'HOME AND AWAY'
Somerset Arts Weeks: 11th- 22nd September 2006

Our exhibition of art with the theme 'Home and Away' linked our work on the global dimension to our work on the environment. All children contributed to the displays, either with individual pieces or by contributing to the larger pieces of art.

By working on the theme, pupils learned about different cultures and thought about similarity and diversity. Recycling and reducing waste featured largely in the children's thinking. We hope this emphasis on environmental issues helped our pupils understand the impact we can have on our immediate environment and our planet.

Each class interpreted the theme in different ways: Reception children made their own paper and made paper banners which they decorated in ways which catch the light. Year One children made dreamcatchers based on ideas from the North American Indians. Year Two were inspired by insects from Britain and Zambia and Year Three contributed Tibetan prayer flags and a plastic monster. They also exhibited their mural made from recycled supermarket carrier bags. Year Four put their papier- mache models of local landmarks on display alongside their sketches of the school grounds. Year Five researched animal habitats in Britain and around the world and contributed animal masks and animal sculptures. Year Six pupils worked collaboratively on a duvet and pillow set based on their study of refugees and placed their recycled windmills, based on a Chinese idea for reusing plastic bottles, in the school grounds.

The exhibition marked the first involvement of St. Aldhelm's in the well established Somerset Arts Weeks which celebrate the visual arts in Somerset.

Further pictures below ....