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Drawing and painting of Court House |
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Court House has been immortalised on canvas to teach children some of the techniques behind the mystery of Art. Its creator, Mrs Mayo, who currently teaches Year 2, explains the background: "The painting of Court House, in the head’s office, was originally drawn for Mrs Barraclough when she retired. I enlisted the collaboration of Jenny (School Office), who is a proficient water colour artist, to do the colour wash."
Two copies were made of the drawing and were painted by Jenny. When Mr. Donovan arrived one was given to him: which he promptly put on the display board in his office. Mrs Mayo says: "I have used the picture as a teaching tool for Year 2 children to draw their own version of the building. The children enjoy all aspects of art and a lot of the ‘mystery/techniques’ can be unpicked using a step by step approach and demonstration." |
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Through music, art, writing, ICT and history we became detectives to find out how and why the Great Fire of London spread. We discovered it started in Pudding Lane by a baker and the reasons why it spread so quickly. So come and ask us.
"The most interesting thing I learnt was that Samuel Pepys buried his wine, cheese and diary in his garden to keep them safe from the fire".
"The most interesting thing I learnt was that King Charles II ordered houses to be pulled down so that the Fire could not spread".
"The most interesting thing I learnt was that the fire spread quickly because the streets were filled with rubbish, houses were close together and it had been a hot summer".
Pupils, Year 2
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I really enjoyed doing drama. I had to imagine I was an injured soldier. I used my senses to describe the scene and then used this for my writing.
Pupil, Year 2
I was a nurse helping injured soldiers. It wasn’t very nice. Rats, people crying and very smelly. This gave me great ideas I could use for my writing.
Pupil, Year 2
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