We are really looking forward to improving the Arts across school, sharing ideas and listening to everyone's points of view.
Earlier this year 6MB took part in a virtual workshop with Amanda Phillips from Leeds Art Gallery. The children had the opportunity to see inside the gallery spaces and look at art exhibits. The class were introduced to the Medicine Wheel , a sculpture made entirely of natural objects by artist Chris Drury. The Arts…
The Arts Council recently encouraged children from across school to take part in the Royal Mail Heroes Stamp Competition. Posters were placed around school and a letter to parents was sent out to explain the competition. The children were asked to think about who they thought were their heroes over this last year throughout the…
The Arts Council have recently asked every child to collect a small, natural object and bring it to school. This is in response to a workshop that class 6MB completed with Amanda Phillips from Leeds Art Gallery where the children looked at a sculpture entitled The Medicine Wheel by Chris Drury. These objects will be…
Our newly appointed Arts Council members took their role very seriously recently when they had to judge the egg decorating entries from across school. The Arts Council organised the event so that children from nursery to year 6 could take part and have fun decorating an egg at home. Their were some eggcellent entries which…
The new Arts Council met for the first time this week. Twelve children were chosen from across year 5 and 6 after making strong applications for why they wanted to be on the school Arts Council. This year, we had an unprecedented 48 children apply for the roles and I would like to say thank…
For the first time ever at Clapgate the Arts Council decided that they wanted to give the children at school the opportunity to create and design their own Christmas card that could be professionally printed in time to give to their families for Christmas. This was a resounding success! The families loved receiving their cards,…
It is funny to think that a year ago the Arts Council went to Middleton Woods to collect natural objects to put inside our school bug houses. A year down the line the bug houses are doing well, have withstood all weathers and have some resident bugs.
We have had 48 applicants for the new Arts Council. Children from year 5 and 6 were asked to apply for their place on the Arts Council which will run from 2021 to 2022. It was amazing to see so many children interested in the arts and valuing art, dance, drama and music as part…
Clapgate Primary School
10 Cranmore Drive
Belle Isle
Leeds
LS10 4AW
Headteacher: Mrs Singleton
Deputy Headteacher: Miss Taylor
SENDCO: Mrs Lawton
Office: Mrs Austin,
Miss Johnson,
Mrs Belt and Miss Stamp
Chair of Governors: Mr Bache
Tel: 0113 271 6700
Email: clapgate@clapgateprimaryschool.org
