We used food to make portraits in the style of the artist Arcimboldo. As you can see, everyone had different ideas of what to use and how to use it but we think that the children produced some very interesting and original works of art.
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As part of our learning about Autumn, we have looked at some of the work of the artist Arcimboldo. We looked at his portraits of “Summer” and “Autumn” to see how he used food to depict the seasons as faces then we used food to make our own portraits. Here are some our comments on Arcimboldo’s paintings. Examples of our own work will follow soon.
Katie: I like the Autumn one. I like the potato.
Liam: an artist makes pictures. I like the “Summer” Arcimboldo picture best ’cause he’s smiling on his picture.
Abbi: I like the leaves on the “Autumn” one.
Hayden: I like the “Autumn” one. His nose is funny.
Nate: the artist’s called Arcimboldo. The pumpkin is funny on his head.
Emily: I like the cherries on the picture.
Adam: I like the “Summer” one. I like all the stuff that’s hiding in his hair.
Olivia: I like the “Autumn” one. The “Summer” one looks colder.
Thank you for encouraging the children to learn about Autumn by bringing in a fantastic variety of things they have found on walks with their families. The frog that hopped out of the wheat certainly gave Miss Kerr something to think about as she added it to the display area and the children were very excited to get a close look, once it was safe in a bucket.
Last week we went on a nature walk to search for signs of Autumn within the school grounds. Unfortunately, no frogs were to be found there but, as you can see, we had a great time learning about the changes to nature in Autumn.
Despite us turning the corner into Autumn, we have had some lovely days in the Nursery garden lately. Paint and water, sand and soil – we’ve mixed, measured, dug and had great fun learning outdoors. Here you can see us at work.
Congratulations to this week’s Star Award winner for having a good understanding of who we need to go to for help. We think that other children learned lots from your ideas and you certainly deserved your certificate from Miss Wilson.
We have been talking about our favourite foods in Nursery as part of learning to be good talkers and listeners. Here are some of our ideas.
Julia: yoghurt
Sara: sweeties
Shay: haggis and chicken
Kyle: little packets of chocolate
Ava: sweeties – pink ones and Peppa ones.
Patryk: chocolate and sweeties from Mummy and Daddy
Danny: pizza
Adam: white ice-cream with sprinkles on
Ollie: mint ice-cream with cake and sprinkles
Imogen: sausages and chips
Nathan: mince and tatties
Kailey: vanilla ice-cream – I don’t like sprinkles, only sauce
Katie: bolognaise – Mummy makes it and sometimes it gets on your face
Keira: ice-cream – the chocolate button one you get at Tesco
Nate: peanut butter sandwich
Liam: ham sandwich and some crisps
Lewis: pasta in cheese sauce
The focus this week throughout the school has been on good listening and on Monday morning the Rainbow Room children attended assembly for the first time where they learned about the importance of good listening skills.
Everyone in Nursery has been trying really hard to use their listening ears to help them learn and on Friday these three children were delighted to receive Star Award certificates from Miss Wilson for being particularly good listeners. Well done and keep up the good work.
In the past week the children have been learning how to use musical instruments correctly. This has brought lots of excitement and impromptu performances as the children have decided to form bands. Some have been marching bands and some have simply gathered round a table and agreed what songs to perform under the leadership of a conductor. It has been great to see the children grow in confidence and work so well together without adult intervention.
We managed to capture some of those moments on camera to show the children on the Promethean board and thought that you might like to see them.
Click on the screens below to see two of our little bands.
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Soup and porridge have been on the menu this week in Nursery and some delicious smells have been hanging in the air. In the Rainbow Room the children used potatoes, carrots and onions to make simple soup while the Sunshine Room poured and mixed to make porridge just like the three bears. We learned about basic hygiene when cooking and about staying safe around hot pans and dishes. Here are some photos of the cooks in action.
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This week’s winner of a Hecklegirth Star Award is Logan from the Sunshine Room. He has shown himself to be a caring and considerate little boy when playing with others. Well done Logan! We hope your family is impressed with your certificate.
