{"id":381,"date":"2016-10-12T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cpinvestigates\/?page_id=381"},"modified":"2016-12-13T10:50:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T10:50:11","slug":"abbeyhill-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/cpinvestigates\/schools\/abbeyhill-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbeyhill Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eighth\u00a0Meeting
\nPreparing to share<\/h2>\n

This week the group\u00a0were able to complete\u00a0their designs and share their very important messages with the class. We talked about why our messages are\u00a0very important and what we hoped could happen to make our ideas a reality.<\/p>\n

\"posters-4\"<\/p>\n

The CP Investigators then discussed their thoughts and ideas about the project so far, in readiness for meeting their Headteacher next week\u2026The group used the questions on this sheet to reflect on the project and think about how they would share their work and findings\u00a0with others.
\nResource:\u00a0Questions to help share our work<\/a><\/p>\n

Question for this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n

After spending time creating their designs and deciding\u00a0upon important messages. The CP Investigator groups have been thinking more about empathy and why it is important to express our opinions and share our experiences with others<\/strong>. Have a conversation with your group about sharing and listening, let us know your ideas in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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Seventh Meeting
\nInspiration and communication<\/h2>\n

This week the Children’s Parliament Investigators reflected on their design solutions and selected a message to make into a graphic communication. Using collaged paper, pens and tape the investigators created striking images that communicate their feelings around the themes discussed within the Children’s Parliament Investigates Bullying project.<\/p>\n

\"Collage\"<\/p>\n

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Sixth Meeting
\nWe are Designers<\/h2>\n

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In this meeting, our\u00a0Children’s Parliament investigators were introduced to some of the ideas behind graphic design. By exploring the visual elements and practicing their eye-for-design, the Investigators began to create a better solution to their Design Brief.<\/p>\n

Children’s Parliament Investigates Bullying Design Brief:
\n<\/strong>Create a poster that will inspire and help others to make your school a happy, safe and friendly place to be. Your poster should include an inspirational message<\/b> and you will use the visual elements<\/b> to make your poster feel positive<\/b> and eye-catching.<\/p>\n

If you would like to try this activity in class then click the following links to download some resources to help you:<\/p>\n

\"eyefordesign\"<\/p>\n

Eye for Design<\/strong>
\nFind a poster online that has been designed to help prevent bullying, you might want to choose one of the posters created by the CP Investigators. Once you have your poster, use the questions on this sheet to practice your eye-for-design and create your own poster success criteria:\u00a0Eye for Design Questions Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n

Design Brief
\n<\/strong>Download here:\u00a0Design Brief<\/a><\/p>\n

Share\u00a0your finished posters with us on Twitter by using #CPinvestigates<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fifth\u00a0Meeting
\nThink-Feel-Do<\/h2>\n