Last day in Paris…

We had a fab day at Disneyland Paris again today- Mr Law &i even got the chance to go on Spacemountain- I was so scared but Mr Law was in a zen moment- see photo! We had our tea at King Ludwig’s & now are going for a quick jaunt around the village…

Art…. laughter & Paris

Well off we were today to Paris! We spent the afternoon in the Musee de Orsay where the pupils enjoyed the Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings. Us teachers were genuinely touched with the amount of interest and attention some of the boys gave to some of the bronze sculptures featured today. Afterward we walked along the river Sienne to Notre Dame cathedral & then visited the Eiffel tower which looked amazing all lit up- a day to remember!

Euro Disney

Well the drive from Scotland to France was fine- we got here in 15 hrs or so and everyone has settled into their rooms. We had a fab buffet at the hotel and ramble down to Disney village in the evening. Everyone is exhausted so hopefully a good nights sleep and then two physics workshops tomorrow with a little time in the park in between.

On the road to Paris…

Well we are on the way from Motherwell to Paris and its 1:30 in the morning- most of the 39 pupils are still wide awake eating pepperoni’s and singing Bon Jovi- if only

we were half way there

!?! Two of attending science teachers are sleeping & my twin brother & I are still awake. Looking forward to the long journey ahead driving through England to the Euro tunnel & then through France- estimated time of arrival 5:00 pm- groan…

Teacake Anyone?

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The above Homework drawings are the best from last weeks assignment of drawing one of the latest themes from the exam board which is “Afternoon Tea” For our practice still life I have chosen a very Scottish theme of Tunnock’s Teas Cakes and Caramel Waffers! They are great to draw because of their simple form and the colours and patterns on them. The pupils worked really well on the task which reflects what they have been drawing in class to help build up their observational drawing skills- well done guys!

Painted Glass Windows Update

S2 pupils are now helping to paint the design on the safety glass. They are working in pairs on each panel and filling in the African patterns around the figures of Mary and Gabriel. The glass paint is a challenge to work with because it is very sticky and at the same time drips quite easily as well. The 4 pupils who did the first stint of painting really enjoyed it as it is an exciting medium to work with especially when after it is dry and you hold the glass up to the light- the colours glow and zing! We hope to finish this project soon so they can be put in the entrance doors of the chapel before patrons day in March (fingers crossed).

While this was happening the rest of the class were busy cutting out the fabric of their puppet costumes and then starting a still life sketch in pencil- a very busy and hard working class!

IDL Logo Design

New Year- New IDL! S2 classes have started their new topic which is Lanarkshire Tourism and for the Art element of the topic the classes will design a logo for Lanarkshire with a slogan and an image incorporated into their design. For the first of 3 sessions they will look at what a logo is and discuss other tourism logos to help them come up with an idea. For the second session they will start to draw out their ideas by hand and for the third session they will be using the online logo resource Cooltext to help them come up with some professional looking fonts. These logos will be used later on in the year for a brochure on Lanarkshire that the classes will produce at the end of the topic.

So far it has gone well – one of the classroom assistants commented that it was so quiet  in class while the pupils were drawing out their ideas- a sure sign that they were excited and well into the task at hand

2011 in review

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The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,400 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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Merry Christmas!

 

Have a Great Holiday everyone and I hope Santa is good to you!

Holiday Homework images by S3

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My S3 Standard grade art class created these drawings of a bauble and wrapping paper or ribbon for HW last week. They are a great class and work hard on the HW assignments. These images are a sample of the best drawings. Enjoy your break guys and see you next year! Feel free to comment on the best