Willowbank School, KilmarnockToday the pupils in the Bluebells class made a card to let someone special know that they love them.
We discussed friendships and families and we talked about our emotions.
Successful learners today!
Today the pupils in the Beech class created some unique contemporary art inspired by Wassily Kandinsky’s ‘Concentric Circles’ painting.
These ‘Kandinsky Trees’ were created by using the sensory elements of foam, felt, shiny paper and textured card. The children listened well to instruction and took turns when sharing resources.
Excellent work today by these super successful learners!
The Bluebells class have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh (1853 -1890). He was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is one of the most famous artists.
The pupils had a go at recreating the butterflies in Van Gogh’s famous ‘Poppies and Butterflies’ painting. Successful learners today!
Today the Pine class learned a little about Paul Klee (1879 – 1940)who was a Swiss-born artist. He had a very unusual style and created painting in Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism styles.
Today we tried recreating his ‘Castle & Sun 1928’ painting by using block printing. Successful learners today!
The Bluebells has fun making some clothes peg dolls for their class display board. The boys and girls used some lovely, sensory fabrics to create clothes for the dolls by drawing around a template.
Effective contributors. Superb!
The Pine Class have been experimenting in the art room today. The pupils tried out a screen printing technique to create a tartan .
They then used the final ‘tartan’ pieces to create Robert Burns pictures. A lovely sensory morning for our successful learners.
The boys in the Transition class have been learning about the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928).
He was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and sculptor and extremely influential within the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom.
We discussed his famous works and buildings and also the tragic fires which destroyed part of the Glasgow School of Art building where Mrs Macdonald studied.
I’m sure you will agree that these beautiful Mackintosh inspired roses are fabulous! Lots of different sensory textures were used. Well done boys, successful learners.
The Pine class worked very well in the art room this week recreating a cityscape of Aberdeen. This will be displayed on the class theme board.
The pupils all listened well to instruction and took turns at using the textured materials. Everyone worked well together. Well done to these effective contributors!
The Bluebells class have spent this afternoon making 3D model shops for display. This is part of their class topic, Thistle Street.
With some support, the pupils used their ITC skills to search for the building shape, exterior material ideas, doors styles, windows shapes and shop fronts.
Everyone then experienced some time playing with the large lego bricks and building their model on a larger scale. Lots of imaginative ideas today! Super successful learners and confident individuals. 
