Key Stage two Artclub visit to the Children's Centre, Lofthouse

Well today was the last artclub for Key Stage 2. Hasn't time flown!

We finished off our posters for the summer drama production "The Pirates of the Curry Bean".

Watch out for these around school nearer the show date. We painted our ship's wheel and added more to the ship's sail. Then..........

....we headed off to the Children's Centre in Lofthouse with our Mums, Dads, carers, brothers and sisters to see our Easter display we created last half term.

"It has been admired by lots of people especially the babies" said the Children's Centre manager, Sara Jackson. She thanked us all for our fabulous achievement.

Mrs. Mistry and myself, Mrs. Chin would like to thank all of you for coming to see the display which will be up until Easter......

.........and finally, a huge thankyou to all the artclub members this term who have been so enthusiastic turning up each week asking "What are we doing this week, then?"

Easter Display

The collaborative display by the Key Stage 2 Artclub about Easter and

new life is now up and ready to view in the mall.

It is in the 3/4 area next to the external 3/4 doors and locker area.

This is the second montage of work to be displayed on this theme.

The other is on display at the Children's Centre, Lofthouse.

Their staff asked the Artclub to design and make them a really cool

Easter display because they have lots of visitors.

We liked the idea so much that we created enough artwork to make a

display in our mall, so we too, could think about and celebrate Easter.

Our first Pom Pom has arrived!

Thankyou so much Harry in Year 1 for bringing in the very first pom pom!

I know this will be the first of many made, but Harry made this out of school with his grandma and I hope they enjoyed making it.

If anybody would like to start making at home, they need to be 6cm in diameter

(which Harry's is).

If you need some wool, I can provide you with a pom pom ready to go.

This wool has come from the generous donations made by people within our school community. If I have not personally thanked you, then can I take this opportunity to say a huge thankyou!

Mrs. Chin

Easter Display at the Children's Centre, Lofthouse

The fabulous work produced by our Key Stage 2 Artclub on the theme of new life and springtime has been put up in an Easter display at the Children's Centre, Lofthouse.

The majority of the art has been collaborative and backgrounds have been produced by one team of people and trees in blossom by another team, whilst sheep, chicks and eggs have been made by everybody.

If you cannot see your actual piece of artwork it may well be displayed in school in a second Easter montage of paintings and 2d relief art. This will be up soon. I will post it on the blog so you can come in to see it.

Art on display at Rothwell Library

Rothwell Library is hosting an exhibition of art from pupils at Robin Hood.

The art has been inspired by Spanish painters.

Work shown is mosaics from Key Stage 1, Spanish towns which are
cumulative pieces by lower key stage 2 and beautiful paintings based on the

works of Miquel Barcelo by Upper key stage 2.

Foundation Stage are exhibiting work based on the books, Elmer.

Please come down to view our exhibition and see our fantastic children’s
art in our fabulous community library.

It is open Mon-Fri 9-7pm, Sat 10-4pm and Sun 12-4pm.

The exhibition runs until Tuesday 27th March.

Community Afternoon on Monday 30th April from 3pm onwards

On Monday 30th April we will be hosting a community afternoon where

the school hall will be open to all children, parents/carers and grandparents,
uncles and aunties to help make as many pom poms as we can!

The event will happen straight after school where Sarah Barton, Educational

Officer for the Leeds Industrial Museum, will be helping staff and children

create enough pom poms to make our very own life-sized sheep!

The Robin Hood Primary School sheep will be part of an exhibition

celebrating British wool to feature in the Museum over the coming year.

So if you have any wool to donate, (see the box in the picture - it is in the mall) or buns we may sell, or can just turn up to take part it will help make this a really fun community event.

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.....

New artwork at the Children's Centre, Lofthouse

"The Savannah" is the latest piece of artwork to be exhibited at the Children's Centre, Lofthouse.

It is another amazing example in the series of canvasses designed and made by our Key Stage 1 children. The children looked at the habitats in the story of "The Creation", which are Land, Sky, Sea and Forest and then created their own two dimensional worlds.