Thanks to YMI (Youth Music Initiative), P5-7 were very lucky to be selected to receive a visit from two incredibly talented musicians who demonstrated how to change the “Pitch” and the “Pulse” in music to help create the “Magic…”
Pitch, Pulse and Magic… on PhotoPeach
Category Archives: Expressive Arts
“Gone to Seed…”
P5-7 used Indian Ink to create these beautiful drawings of wildflowers that had gone to seed.
Aren’t they beautiful?
Well done everybody!
Drawing in Ink on PhotoPeach
Kakatsitsi Master Drummers come to Elphinstone
To get us into the swing of things for a new school year, the Kakatsitsi Master Drummers from Ghana came to teach us about their instruments and to sing along to one of their community fishing songs. Following this, they taught the class a very lively dance and gave them a workshop on how to use the drums to make different sounds.
Thanks for a wonderful afternoon.
Learning in the Wildflower Garden
We came back to school after the summer holidays to see that our Wildflower Garden had flourished. Don’t the flowers look beautiful!
We made quadrats in maths to investigate how the number of different species of plant compared with the size of quadrat.
The children made sketches of the plants, then used these to help them paint the different flowers using watercolours
Wildflower Garden on PhotoPeach
It’s your turn to throw the dice!
Each team member took turns in teaching other teams how to play their game. Pupils were asked to show a fist/ hand vote on how well this team member did in their presentation and gave feedback on what they liked about the game and whether he/ she could make improvements.
The follow up task to this challenge was to write detailed information and instructions on how to play their board game.
P6/7 WWII Museum
P6/7 WWII Learning Wall on PhotoPeach
P6/7 invited parents in on the last day of term to see our ‘Second World War’ Museum and to share our learning. Some groups performed the plays they had scripted and the children sang ‘Obey Your Air Raid Warden’. This has been a very enjoyable project and the pupils have enjoyed learning and talking about this important time in British history.
Evacuees and Gas Mask Boxes
Evacuees and Gas Mask boxes on PhotoPeach
The Story of Anne Frank
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On the day of the 70th commemorative year and day of the closing of Auschwitz, the class learned of one of the Holocaust victims. Shonagh Davidson, from the Arts Education service, returned to Elphinstone to teach the story of Anne Frank through … Continue reading
Brass
Lara, Charlotte, Jessica and Daisy are progressing well in their brass lessons with Mr Fawen.
Storyline: Roll up…Roll Up to the Mini Market!
Roll up…Roll up! Come and buy my wares! on PhotoPeach