On the Hungerford Bridge...

Yesterday, Turquoise and Coral went out on an Art trip. They were sketching on The Hungerford Bridge and a familiar face walked by. It was Mary!

 

 

She was very pleased to see that Columbia pupils were out and about sketching so near the beginning of the year.
Remember, her message to us was..."Keep sketching!"

 

There were some problems with the blog entries last year and some of you have said they didn't seem to be updating. So I'll attempt to keep on top of the technical things this year! PJ

The Quilt

The secret is out! The wait is over! For months there has been so much sneaking around going on in the school. The entire school has been making a surprise for Mary. And we have all been learning while we were doing it! All the teachers learned about different printing techniques. They tried different techniques and went printing at the Geffrye Museum. Liz learned to make tinted printing inks using pigments. Liz also had to do lots of maths calculations. The children observed and sketched plants, flowers, fruits, vegetables and seeds. Then they worked with recycled materials to make their own print blocks from their sketches. Finally they printed their image onto a small square of cotton fabric.

When every child in the school had printed a square, all of them were stitched together in to a beautiful, double-sided quilt for Mary.She was so surprised and delighted when we presented the quilt in assembly.

 



Goodbye Mary, we will miss you. 

Open City Award Ceremony

3 children in Bronze Class worked as a team and came 2nd in an design project run by Open City. They went with Mary and their families to a grand award ceremony at a building in Canary Wharf. Well done!

Under the Sea

Amber and Jade classes and their teachers worked with a dancer. She was a ballet dancer. She took them on a magical journey under the sea. The children had to work really hard and move exactly with the music. They became really good at listening to the sounds and moving in time with them.

 



The Meerkat is in Japan!

Year 2 have been receiving postcards from Sunny, their meerkat friend. He is travelling the world and visiting many places. Year 2 have been following him on a map. While he was in  Japan, the class looked carefully at Japanese buildings. They sketched, painted and finally made their own 3-D Japanese inspired buildings.

Wow! Mayhem in the Music Hall

Coral Class children had the Premiere of their animated film at the world famous Wilton's Music Hall yesterday.
Parents and friends met the children and the filmmakers at the music hall. Coral Class were all dressed up for the occasion in their own top hats!
The film was amazing. It was full of excitement and suspense.



 If you couldn't join us, we will screen the film again at Family Learning day.





Living Things -Amethyst and Ruby

Amethyst and Ruby have made 3-D models of living things. They've been thinking about Avocado Baby and how he grew so strong. They are thinking about healthy living and soon they are going to be growing their own vgetables!