Buddies
All has been going well with the bigger Yr 4 buddies meeting the younger ‘Soon to be Ducklings’ smaller buddies. Today we did an art activity together.
It’s Hot, It’s Not
Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 were all lucky enough to go to the Quarterhouse…
Art
Art Club’s Sintra Tantra Workshop
On Monday we were lucky enough to have two artists come in and visit art club. They talked to us about Sintra Tantra and her use of colour and how this can be seen in her design of Folkestone’s cube building. We then listened to music and with our eyes shut drew what we felt. … Continue reading
Art Workshop
Yesterday a group of children participated in an art workshop, we met with three lovely ladies Tania, Thurle and Constance and walked along to STEVE, which is one of the sculptures in the fish market. The children used wax crayons to take rubbings of Steve and the surrounding surfaces, we then went to Block 67 … Continue reading
Pebble Painting Workshop
On Monday, some classes took part in a pebble painting workshop which involved painting or decorating pebbles which will be used to remember soldiers who fought for our country in WW2. East Cliff Creative led the workshop and explained how the pebbles will be used to create poppies not only in Folkestone, but also Belgium. … Continue reading
Mrs Simmons
Today we said goodbye to Mrs Simmons, she has taught in our school for eleven years. Every Friday she taught Art and DT during the morning to the three older classes and then went swimming with the children in KS 2. Mrs Simmons could also often be found teaching Year 6. This afternoon Years 4, … Continue reading
Investigating Tea in Owls
We have been looking closely at where tea originated from and how we grow it now. We also got to do some taste testing! We tried green tea, peppermint tea, fruit tea and chamomile tea. Then we looked at what other things we could do with tea and as you can see from the photos … Continue reading
Kew Garden Visit
Everyone had a wonderful day at Kew Gardens yesterday. We saw hundreds of different plants and flowers and found the plants that we are studying in class. We visited the Temperate House which has just been opened again this year, we saw bananas growing on huge trees and even found the chocolate tree! We walked … Continue reading
Science and Topic in Owls
This term we have been learning about the weather and the seasons. We have been measuring the temperature, rainfall and wind each day and comparing them to other parts of the British Isles. To help us understand about these things we designed and made or own wind sock to inform us which way the wind … Continue reading
Shane Record Exhibition at Folkestone Museum
St Eanswythe’s pupils have been lucky enough to go and view Shane Record’s amazing paintings! He spoke to us about his inspirations and paintings and we got to see a selection of them up close. He also let us ask questions about his art. We really enjoyed ourselves and some of us did some sketches … Continue reading
Art Club Turner Creations
Art club have been working hard to create some rebellious trees as they decided that these would be their entry into the competition at the Turner Gallery in Margate. They have come up with some fantastic creations and used their imaginations really well. Their creations are modelled on trees that they observed in our own … Continue reading
