Andrew joined us today again from his studio in Spain. He asked the pupils what they thought of the project so far. They shared their thoughts which were positive and encouraging. One pupils shared how she liked the fact that there were no wrong answers! Andrew explained the next step which would be focussing on Strandtown PS. He asked the pupils about their knowledge of Strandtown PS. I questioned the pupils about key places around the school and the pupils were confident with their responses. Andrew explained his idea of a model to be made collaboratively representing the school inside and out. The pupils were assigned a “side” of the school in groups and 1 group would create the entrance hall. The pupils went out and had a closer look at the location they would be drawing. Once the pupils knew what their job was they were able to go ahead and begin. Mrs Patton drew the pupils’ attention to specific details eg brick patterns, colours etc. The pupils were on task for the duration of the session and added detail after detail! There was a great buzz in the classroom about the size of the windows, the colours of the bricks and the extra special features. Most pupils were keen to show Andrew their work. He replied to each pupil who showed their drawing with an encouraging remark or an interesting question. He took the time to repond to each pupil. Some pupils managed to add colour to their drawing with crayons. Mrs Patton demonstrated how colours can be blended to create a more realistic effect. Unfinished drawings will be completed before next Friday 27th January 2017. Another successful session with Andrew! There is great excitement about the stage of the model making process.