During transition, the children in class 4 learnt about the lavender plant and how it was used back in the Victorian times as a symbol of 'elegance'. The children learnt about how we can carefully take cuttings to grow more plants, and leant abou… Read on blog or Reader Roughwood Primary School Read on blog or Reader Art in Class 4 – Plants from the Victorian Times By Miss Newton-Smith on Sunday, 21st July During transition, the children in class 4 learnt about the lavender plant and how it was used back in the Victorian times as a symbol of 'elegance'. The children learnt about how we can carefully take cuttings to grow more plants, and leant about how this plant was commonly used in perfumes, sachets, and cosmetics to enhance beauty and charm at the time. In the modern day, the children learnt that it can be used to promote a peaceful sleep, and is still used as a fragrance today. Children then used their skills of creating tone with a 2B or 4B pencil, using real stems of lavender and drew the cuttings in their art sketch books. Take a look at their fantastic learning in art… Comment

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