safe and have fun on the blog.

Mrs Fasham and Mrs Chuter

Fables

Our new topic this term is Fables. A fable is a story with a moral. Do you know of any fables?

Here is a link to some stories online that you can read and enjoy J: http://www.kids-pages.com/folders/stories/Aesops_Fables/page1.htm

Which one is your favourite fable?

Our Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

James Mayhew

James Mayhew has his own blog too! http://jamesmayhew-katiespictureshow.blogspot.co.uk/

Fame!

Fame!

Our next topic is Fame. The children enjoyed James Mayhew's Katie in London so much, during our topic on London, that we have decided to use some of his other story books all about famous paintings and artists. Katie is a little girl who first visits a gallery with her Grandma. She discovers that art is wonderfully exciting, especially when the paintings she finds come alive for her!

We are going to step into the world inside the frames just like Katie did! Along the way we will learn about many famous artists and the countries they come from.

 

Week 1:

 The Hay Wain by John Constable,
Madame Moitessier Seated by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,
Les Parapluies by Pierre-Auguste Renoir,
Tropical Storm With a Tiger by Henri Rousseau,
Dynamic Suprematism by Kasimir Malevich

 

Week 2:

Includes five masterpieces from five Italian Renaissance artists:
Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci,
An Angel in Red with a Lute by an associate of Leonardo,
St George and the Dragon by Raphael,
Primavera by Sandro Botticelli,
The Lion of St Mark by Vittore Carpaccio

Week 3:

In this book, Katie explores five Monet masterpieces:
Blanche Monet Painting
Bathers at La Grenouillere
The Rue Montorgueil, Paris
Path Through the Poppies
The Waterlily Pond

Week 4:

The Luncheon and The Field With Poppies by Claude Monet,
A Girl With a Watering Can and Her First Evening Out by Pierre-Auguste Renoir,
The Blue Dancers by Edgar Degas

 

Week 5:

 

Includes reproductions of five famous post-Impressionist masterpieces:
Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh
Breton Girls Dancing by Paul Gauguin
Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Still Life, with Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne
Tahitian Pastorals by Paul Gauguin

 

Week 6:

A wonderful introduction and explanation of the Pointillist art style, featuring five masterpieces from three famous artists:
Bathers at Asnieres by Georges Seurat
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Port of Honfleur by Georges Seurat
Woman Hanging up the Washing by Camille Pissarro
Portrait of Felix Feneon by Paul Signac





Week 7: