Westdale Junior School news

This year on Monday 21st May to the 25th of May 2007 we had an arts week with a variety of events and visitors including Bemma, Donna Vann (author), Naomi Tipping (illustrator), Risk Watch, Flight Man, 'Let's talk rubbish' and Circus Skills.

Bemma

Bemma is an interesting African woman who kindly came in and taught us about how the ‘Elephant Dance’ is around today and how it was created. She told us stories from Africa, taught us a song and the dance to that song as well as the story.

Donna Vann

Donna Vann was an American author who came in to talk to us about her books and also gave us a quiz. At the end of her production she gave us all a story plan to write and then turn it into a story.

Naomi Tipping: illustrator

Naomi Tipping is an illustrator who came in and taught us how to do drawings like hers. We looked at examples of her work and then discussed them and drawing in general. We drew our initials (or names) and then turned them into different pictures or animations and then coloured them.

Risk watch

Risk Watch was a session about how to keep safe. Some fire men showed us around the fire truck and told us about some of the equipment they used. They did a demonstration about how you can be saved when you are drowning in water. They also showed us what happens if someone's house is on fire. They would type their address into a computer and it would be bought up on a map of the area and the street. Then we went inside and some other firemen told us about smoke alarms and how they could save our lives! At the end they told us about a competition they were doing. We had to design a poster and the winner would win an MP3 player.

Flight man

On the last day of arts week a man came into school to talk to Year 6 about aeroplanes and how to control them. He gave 12 Year 6’s a challenge to make some aeroplanes, then give a presentation about them. They had to make the aeroplanes so that they could stay in the air as long as possible.

‘Lets talk rubbish’

On Friday there was a production in our hall that was all about recycling our rubbish in the right way. Pupils went up to help out with the production and performed magic tricks and were given balloon sculptures as a reward! The magician was a genuinely funny man who made recycling sound fun for others to do and encouraged to recycle and help the environment.

Circus Skills

A clown called Bozo came in and showed us some circus tricks that he does when he’s performing as a clown. He let us go up and help him with various tricks and also got the teachers involved with the tricks! Mr. Bannister was the one that went up because everyone pointed and shouted for him to go up! He balanced a feather on his palm, finger and chin and then nose and he actually managed to do it!


Everyone had a fun arts week doing all the activities.

Labels: 2007, arts week, report