Life - sized sheep made from pom poms

We are asking if you have any wool you can donate to an exciting community project?

Here at Robin Hood Primary School we have the chance to take part in a project with the Leeds Industrial Museum. The Museum is wanting to celebrate a year of British wool and propose to fill their museum with all different sized sheep.

They are asking schools, youth clubs, groups to get involved and make as many pom poms as they can so they can turn them into sheep and display them all over their museum.

The more pom poms we make, then the bigger our sheep, as each group / school will have their sheep tailor made to them.

We of course at Robin Hood would love to make a life - sized sheep, so the whole school is getting involved and will have the chance to make a pom pom to contribute to the exhibition.

So please, if you have any wool that you can donate to this fantastic project, send it into school. There will be a box in the mall in which you can put it.

Thank you

Mrs. Chin

Artclub visit to Children's Centre

On Friday 13th January the Artclub who had made the "Under the Sea" animals were invited to a private viewing of their work at the Children's Centre.

The community room was filled with the artclub and their families and friends. Stephen Ward photographed the event for the Rothwell Record to celebrate this wonderful community event.

"Staff, parents and children of Lofthouse Children's Centre would like

to offer a huge thank you to the children from Robin Hood Primary

School. They have worked very hard to provide us with an "Under the Sea"

display which has made a real difference to our community space. We are

honoured to have such talented children and staff at school who have spent

time organising this project. To see children's art work being displayed in

the community for others to enjoy is fantastic".

- Sara Jackson, Manager of the Children's Centre.

"Under the Sea" at the Children's Centre

Way back in the summer term of 2011, Sara Jackson, the manager of the Children's Centre spoke with Mrs. Dale, Mrs. Mistry and myself, Mrs. Chin about the children of Robin Hood Primary School creating some fabulous models that would hang over the sand and water area in the commutiy room, so the babies could look at them.


During our Artclub sessions the Key Stage 1 children have designed , built and decorated some amazing sea creatures that are now hanging in situ in the community room.


We worked to specific requirements just as an artist would in a real life commission. The team at the Children's Centre said the models would need to be bright, but not too big (to block light from the window) and were to be of objects that the babies would recognise. Since there was a theme already of sand and water in the room we all agreed "Under the Sea" would be great!


Take a look at the photostory to see what we did.....