Today Y2 have examined the character of Prospero and created a spell to raise a great storm to bring his enemies to shore. A few of the children practised performing their lines on the top of a cliff looking out to sea. Can you remember any lines of the spell?

This week Y3/4 have been investigating the relationship between Miranda and Caliban. In pairs the children improvised Caliban taking Miranda around the island and sharing the ‘isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not…’ I wonder what Caliban showed Miranda?

Today saw the return of the ever popular teachers learning challenge! Previous challenges have involved incorporating random objects in creative learning experiences for children, staff capturing evidence of characteristics of effective learning throughout school and Teaching assistants experiencing teaching and learning through out school. The challenge today was for the…

This afternoon Y1 have been using various stamps, textures and shapes to create a picture of our own Elmer-phant. We only used 5 colours but you can definitely see many different, unique Elmers. We are all unique just like Elmer! Why are you unique?

After working really hard this morning we finally completed our Elmer collage. We wanted to share our work with everyone! What do you think of the final outcome?

Today Y1 have been investigating the colour and texture of different materials in our Anti-Bullying art based day. We are using the text of Elmer to stimulate our ideas and create our own Elmer collage. We will be posting more photographs as the collage develops throughout the morning.

Today Y2 have examined the role of Caliban in The Tempest. They used some lines from the actual text to create a whole class image of this character. Can you remember which lines you used? After this the children worked in pairs to examine the relationship between Caliban and Miranda….

Over the last few weeks Y3/4 have been looking in depth at the relationship between Caliban and the new arrivals to the island. We have improvised their meeting and workshopped ideas about what would happen to Caliban now he is no longer alone. The improvised scenes were amazing and showed…

Today year 1 visited The Deep in Hull and took part in different art activities exploring pattern, colour, shape and texture. We examined the many different colours and species of fish found around the world and we used to crayons to sketch them. We then designed our own ocean floors…

This afternoon we have been creating some art work to commemorate Remembrance Day. We used charcoal pencils to create an abstract background and used blending techniques to cover the page. We then used yarn art to add a poppy to our designs. What did you learn today?