P5/6/7 were invited to participate in The Big Dance Pledge at the Catstrand on the 20th May. The Big Dance Pledge was a free opportunity to learn an original choreography, then perform it as part of a worldwide performance day. The choreographer this year was Akram Khan. After the performance, the children were joined by the ladies from the local dance club for a sponsored Danceathon for Dementia UK. Thank you to Sara Lockwood from the Catstrand for organising the event.
Pupils from Kells Primary sang Christmas Carols at the Catstrand Christmas Fayre on Saturday 30th November.
Recently Mrs Bielinski our art specialist took the P5-7 pupils to the Catstrand for some art appreciation plus the opportunity to make Halloween lanterns.
Primary 5/6 pupils returned to the Otter’s Pool to complete the ‘Giants in the Forest’ art project which was organised by Rebecca, Youth Worker at the Catstrand. The pupils enjoyed listening to the Storyteller, Anne Errington, as well as creating sculptures to display in the forest. The pupils also got the opportunity to see the Giant Head they created back in April this year hanging from a tree. Here are some photographs of the morning at the Otter’s Pool –
P4/5 were invited by Rebecca Goldsmith, Youth Arts Development Officer for the CatStrand, to participate in the ‘Giants in the Forest’ project. On 30th April the CatStrand worked with Vision Mechanics to suspend giant heads in the trees at The Otter’s Pool on the outskirts of New Galloway. The giant heads were planted with local seeds and seedlings, which will grow and change over the course of the year. More information is available at –
www.visionmechanics.org/work/current-projects/giants-in-the-forest/index.html
Here are some photographs of P4/5 helping with the project.
