We can be artists!
On Wednesday we all became artists in Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The inspiration came from seeing so many wonderful sculptures – there were opportunities to d0 some observational drawings and then in the afternoon, lots of teamwork resulted in some amazing pieces of 3D art.
Leeds Art Gallery event
Feeling inspired by our latest art themed topic, Katie and… then you might be interested in this event at Leeds Art Gallery on Saturday.
What: Celebrate The Big Draw and work with an artist to draw yourself in a surprising way.
When: Saturday 18 October 11am-4pm
Where: Leeds Art Gallery
Sculpture Park
Don’t forget we are going to the Sculpture Park on Wednesday 15 October.
Please make sure that your child has a waterproof coat and sensible shoes on and don’t forget their packed lunch.
It’s going to be an exciting day – watch this space for photos.
On the stage
There are a few budding actors in Year 1 who should definitely be on stage at some point. Scripts have been our focus over the past week – here are some scripts being put to good use.
What is an algorithm?
Algorithms are a set of rules or a process. This is a hard concept to understand when you are 5 years old but we have started to think about how we can learn about them in Year 1. We can follow instructions by listening to them or by reading them but if a computer needs instructions then it needs programming. Here is our first attempt at programming – giving Beebots (half bee, half robot!) a series of instructions.
Well done, Year 1!
Well done to every child in Year 1 for a great assembly this afternoon. Special thanks to Byron who offered to take over Arundeep’s lines.
The children have all tried very hard this week to learn lines, use props and to speak in front of an audience. There were a few nerves but also excitement this afternoon. Aisha summed it up well: ‘That was fun!’
Thank you to all the family and friends who came to watch.
Good luck with the Wake up Shake up routine tomorrow.
Art around the world
As part of our Big Topic, Katie and…, we have been finding out about art from around the world – a good chance to check our geographical knowledge from our recent Where in the World topic, too.
Aboriginal art has certain features that we tried to include in our own examples. Can you see them in the work below?
Cooking in the new curriculum
Teachers have been busy learning about the different cooking skills we’ll be teaching your child this year!
Today we’ve made a tasty (and healthy) garden salad!
Meet the artists in Year 1
The first week of our Big Topic has been really busy. We had an amazing day with Splats – the children worked on their scene from Katie’s Picture Show for 45 minutes and then it all came together for a professional performance. Well done to all of the children and thank you to Arran who co-ordinated the whole day and narrated the story in the performance. There are a few photos below from the day and also some photos of our own artists – following Vincent Van Gogh’s lead, drawing sunflowers.
Did you know yoga means union?
From balances to relaxation, Year 1 had a very calming end of the day with a yoga session with Roisin who runs a local children’s yoga class at Yoga Kula in Chapel Allerton. Information will be sent out about her class for any children who are interested in doing yoga regularly.
Take a look at some of our poses.
