P7 spent part of the last day of a busy first half term creating some marvellous interpretations of a fireworks display. On black sugar paper, children used dry pastels to mimic a firework exploding in the night sky. This was an opportunity to be creative, to be artistic and to use their imagination creating bold lines or faint strokes. P7 were fantastic taking part in this activity and created very effective and striking pieces of art at the end. Great job P7
P7T had a lovely Friday morning numeracy lesson creating a very effective line chart. Super work all round.
Primary 7 were joined by the IFA’s Chris Wright for a very relevant and important workshop called ‘Give Racism the Red Card’. Children learned about the causes and consequences of Racism and to be empowered about Racism. Today gives us the opportunity to help the children know that Racism is wrong, is hurtful and is completely unneeded. At the Hart Memorial, we aim to prepare pupils to be part of a multi-cultural world and today’s workshop is another helpful way towards that. Many thanks to Chris for an excellent workshop.
Last week was B, this week was A. The kids love it! They also got singing the song Happy, and again really enjoyed it.
Primary 7 love doing art - and this term - we’ve been looking at the influences of Henri Rousseau, the French Artist. Rousseau focused on overlapping in his paintings- and always creating a focal point. Rousseau liked bright colours and things to stand out too. He was obsessed with jungle drawings, despite never ever setting foot in one. This was exactly what P7T achieved through their Toucans in the Rainforest. Have a look at their wonderful creations. Well done to Dani, Jack and Megan who were the top 3 artists in the class. Congrats!
Primary 7 pupils showed great communication skills and effective problem solving skills by participating gladly in memory games, as well as showing some fantastic numeracy skills. A really fun and interactive lesson.
P7 Teggarty throughly enjoy their music lessons - they get into the spirit of the instrument and singing very quickly. Today, we used our recorders for the first time learning about the note ‘B’. This involved knowing how to hold the recorder and how to play the note correctly (by covering the holes effectively). Pupils concentrated very well and showed great focus - having a lot of fun in the process. Children will learn one note a week until we are confident in our playing before playing a full song. As you can see from the videos, they did very well.
On Monday 7th October, P7 Teggarty and P7 McNally spent the morning at the YMCA in Portadown to conclude our CRED lessons with our shared partners in Presentation Primary. We had a great time with P7 Ryan and P7 Fox in creating our individual artistic masks reflecting our cultures, traditions and personalities. Children had time to draw and colour symbols upon a mask template to show who they are. A wonderful morning was had by all - there was a great atmosphere amongst the pupils with the end result being one that the children can be proud of. Many thanks to the YMCA for letting us use their superb facilities. A great time had by all.
Primary 7 have been participating in the primary school exercise program ‘Healthy Kidz’ for a few years now and are real experts in the different games and activities. They thoroughly enjoy the variety of tasks -today’s lesson involved testing our hand strength. The highest being Caitlin and Michelina with 26.8kg and 24.6kgs of strength. An excellent achievement by the girls! As you can see by the photos and video, the kids had a blast.
P7 pupils did a fantastic job in recognising the tempo, pace and instruments played in the Pharrell Williams song ‘Happy’. The kids loved the song saying that it made them feel like dancing and singing along with it. They were really happy indeed. Pupils particularly enjoyed finding the rhythm of the song by clapping, tapping their heads, stomping their feet or waving their arms. It really was a lot of fun, the children enjoyed getting into it. Smiles all round. We ended the first step by attempting to sing the song. The children did fantastically well and I have discovered some excellent singers in the room. As you can see from the videos, the children really enjoyed the lesson.
