During arts week we have been learning how to screen print. We have created our own stencils and used these to make prints onto our bunting. So far we have made two stencils and used the colours red and green, tomorrow we will do our last print using white paint!
Weekly School Newsletter
Painting our papier mache day of the dead masks
Owls’ day of the dead masks are nearly done! We have made 2 solid layers of papier mache, and have painted a base layer of white onto all the masks ready for the detailed colour to be added this afternoon. Stay tuned for the final results!
Taco Making
And to finish the day off, the children have been busy making (and eating!) tacos this afternoon! Delicious!
Oil Pastel Drawings
Hedgehog Class used oil pastels for the first time today. We learnt about the techniques sgraffito (layering 2 colours over each other and scratching the top colour to reveal the colour underneath) and blending.
The children then chose their favourite landscape picture from a collection and then drew their own picture of a Mexican landscape using the new techniques they had been taught. We think their pictures look fantastic!
Making papier mache Day of the Dead masks
Here are our Owls creating a papier mache mask which they will then paint to take home later in the week. Well done everyone!
Forest School Art
We’ve carried on our Mexican themed Arts Week at forest school this afternoon. The children worked incredibly well together to pull lots of natural materials together to make this wonderful Mexican flag! Well done team!
Please note, there will be no forest school next week.
Picado Bunting
Today we have been practising making stencils to make our Picado bunting. Later on in the week we will be screen printing our stencils onto fabric!
Mexican Hat Dance 💃
We kicked off our Mexican themed arts week with a fantastic dance workshop. We learnt all about different Mexican traditions and we practised and performed the ‘Mexican Hat Dance’!
Textiles
This morning, we have been learning to decorate fabric using fabric crayons. The children used a stencil to create their own Papel Picado Bunting. We can’t wait to get these up in school!
Mexican Dance class – arts week
Yesterday we were visited by a mexican dance teacher from London! She taught us the mexican hat dance and the class had to perform the routine to each other. Well done owls!