Key Stage One and Foundation Stage children have enjoyed a fantastic arts themed week based around the continent of Africa.

The week was planned and designed in order to enable the children to gain an insight into different cultures and customs of the African people. The children learned about the geography of the continent, foods, animals, clothing and jewellery, music, singing and dance, as well as the different forms of African artwork.

Read on to find out more about our visiting artists for the week, see more photos and find out more about the types of activities that took place.

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After six months of hard work, the Year six pupils finally staged their performance of Disney’s Jungle book at Heworth Grange in the summer term and it was an outstanding performance from the children, who put all their effort into the show.

Read on to find out more details and see more spectacular photos.

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Over the past few months the Year Four pupils have been attending Miss Gillie’s drama Club. They used the traditional story of Jack and the Beanstalk and adapted it to a modern version called Jill and the Beanstalk. The children learned a rap and a dance as well as the acting out of the script.

Jill and the Beanstalk was designed to provide the children with a moral dilemma regarding stealing and family issues.

Alongside learning drama conventions, the children also made a backdrop for the set of the stage. This involved painting Jill's garden and the giant's castle. Various props were also made for the play.

The play was then performed to the whole school and teaching staff. A very enjoyable time was had by all!

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Wardley Primary School has been working in partnership with Heworth Grange Comprehensive School Arts College staff to develop the skills of some of our pupils here at Wardley.

Mrs Park, the art teacher at Heworth, came in one morning per week for six weeks, to work with our gifted and talented artists from Nursery to Year Six. The children looked at and discussed artwork by Henri Matisse, as a stimulus. The children did still life sketches, painted; sponge printed and did collages of various fruit and vegetables, for a Healthy Eating Display now situated in the dining hall.

Mrs Park also worked with all of the Year Two pupils in order to support the children with their transition from the Infants to the Juniors, by producing artwork to be displayed in the Junior Hall. The children looked at multicultural art and used aboriginal style techniques to re-create a map of Wardley.

Thank you to the children and to Mrs Park for their hard work producing the wonderful displays.

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Year 3 and 4 enjoyed multicultural arts week by looking at and studying Japan. The children studied the geographical and historical aspects of Japan as well as focusing on Japanese customs and culture, through art. The pupils tried Japanese writing, made fans and designed kimonos. This artwork is very attractively displayed in the Junior hall.

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Several visits to Laing Art Gallery have been organised throughout this year. Year 1/2, 3/4 and 5 have all been on visits to Laing Art Gallery to develop their artistic skills.

Year 1/2 and 3/4 have been to see an exhibition called Work, Rest and Play at the gallery. The exhibition has a series of artworks by famous artists on the theme of Work, Rest and Play. This visit involved the children looking at and analysing the works of art, hearing stories from a storyteller, developing collage techniques and making props and using them in drama performances.

Year 1/2 photos below:

Year 3/4 photos below:

Year 5 worked on The Bard Take One Picture project in January(further details of which are posted on this website in the Year 5 section).

Everyone had a fantastic time and more visits will be planned for next academic year.

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Mr Shackleton and Mr Evans have tried to bring a bit of Brazil to Wardley. A small selection of children from Year Two up to Year Six have been fine tuning their soccer skills with a Brazilian game called Futebol de Salão.

Futebol de Salão is a 5-a-side version of football of South American origin that is played with a smaller (size 2), heavier (465g) ball that has virtually no bounce (10%). The game became very popular in Brazil where players such as Pele, Rivelino, Zico right through to Juninho, Ronaldo and Rivaldo were brought up first playing Futebol de Salão before moving on to conventional football.

Each week, the children have used Heworth Comprehensive School’s facilities. They have been learning new tricks to help them get the ball into the air and to beat players. The children have made masses of progress over the summer term and it is hoped the club shall continue next year. To celebrate the end of the club's first year, a presentation ceremony took place. The children were awarded certificates depending on how many moves and tricks they had acquired of the course of the club.

Here are a few pictures of some of the Gold certificate winners, who could demonstrate all the tricks they had gained whilst at the club.

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