11. Learning Club

Word

Example

artist

Landscape artists paint sunny, rainy and snowy scenes at different times of the year

seascape

If artists paint the sea or ocean, their paintings are called seascapes

cityscape

If artists paint scenes from a city, their paintings are called cityscapes

foreground

The part of the landscape picture nearest you is called the foreground

background

The part at the back is called the background

warm

Artists use yellow, orange and red colours to make their landscapes look warm

cold

They use blue and grey colours to make them look cold

oil paint

Artists have used oil paints for hundreds of years

watercolour paint

Some artists like using watercolour paints because they dry quickly

Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival is every year in September

tin

Other people bring tins of food

community

Then we share the food with people in our community

important

On World Water Day, we think about water and how important it is

running water

In the UK, most people have clean running water but millions of people all over the world don't have any

raise money

At school, we raise money on World Water Day to help more people get clean water

save water

This year, we made posters about how you can save water, and put them around the school

pirate

Some of my friends wore pirate or mermaid costumes!

mermaid

The mermaid sang enchanting songs that could be heard for miles

sale

We had a cake sale

decoration

We sold cakes with blue decorations

charity

We sent the money to a charity that helps people get clean water

young

On Youth Service Day, we celebrate young people who help their own community

retirement home

Last year on Youth Service Day, I found out about the retirement home in our community

volunteer

I decided to volunteer there

old

I've become good friends with many of the old people in the retirement home