Pom-Poms delivered to Armley Mills

The pom-poms made by the Robin Hood Primary School community have been safely delivered to Armley Mills.  Three hundred pom-poms in different colours were taken to the mill where Sarah Barton is going to turn them into a sheep which will be displayed alongside other pom-pom sheep made by groups in Leeds in an exhibition to celebrate British wool. 

 

 

Whilst we were there we dropped into a workshop where we discovered some Victorian games and made a splendid peg doll.

 

 

 

We wandered through the old rooms looking at the original sewing machines and looms.  We dressed in Victorian clothes and read all about how life in the mill was when it was once the largest woollen mill in the world, exporting its goods to North and South America, Europe and the Far East.

 

 

 

 

We had a lovely afternoon and cannot wait to go back to see our Robin Hood Primary School Sheep in the exhibition!  You can visit Armley Mills website at www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills. Watch this space for exhibition details.

Artclub Visit to Beechwood Dental Care, Woodlesford

On Thursday 19th July the Reception Artclub were invited to Beechwood Dental Care in Woodlesford to view their paintings they had been creating all term.

The three paintings are inspired by children's stories all about losing teeth.

The first painting as you enter is based on "Titus's Troublesome Tooth" by Linda Jennings and Gwyneth Williamson.  The children have retold the story in comic strip form, depicting all the gruesome ways Titus the Goat's farmyard friends suggest they help get his tooth out!

The second painting is inspired by "Tooth Fairy" by Audrey Wood.  The painting shows the Tooth Fairy Castle made from all the teeth she has collected (the Tooth Elves are still adding to it). The Tooth Fairy can be seen showing two children around the Hall of Perfect Teeth where perfect teeth are displayed on plinths (each pupil has their name on a plinth).  Underneath in the Tooth Dungeon the Tooth Robots are cleaning the "not so perfect teeth", making them beautiful again!

The third painting based on the book Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman depicts Bear, with a wobbly tooth and his friends, Mole, Hare, Badger, Wren and Owl trying to pull it out!

We had a lovely time showing our families and friends what we have made. To see them up in the place they were designed for added to the whole experience.

To see how we made the paintings visit http://artandcreativityrobinhood.blogspot.com

Thankyou to Mr and Mrs Reid, Practice Principals, for letting our children be artists.

Summer Reading Challenge at Rothwell Library

Robin Hood pupils were asked by Rothwell Library if they would create some art work to promote the Summer Reading Challenge that takes place throughout the summer holidays.

They asked if the pictures could have a sporty theme and could include the characters that are featured in the "Storylab", which is part of the Summer Reading Challenge.

During this half term Years 3 and 4 topic was Sport. Year 3 had an ideal opportunity to undertake this project whilst Year 4 were at Rothwell Sports Centre, improving their swimming. 

The challenge to Year 3 was to draw a character from the Storylab doing a sport they imagine they would love to do.

Caroline Higson-Blythe and one of her colleagues from Rothwell Library recently came in to talk to us about the Summer Reading Challenge during our Monday Morning Assemblies.

Pop down to Rothwell Library to see if you can spot your art work and get involved with the Summer Reading Challenge.  It sounds great fun!

New art work exhibited at the Children's Centre

The Children's Centre in Lofthouse have a new display of art work up by Robin Hood Pupils.
It has been created by our Key Stage 1 pupils and is art made during the Rainforest topic.

It is featured in the main mall at the Children's Centre and will be seen by lots of people who visit there.

In September Key Stage 1 Artclub will have the exciting opportunity to work on a real life art installation at the Children's Centre.  This is a project to design and create sculptures based on butterflies and other flying insects for the Community Room there.

We will be drawing, painting, printmaking and creating three dimensional wire structures to suspend from the ceiling.

This room opens out on to the Community Room in which our "Under the Sea" animals are displayed. 

If you are in Key Stage 1 and want to be in the Art Club to take part in this fabulous project then complete the "Clubs" letter which you will receive when we start back to school in September.