Quote of the week

Life isn't about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself'

George Bernard Shaw
If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?
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Friday, May 26, 2017

Art week at Great Waldingfield CEVC Primary School






This week is Art Week at Great Waldingfield School.  I spent a happy hour at the school yesterday afternoon watching some of the sessions and admiring work done earlier in the week.

The whole school was involved in a series of projects, some relating to other subjects such as ‘art through maths’.   Each class spent one session in the church, and children were also involved with creating pop art and tie-dyeing with natural dyes.  The results of the latter activity were clearly visible hanging in colourful lines outside the school.   A Year 2 child told me that she was ‘really looking forward to using her tie-dyed pillow case’.  She assured me that the dye would not come off!

Visiting teachers from Thomas Gainsborough School in Great Cornard led workshops on ‘chalk and charcoal’ and ‘creating wax resist pictures’.  I watched two year groups, including Early Years, enjoying the not inconsiderable challenges of  wax resistance, I was also fascinated by a session led by Deputy Head David Sandford in which the children were guided in creating drawings of Japanese Manga characters.   This last activity would be a great springboard for acquiring more advanced drawing techniques and I am going to have a go myself!

Manga Eyes
It was great to see the children enjoying being creative, and the wide range of different sessions offered meant that all would have found something at which to excel!

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