Wow! We have really enjoyed learning about toys old and new. We have learnt about Old Bear by Jane Hissey and the Everywhere Bear by Rebecca Cobb.

We drew and then painted our own ‘everywhere bear’ and then the bear travelled all around our local area… he even travelled to Fratton Park and the Spinnaker Tower. Did you spot him?

We have learnt about Steiff bears and created our own clay bear heads.

We have made a great start to our art exploration books to share our ideas and learn new skills and techniques.

We took time out from the project to remember people who have sadly died, both in our families and during wars. The children thought about what peace feels like and how the Holy Spirit gives us special gifts called Charisms and we can use these gifts to spread peace throughout our homes, our school and the wider world.

The children represented this by using oil and chalk pastels to colour a poppy and placing it onto a black and white photo of their hands. I’m sure you’ll agree that the imagery is very powerful.