This afternoon we have been creating our own Smaug masks. We have used our colouring skills to ensure an accurate and polished finished.  Check back to see what we use the masks for!!         

It was great to see different art activities happening in school linked to our celebration of St.George’s Day. Y1 have been designing their own clay dragons and Y3/4 have been creating their own 3D flags of St.George.                                     What…

Today we have worked with dancer Louise Wilkie to create our dance piece for the ‘Even Coal Shimmers at Night’ project. We have worked to create movements which represent what it was like to work in the coal mines.  What have you learnt today? What was your favourite part? Why? …

This afternoon the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream did a full run through of the play and it is looking great! Alot of   work has gone into the learning of lines and these are almost spot on. There is some great acting taking place and the comedy from the mechanicals…

This afternoon we have used our art skills to create a landscape from The Hobbit. We have tried to recreate the view of Laketown when Smaug emerges from the mountain. First we sketched out our outlines for our work. Then we used a sponging technique with paint to create a…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-31769430Jason Wilsher-Mills, the iPad artist who has worked with children across school, will be returning to work with every class in school after the Easter holidays.  I am sure the children will be excited to hear this. Today he has flown out to Qatar, as a guest of the royal…

Today we have been looking for the first signs of Spring.  We found lots of examples outside. We then created Spring blossom pictures using wool, tissue paper and cotton wool. How do you think they look?    

Today we were really lucky to have the teachers from the Barnsley Music Service perform in school.  They took us on a musical journey through time, performing a variety of songs different eras, from a sea shanty to modern pop.       They definitely had the whole…

We have received some very exciting news this afternoon. The Arts Council have funded a digital arts and community dance project to take place here at HCPS. This will bring Jason Wilsher-Mills back to our school and we know the children will be delighted to see him again.  Jason has…

Today we have created our own puppets using the characters in Jack and the Beanstalk as a stimulus.  We have also sketched and painted the settings form the story. What do you think of our work? This shows Chloe’s painting from start to finish She has worked so hard making…