As design engineers, we have made a free-standing bus seat for our bears. Inspired by the great Rosa Parks story of bus protesting / boycotting for change. What do you think? π πΊ
We have been exploring what makes us angry and calm and what these two feelings might look like. Using @calmschool to learn some super short mediations E.g rainbow breathing; see,hear,feel exercise and body scan. Ask us to demonstrate and bring a sense of calm back home.
Year 2 have curated a music playlist for our worship entry and exit time. Canβt wait for it to be played. Let us know what you think of our choices. π΅πΆπ§πΏπ»
CAW Day 3 - Who knew that you could make wonderfully coloured and unique paper to make a beautiful collage using paint and grease proof paper? @ericcarleartist did! We have replicated his style to create our own flower and insect rich garden collages. At the halfway point! ππ»ππΉ
Creative Art Week - Day 3 The soft sounds of the Ocarina! Lots of super composition going on to create 2 bars of music - 8 notes. Learning that composition works well starting and finishing on the same note. Super examples by Ella and Nicholas. πΌππ»
Delighted with joyful singing and sketching out collages to rehearse the @ericcarleartist style. Some beautiful ideas being generated. βCreativity is Godβs gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.β βοΈ πΉ πΈ π π¦
Day 1 Creative Arts Week.
Here are some of the fantastic picture books created by the children today inspired by βThe Tiny Seedβ written by @ericcarleartist
Itβs good to be creative and lost in our imagination.
Looking forward to music day tomorrow!
Splendid flower sculptures inspired by Georgia OβKeefe. Look at how they have used close ups of real flowers to reimagine their own in clay. Painted outside as part of our summer party vibes.
All accelerated reader children need to be reading like book worms, especially over half term.There are several children who havenβt read anything this half term and their target is set to ensure super reading progress is maintained.Please encourage your children to read and quiz
We sowed a patch of wildflower seeds to encourage pollinators to our school. How long will they take to grow and bloom? We know how long a Marigold takes - ask us!
Thanks to Poppy for making a fabulous scarecrow to keep the hungry birds away. It looks fabulous! πΎπ₯π¦ππ
β¨β¨ BOOK GIVEAWAY!! β¨β¨
We have 5 signed copies of βThe Kingdom Over The Seaβ by @Zohra3Nabi to giveaway! Just RT by 31.05.23 to enter. Good luck!!!
And do check out Zohraβs Authorfy Masterclass at Authorfy.com/masterclasses/zβ¦. It includes:
π¬ 10 author videos
βπ» A creative writing challenge
π A chapter reading
π A 6-week scheme of work
π₯ An extract download
Being still and drawing trees and flowering plants. Birdsong our backing track, spring sunshine our warmth and light.
Ask the children what the purpose is of the roots, stem/trunk/branches, leaves and flowers. πΉ π³ βοΈ βοΈ
Biodegradable wild flower seed bombs coming home with the children today. Please plant them into soil as they are (remove the safety sellotape first), water them and watch them grow. Looking forward to seeing pictures of them growing - send them to the school office for Mrs Bπ