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Arts week day 3, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 23rd May 2018 @ 8:31pm
The Penguins enjoyed looking at some more paintings by Jamini Roy, with an animal theme. We also added in some fabulous Indian inspired patterns to our elephant , which will join the others being completed by the meerkats and Reception.
Arts Week - Tuesday pm, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 10:03pm
This afternoon we looked at the work of Malawi artist, Hamban Mhone.
We copied his work then put our own spin on it to create a UK focused piece.
More photos to follow.
Arts Week - Tuesday, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:57pm
Today we had a visit from an artist, Caroline. She explained to us how she turns a sheep's fleece into wool, how she uses onion skin and daffodils to dye it and then how she uses it to weave.
We had a go at weaving wool, it was a bit fiddly and tricky, it took a long time. It looks amazing, we are very proud of our work.
Arts Week -Monday , by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:40pm
On Monday we wore badges of the 53 commonwealth nations. We stood in a circle and passed the string from country to country in the order in which they joined the Commonwealth to create this web. We found out that some countries such as South Africa joined, then left, then joined again!
What links all the countries is the common language of English along with sharing common values and principles as set out in the Commonwealth Charter. We also used atlases to locate the different countries and had a guess the country flag competition.
In the afternoon we drew action poses to show the different sports in the Commonwealth Games. Then 2 Science teachers and some 6th form students came to class. We tested different foods for starch and fat. Athletes need the energy from these foods when carrying out their sport.
Roman Mosaics, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:38pm
Shape challenge, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:36pm
Royal wedding lunch, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:33pm
Maths - Shape, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:32pm
Tennis, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:30pm
Yoga, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 9:29pm
Peacock, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 5:08pm
We learned that peacocks are the national bird of India. We watched a video of the peacock dance and painted our own using pearly paints.
Diva Lamps, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 5:06pm
We used clay to make diva lamp holders. We will paint them once they’re dry.
Brass and woodwind, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 5:05pm
Teachers and students from Penwortham Girls High School played us some music from different countries of the Commonwealth.
Fibre Artist, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 5:02pm
This morning Caroline Finnigan came to school to show us how she turns sheeps wool into yarn that she can knit with and how she dyes the wool to make different colours.
Arts week day 2, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 3:48pm
Today we enjoyed listening to the brass and wind musicians from girls high, we had fun singing along to Mama Mia!
We then finished off our pictures in the style of Jamini Roy, they look fab!
Arts Week Day 2, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 11:52am
This morning began with an assembly where we learnt about the spinning of wool. Back in class we were ljoined by Mrs O'Reilly the head of history from Hutton Grammar and two teachers Miss MacDiarmid and Miss Slater. They delivered an outstanding lesson with super activities on the Windrush Experience.
Next the children began to create their pastel pictures based on the work of Cynthia McLean an artist from Trinidad and Tobago.
Arts Week Day One, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 22nd May 2018 @ 11:47am
The Giraffes started the day learning about the Commonwealth.They then looked at the work of Cynthia McLean, an artist from Trinidad and Tobago. In their sketch books the children experimented creating action pictures in her style, in readiness to create masterpieces tomorrow using pastels. During the afternoon the class went out in groups to work with an artist Peter Bourne. They painted poppies on the chimney and decorated fish sculptures. In the classroom we added the finishing touches to our musical memories cards for our memory box to be presented at the Dance from the Heart event after half term. To finish the day the children had great fun composing songs about the Commonwealth.
Arts week day one, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 21st May 2018 @ 4:13pm
We enjoyed our first day of Arts week with a visit from a local artist, Sarah Hicks, we had fun creating a sunset background, practised our printing skills and then put it all together to create fabulous silhouette pictures African style.
In the afternoon we looked at an Indian artist Jimini Roy, we practised sketching small details from his paintings and then drew our outline shape of a face in his style. We painted them so they are ready to use with oil pastels tomorrow.
Royal weeding celebrations , by Mrs Pratten
Date: 21st May 2018 @ 4:06pm
The Penguins celebrated the Royal wedding with lovely lunch,
Art with Sarah, by Miss Leigh
Date: 21st May 2018 @ 2:14pm
We had an artist come and work with us this afternoon. We are still working on our Gond style art but here is the start of our work.
Week Beginning Monday 21st May 2018, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 19th May 2018 @ 12:52pm
Hello,
I hope you are enjoying your weekend and the Royal Wedding, if you are watching.
Next week is our annual Arts Week so our timetable will be quite different! This year the theme is The Commonwealth. On Monday, we have a visit from a Deputy Lieutent for Lancashire who will teach the children a little about The Commonwealth. We also have a local artist, Peter Bourne, coming to school to make decorate fish with the children. On Tuesday, a local fibre artist will be sharing an assembly with the children about spinning wool and creating textiles. Some wind instrument players from Penwortham Girls High School will be coming to perform some of the songs they've been practising to Reception, Year One and Year Two. On Wednesday afternoon it is Sports Day (weather permitting). On Thursday, a dance group are coming to teach us some traditional Scottish dance. On Friday, a local artist who specialises in clay sculpture is coming to teach Year One some clay skills. Also, Peter Bourne is returning on Friday to help us to paint some poppies. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday we will practise for Dance from the Heart which is an annual dance event that takes place after half-term. We will also be doing our own art activities in class throughout the week based on countries from The Commonwealth.
We will change books on Friday as normal and check spellings. We will send home holidays passports instead of usual homework to complete over the half-term.
Please send in some kind of named old top/overall on Monday to keep in school all week. This is to protect the children's school uniform.
I look forward to seeing you on Monday,
Mrs Coxhead
Castle Decorating, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 18th May 2018 @ 8:33pm
On Monday we decorated our castles. They are very impressive!
Royal Wedding Lunch, by Mrs Coxhead
Date: 18th May 2018 @ 8:29pm
Here are some pictures from the special lunch on Thursday.
Royal Wedding Party, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 18th May 2018 @ 4:08pm
For our class compliment we had a Royal Wedding Themed Day and a party afternoon.
