To celebrate European Day of Languages 2019, Mearns Primary have decided to study various European artists. In P623, we can chosen the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.
We looked at the paintings “Portrait of Adel Boch Bauer” and “The Tree of Life” to discover the unique style of Klimt.
We conclude that Klimt’s paintings have the following in common
- use of bright colours
- use of metallic elements
- bright colours and
- geometry shapes and patterns.
With this information we created our own Klimt inspired artwork using Mary Queen of Scots and the Darnley Tree as our context.
Today we had a big breakfast in our classroom.
The reason we had this big breakfast is because we are raising money for the STV appeal to help children in poverty.
Our breakfast included a wide selection of fruit, a choice of cereal and milk, and rolls filled with potato scones. Thank you so much to the community partners who donated food to us.
From the STV Big Breakfast Appeal website, we have been learning about poverty in Scotland and we found out that 220,000 people live in poverty and often have to choose between heating their homes or eating. The appeal has been in existence since 2011 and have helped to raise £19 million for children all over Scotland.
We also participated in a Plickers quiz to test our knowledge of the appeal and the importance of breakfast.
If you would like to give a donation, there is still time to give to the appeal via ParentPay.
Today we took part in P6 Diversity Day with East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure. We learned about many different faiths and cultures from Judaism and Islam, and had an opportunity to try on some traditional outfits and get hands on with religious artifacts.
We were also given a mug to decorate to remember Diversity Day which should be baked in a non-preheated oven at 160oC for 90 minutes.
For this month’s House Challenge we would like you to work together with your families to create a poem about our school values.
Please click on the links below to read all the instructions and print out a blank sheet to write your final poem on. Poems must be returned by Friday 13th September.
September House Challenge blank sheet
September House Challenge instructions
Welcome to our learning blog!
