“Islands are reminders of arrivals and departures”

This half-term we waved goodbye to an old friend - Jiah - and embraced a new student in our class, welcome Svetlana to ISG!

We learned about the islands of the world, how they are formed and  what life is like on some islands too. Through our IPC unit students were geographers and cartographers as well as artists and historians! We took advantage of social distancing in class and created our own tiny islands complete with fish swimming in the lights above and sea water surrounding our tables and chairs. 

Students explored map biases and created their own maps of the world with a particular focus - can you work out which continent is featured in the map below?

Alongside this unit, in Literacy we explored ‘A Caribbean Dozen’, a book of poems edited by John Agard and Grace Nichols, poems that are inspired by the rhythms, flavours and textures of a Caribbean childhood. Students responded through art to one poem in particular ‘For Forest’ by Grace Nichols which focuses on the sights, sounds and feelings of a tropical forest. You can also listen to our soundscape here: 

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Middle Primary were so inspired by this poem that we write our own! Check it out below. 

Best wishes for a safe and fun Krokus break!