Enjoy our selection of pictures showing our work from Creativity Week this year! We were incredibly busy over the week exploring the country of Indian. On Monday, we designed a traditional Indian outfit and sketched a National Emblem of India, which we then painted with watercolours. Amongst all of this, we even managed to find time to learn some traditional Indian dance moves and work in groups to create our own simple Indian dance.

On Tuesday, children went out in groups to make Coconut Barfi, which is a traditional Indian sweet. Whilst we did this, the children who were in the classroom wrote a recipe for Coconut Barfi and sketched Indian landmarks. Miss Carson and Mrs Moore were really impressed to see the children put their sketching and shading skills to work, applying lots of techniques that we have learnt in our Art lessons this year. In the afternoon, we taste tested our Coconut Barfi and some traditional Indian snacks. This was so exciting we forgot to take photographs! The children were excited to eat some snacks they have tried previously and many were surprised by the new and different flavours they enjoyed!

On Wednesday, we ventured out to the playground in the morning to collect lots of different natural greenery – such as leaves that had fallen off of trees. After break we then used these, along with lentils, pasta and tissue paper to create some brilliant collages of the Indian flag!

On Thursday, we learnt about the Taj Mahal and its purpose as a tomb for the Emperor’s favourite wife. Did you know, he wanted to create a second, black Taj Mahal for his own resting place but the people of India revolted because the first one cost so much money! We then spent the morning trying to construct our model, ready for painting and decorating. We made a huge amount of mess but had great fun. We painted our Taj Mahal’s white to look like white marble. We then tried to replicate the delicate decorations on the outside, some of which were made from precious stones and jewels.

Even though we were really busy on Thursday we still made time for a visit from HSBC. They talked to use about being savvy with our savings and to make sure we are always looking for the best deal to ensure we get the most for our money!

On Friday, we took part in a whole school look around where we visited a class in each year group to see what they created! It was fantastic to see the hard work and amazing creations of all the other children in the school. We hope you enjoy seeing our hard work!