It has been a busy week in Green class this week with lots of art and design technology enhancing our learning. Miss Shryane worked with Green class to create volcano models. Hopefully the models will dry over the weekend and then we will paint them and make them erupt!

With our Religious Education learning being all about Diwali, Year 3 have also made their own diva lamps from clay. Divali means “rows of lighted lamps”.People light lots of small oil lamps called diyas or divas.  They are placed around the home and in gardens to remember how Rama and Sita were welcomed home.

Hindus believe that by lighting these lamps, the goddess Lakshmi will visit them and bring them wealth.

We used a ‘thumb pot’  design and are now patiently waiting for them to dry so they can be painted in bright, eye catching colours next week.

Read our blog next week to find out how well our volcano models erupted and how we decorated our diva lamps.