Charles the Lion, who reads the news on our school web-site, also now reads out stories
written by some of our children. Click on Charles to choose a story.
EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
--------------2008--------------
CHARLES THE LION READS STORIES ALOUD
Charles the Lion, who reads
the news on our school web-site, also now reads out stories
written by some of our children. Click on Charles to choose a story.
BUILDING WITH STRAWS - TOWERS & BRIDGES
Family Challenge - Investigations
Week. Click the picture for more photos.
--------------2007--------------
ANIMATED ADVENT CALENDAR
Click to see more than 100 animated characters from children in Years 3-6.
VIRTUAL ART GALLERIES
Year 6 - Paintings of Brighton
Y5 - Self Portraits
Click
pictures to see children's artwork displayed in 'Virtual
Art Galleries'
MAPPING THE METAMORPHIC ISLES
For 'Art Week' in
June 2007 we took inspiration from the ship composed of old furniture
(sideboard doors, wooden chandeliers, etc) that was on display at the
Fabrica art gallery
('Beneath the Stride of Giants' by Brian Griffiths). You can see some of
the Nursery children visiting the gallery
here
The whole school
created stories of the ship's voyage, mapping its journey, and
constructing
islands for it to visit. These islands had inhabitants, creatures and buildings
that were
(like the ship) constructed or evolved from other objects or beings.
See the giant exhibition in our school hall
here
See work in progress on the islands
here
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Click the 'Play' button |
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to listen to some 'musical islands'. |
We looked at all
sorts of maps of voyages and real and imaginary lands - click the pictures
below to see some
interesting maps that we have
made 'zoomable' (maps open in new window).
Try making your own
'mutant scrapbook' page by clicking the butterfly-man (opens in new window):
--------------2006--------------
GAMES PROGRAMMING
Again we have been working with
children from other schools in the Brighton 'Excellence in Cities'
cluster on an ICT project. This time involving games-programming days - using several
different programmes,
but mainly 'Mission Maker' from Immersive Education. Click picture
for more photos.
--------------2005--------------
200 YEARS OF
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOL
This year we have been working
on a project with Brighton Museum to fill a cabinet with artefacts
and models to celebrate '200 Years of Middle Street school'. Click the picture
for details.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE SEAFRONT
We have also been working with
children from other schools in the Brighton 'Excellence in Cities'
cluster on digital photographs of the sea-front. Click the picture to see
more examples.
A MINI-CABINET
FAVOURITE MUSEUMS & PLACES IN BRIGHTON
Some children have been writing
about their favourite museums in Brighton & Hove -
here
These pieces have appeared on
www.show.me.uk
which is
the children's section of the 24-hour museum web-site.
--------------2004--------------
ART WEEK -
ANIMATIONS & RECORDINGS
Click to see a selection of animations and
recordings made for our school Art Week
START MAGAZINE
Click for an article on our our project
that appeared in START primary art magazine in February 2004.
NATIVITY ANIMATION
Animation of the 'Brave Little Camel' for Nativity Play.
Click to see the video.
--------------2003--------------
INTERACTIVE WALKWAY
Children on the Brighton to Vienna 'Interactive Walkway'. Click picture to see video.
Some of our projects are now featured on other web-sites:
The
Curiosity and Imagination site on approaches to learning that combine play with
hands-on experience of inspiring
objects and environments.
The
nesta
futurelab showcase of interactive media, educational ICT and digital
technologies.
Clubs have continued on Mondays
and Tuesdays throughout the Spring & Summer terms (2003) with up to 50 children
attending
each week.
ARCHIMBOLDO ART-PRODUCER
Archimboldo is an artist very much
associated with cabinets of curiosities - to try our on-line 'Archimboldo Art
Producer'.
Click on the picture to go to our school 'Fun page'
--------------2002--------------
NATIVITY BACKGROUND VIDEO
Click to see a
clip of the video we made to be back-projected as scenery for our school
nativity play.
ALIEN ARCHAEOLOGY
Click on the poster to see
details of our Summer project.
KALEIDOSCOPES
-
Click to see one of the kaleidoscope
movies we have been making and a cubic VR movie.
--------------2001--------------
Clubs have continued on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the year with 45 children attending.
BOXES
Click the picture for a
slide show of pictures of Year 5 children with their boxes
that they have filled
with some of their favourite personal objects.
Videos of the children talking
about their boxes are displayed on the school intranet.
SUMMER CABINETS & PODS DAYS
Click for a video clip of some of the activities from our Summer Cabinets & Pods days.
Here are some pictures (some curious) from this event -
Activities included using the QX-3
computer microscope, building Lego Mindstorms robots, 'Robot-Wars'-style
battling with remote
control cars, digital photography and looking at some of
the new software we will be using next term. Mr Olden brought along
fossils,
skulls, insects and spiders from the Booth Museum - which children examined and
then drew and used as inspiration for
making models. We also built some giant
geometric shapes and the 'Animal Club' finally managed to make a video of their
play.
THE DREAMS OF YEAR 4
Click to see the
dreams.
GETTING THE PROJECT STARTED
Easter Holidays 2001 - A special all-day holiday meeting attended by 20 children.
Summer Term 2001-
Objects
from cabinets used to inspire story-writing during school 'Book Week'.
March 2001 -
Some
toys and games lent out from Cabinet collection to Year 1 'Toy Museum'.
Click for photos.
Feb 2001- the cabinets pictured above have been
added over the last few months.
Autumn Term 2000 - 'Cabinets & Pods' meetings every week on Mondays and Tuesdays after school.
June 2000 - photo of our first cabinet - featured
in Brighton & Hove News.
February 2000 - We have purchased 2 cabinets in advance of receiving our grant. These are a large 'merchant's cabinet' for Years 5 & 6 and a smaller triangular cabinet for the Nursery.
February 2000 - Press release from Brighton & Hove LEA - featured in 2 local papers
Feeding
Inquisitive Minds
Middle Street
Primary scoops £11,000 for 'Cabinets of Curiosities'
..describes the project and quotes Brighton & Hove's lead
councillor for school effectiveness , Pat Hawkes - "This is
a
wonderful example of how schools in Brighton & Hove are
getting children to think creatively so that they can achieve
their full potential."
