lunes, 2 de mayo de 2022

WONDER WOMEN WRITERS

 World Book Day 2022

This year schoolchildren have celebrated World Book Day with these interesting and funny books and stories. We hope that many of them have  discovered the pleasure of reading.

   -Infants 4 and 5 “Maisie goes to pre-school”  by Lucy Cousin
   -Primary Year 1: “Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter. 
   -Primary Year 2: “Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson.
   - Primary Year 3 :”Anne of Green Gables” by  Lucy Maud Montgomery. 
   -Primary Year 4: “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling. 
   - Primary year 5: "Death on the Nile" and "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie. 
   - Primary year 6: “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley.




 

miércoles, 20 de abril de 2022

MAUD LEWIS, A CANADIAN ARTIST

 



  In Art and Crafts ,Primary Year 6 students have been introduced to Maud Lewis ´work.

  This Canadian folk artist lived most  of her life in poverty ,in a tiny house in Marshalltown (Nova Scotia)  with her husband, Everett. She was born with birth defects and developed rheumatoid arthritis which  reduced her mobility, especially her hands.

  Lewis used bright colours in her paintings and subjects were flowers , animals and outdoor scenes. She painted every available surface in her home.

  These are the amazing houses that  the students have made following Maud´s painting style.





lunes, 18 de abril de 2022

TARSILA DO AMARAL, A BRAZILIAN PAINTER

 In  Art and Crafts, Primary Year 5 students have been introduced to Tarsila Do Amaral´s work.

This Brazilian painter is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists. She used sweeping curves and bright colours and wanted to add indigenous Brazilian elements and the vivid and unique natural landscape of her homeland.

These are the paintings that the students have created following Tarsila´s style.


  Can you find in each painting “Cuca”, the evil witch?















 









 

jueves, 24 de febrero de 2022

CARNIVAL 2022

         Primary Year 6 students have created African tribal masks in Art and Crafts. 

         They have learned about:

  • Basic collage techniques.
  • How to simplify and stylize shapes.
  • The balance and interaction of positive and negative shapes.
  • The use of symmetry in design.
  • The effects of colour and pattern on their designs.








jueves, 25 de noviembre de 2021

THANKSGIVING DAY 2021


ART AND CRAFT

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated every year in North America on the fourth Thursday in November. Family and friends gather to cook a large meal with traditional dishes and spend time together.

Primary Year 6 students have created these interesting and funny lapbooks. 










viernes, 29 de octubre de 2021

HALLOWEEN 2021


 Lay your table for Halloween dinner with these creepy napkin rings that Year 5 students have created in Art and Crafts!



miércoles, 8 de septiembre de 2021

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

 Are you ready for the first day of school? 

Take a look at this video. 

It ´s gonna be an awesome year!!!!! 

We are looking forward to seeing you.