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the 5th of November. It’s great to see a variety of materials being used in KS1 to create bonfire night artwork. Here are some of the works in progress.  

On Thursday we will be holding auditions for this year’s Shakespeare production of The Merchant of Venice. We are looking forward to seeing each other’s audition speeches. In two weeks the play will be cast and rehearsals will begin. This will be our tenth annual performance of one of Shakespeare’s…

So after a day of planning, designing, practising and finally creating, our tiles are almost complete. What do you think?

So the clay tiles are dry and it’s time to mix the paint. They are now starting to look like the front of our houses. Can you recognise your house yet? Come back later for the finished tiles!

The children of Rockingham have designed their own trophy which celebrates their house and it’s local importance. It is a chalice being held by the hands of the miners who dug the coal in the former colliery. Can you see the pieces of coal inside?   Tomorrow when it is…

With our designs finished we began transferring them onto the clay tile. How are they looking so far?

The designs for the clay houses are coming on really well. Can you recognise your house?

This week the children are working with children from the same house as themselves. So years 1-6 will get the opportunity to meet other children who are in Rockingham, Wentworth, Strafford or Fitzwilliam. The children are using the work of Barnaby Barford as a stimulus for their first task. We…

For three days we will be celebrating the Arts in school. Please keep checking the school blog for updates on what’s happening in school!