The Power of Paper Mache

Never underestimate the power of good old paper mache!  When funds are running low then just a load of old newspaper, pva glue and willing hands are all that's needed to create wonderful sculptures like this shark.....

Watch out for this and other sea creatures appearing on science department walls soon....!

Wow!

What a great surprise! I went to the Malvern show this afternoon to pick up our wall hanging & was overjoyed when I saw 2 rosettes pinned on.....we won 3rd prize in the under 16 category and an extra 'Well Done' merit rosette from the organisers. I can't wait to tell the students tomorrow!

Endangered Species Screensaver

This image is a compilation of various poster ideas created by year 7 students. Well done to everyone who took part, there were some fantastic posters and congratulations to Ezme Whitehouse and Laura Wilding for winning the inhouse competition.

The national poster competition was organised by the British Science Association as part of National Science & Engineering Week.  There were 3,376 entries in the KS2 category and although none of our entries won we all enjoyed taking part. 

Quilts UK Malvern

'Endless Forms', a wall hanging created by 8EP and 8JLT as part of the art residency will be on show at Quilts UK, Three Counties Showground, Malvern from 13th to 16th May.  I will be at the show Sunday and I'm looking forward to seeing the students' work in a professional setting.  Drop in if you have the chance, I'm sure it will be a lovely show.

Time Lapse Photography

Time Lapse photography is often used on Natural History programmes to show such things as the opening of a flower, the melting of snow etc and a group of Yr 9 students have been trying out the technique using a plant as a prop.  They agitated the leaves by spraying the plant with water and wafting air at it but we found that the movement was very subtle....you can see it better in the photo below where we have superimposed all the images

Endanger Rangers

As part of National Science & Engineering Week, I've been working with Yr 7 students to produce posters in response to the 'Endanger Rangers' competition launched by The British Science Association.  Students had to carry out research about an endangered animal & then present it in a visual form.  All the research had to be completed in the students' own time so I was very impressed that the majority of the class I worked with had done the background work which enabled them to then have fun with paints, stamps and glitter. 

A Riot of Colour

....that's how my workroom is looking at the moment as we start to put together the final hangings.  I've been busy the last week cutting up all the printed fabric panels created by the students and trying different ways of putting them together to form a coherent whole.  It's a long job and there's still alot of work to do to complete the hangings but I can see now that they will look vibrant, joyful and definitely be a riot of colour.