Blogs and News - St George's School For Girls, Edinburgh
On Tuesday 19 September, Primary 5 went on an exciting art trip to the amazing sculpture park called Jupiter Artland.
We entered through silvery gates and walked through a deep wood to find Sally who was our education assistant for the day. We split into two groups and hunted through the forest with Ms Knox and Sally to find and talk about hidden sculptures. The two groups had great fun shouting across the park when we discovered the sculpture called ‘Over here’ by Shane Waltener.
In the afternoon, we worked in groups of six to respond to the forest and to weave, entwine, and wrap branches using colourful balls of wool.
- ‘It was so satisfying to knot, loop and wrap patterns’, Charlotte
- ‘If you went into the middle of our woven trees you got stuck inside’, Lottie
- ‘The sun shone through our weaving and it looked sparkly and magical’, Amelia
The groups talked about the ideas behind their designs and gave names to their sculptures: Snow White, Home Sweet Home, the Hammock, the Secret Den, Sunlight and Camouflage. We photographed our woven sculptures and then had to pull them apart - which was also great fun.
Today we entwined, wove and knotted branches in the Fantastical Forest and we will extend the techniques we have learnt by making dreamcatchers in our Art lessons.
January
Lower School Welcomes New Students
First week back in the Nursery
500 Word Short Story Live Lesson
Our First Session of Yoga in the Nursery
Young Writers Poetry Competition
Boarding During Mock Examinations
Lower School Book of Excellence
Lower 4 Enjoy BBC Live Broadcast
Primary 2 Make Their Own Pizzas
Primary 3 Visit the Botanical Gardens
February
Dion Leonard and Gobi, The Dog, Visit Junior School
Music - ABRSM and Trinity Exams
Music - Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships
Save The Date - St George's Sports Pavilion
Junior School Activity Open Morning
Visit to the Murrayfield Home for the Elderly
Instagram Added to St George's Social Media Channels
Lower School Book of Excellence
World War II Child Evacuation Day
Primary 2 visit The Glasgow Science Centre
March
Welcome to students from Havergal College
Book Fair in Lower School Library
Rugby at Murrayfield - Scotland v England
Chinese Performance - Lasswade
Model United Nations Conference
Lower School Book of Excellence
Primary 5 Fringe Schools Poster Competition
Clothing Clear Out – Collection Extravaganza!
The Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships
The Edinburgh Brain Bee Competition
Under 13 Scottish Schools Lacrosse
Under 14 Scottish Schools Lacrosse
Under 15 Scottish Schools Lacrosse
S1 East District Hockey Tournament
S2 East District Hockey Tournament
S3 East District Hockey Tournament
The Lower School Badminton Championships
Clothing Clear Out – Nursery Collection Extravaganza!
The Edinburgh Piano Festival Competitions
A Visit by Hayley Valentine from BBC Question Time
Primary 5 Visit The Scottish Parliament
Primary 6 Power Investigations
Parents Play and Stay at Nursery Outdoor Learning
Autumn Term Upper School Production
Edinburgh Primary Badminton Squad
April
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