Every Picture tells a Story...

Every Picture tells a Story…

…it certainly did at Robin Hood Primary School recently when the whole school took part in a day of drawing.  This is an annual event which takes place nationwide during October and is organised by the Campaign for Drawing. This year’s theme “Every drawing tells a story” was loved by the children because they had chance to illustrate some great stories.

The day began with a whole school assembly where the children came to the school hall which had been covered in a blank canvas of white paper. Here they learned the fun and importance of drawing. Throughout the day each class visited the school hall to draw.

Back in class, each phase retold one well-known story and then the children had chance to illustrate it ready for our “Big Draw” exhibition.

The Nursery and Reception children acted out “We’re Going on a Bearhunt” by Michael Rosen. They painted their own bears and the Nursery children made massive bears which they collaged with leaves, conkers and pine cones they had found as part of their home-learning. Years 1 and 2 (pictured) collaged a giant beanstalk, decorated golden eggs and made magic beans from tissue paper - mached balloons. There was also an enormous giant “as big as the ceiling” one pupil said. The characters from “Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson made an appearance and there was an “Enormous Turnip” the size of a small car.

 At the end of the school day each class proudly brought their artwork to the school hall to display it for the Big Draw Exhibition which was open to the community after school, the next day.