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Elm Class develop their artistic skills

Tue 29 Sep 2020

Elm Class used items we found in our forest area to practice their sketching skills this afternoon. They used dots and lines to add texture and produced some fantastic work! #togetherwegrow #weareartists #wsg

Joint Gardening Project is set to grow!

Wed 23 Sep 2020

Just before we broke up for the Summer holidays, we were thrilled to receive a generous grant from Dorset Gardens Trust to fund a joint gardening project with our very good friends at In Jolly Good Company! A huge thank you to Rachael Thorne for all her hard work getting the project off the ground and bringing it to fruition, to Margaret from Dorset Gardens Trust, to Ben Eyres for building the raised beds in the school grounds, to Eco Sustainable Solutions and Alex Critchlow for the donation and delivery of the compost, to Sarah Rampton and In Jolly Good Company for planting and nurturing the seeds over the holidays, to Eileen Strummer from WSG for the leeks, rosemary and sage and to Jon Adlem for the strawberries! We are so grateful and can’t wait to get growing! Here we are, proudly holding our cheque! (Photos courtesy of Rachael Thorne!) #InJollyGoodCompany, #TogetherWeGrow

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Elm Class make Creation Bracelets

Fri 18 Sep 2020

As part of our RE learning, Elm Class enjoyed exploring the beauty of creation this week. We made nature bracelets and wrote a whole class prayer together. #togetherwegrow #learningoutsidetheclassroom #WSG

The 'Wow factor' in Creation

Thu 17 Sep 2020

As part of our learning in RE, today Oak Class went out to find the ‘Wow Factor’ in Creation - and we didn’t need to go far to find some stunning examples! We then spent some time reflecting on the fact that we were part of the uniqueness and beauty of the world - how amazing is that? #whatawonderfulworld #weareallspecial #togetherwegrow

Oak Class are artists

Wed 16 Sep 2020

Oak Class have begun to learn about Abstract Art and the way in which the painting techniques and colours used by these artists convey feelings and emotions. This afternoon, we explored the work of Jackson Pollock and the unique ‘drip’ painting technique that he developed. We then had a go at using similar techniques to create our own artwork. We had such a great afternoon learning in the sunshine and the finished pieces were amazing! #talentedartists #learningoutsidetheclassroom #togetherwegrow

Oak Class make 'Spirit Tree' face sculptures

Thu 10 Sep 2020

This week we have been learning about names of emotions and feelings (abstract nouns) and using these to create poetry. Today we used the ideas from our writing in our Art lesson and made our own ‘spirit tree’ face sculptures, using natural materials to convey different emotions. We had such a great afternoon and the finished sculptures were fabulous! Well done Oak Class!