Advertising - How We Express Ourselves

We are inquiring into how advertising  influences our beliefs and behaviours. Part of our Tuning In was to use QR codes to look at and try to work out the messages the advertisements were sending us as well as who was their target audience. We looked at about 20 QR Codes altogether.

The codes were split into two groups, one group with the text and company edited out and the other group had all of the text and advertiser's name included.

We started by looking at the group without the text and then, after we tried to work out the message, we looked at the second group. We thought about how having the text, and not having the text, made a difference to how we interpreted the ads and their messages.

Wind Powered Cars

For the Year 3 assembly, we mixed it up a bit and used the technology we had in school to help us out.

For a change, the only classes in the auditorium were Year 3 and Year 4! All the other classes were linked using Google Hangout and we were set a challenge by Mr Beach, in the auditorium over the video link. In our classes, we had to help our younger partners to build a wind powered car with the materials that were provided.

We had a great time watching the other classes in the Auditorium and classrooms as we all worked on our own models. There was a live video link to the "roaving reporters" as well so as we built, we saw and heard what was going on in other classes. There were some issues with the sound sometimes but it was great fun and all the groups managed to build their cars and show them over the video link to all the other classes.
Here are some images from the event.

Terracotta Figurines

Not too long ago, the Art Department heard about an artist who had created a vast number of terracotta figurines.
Using that as inspiration, almost the entire population of the primary school set about creating our own "Nexus Field" in C Pod. It is now finished, and it looks great!
There are about 700 figurines altogether including children and teachers. Can you work out which one is Mr. William's? Those who know me well will spot it straight away!

I am not great at making sculptures in any medium but it was great fun even when the arms kept falling off!
Thanks to Ms Meher and the rest of the Art Department!