10th Anniversary Preparations!

In Cedars School, this term we are feverishly preparing for a very special performance. On Monday the 22nd of June we will be hosting our 10th Anniversary Celebration in the Greenock Town Hall. The evening will features, songs, choirs, orchestra, drama and poetry from P1-S5. All parents, friends and family will be invited. The Town Hall holds up to 1000 people so we will have plenty of room to accommodate all! We will also be inviting all former pupils, parents, staff and families. We are really looking forward to seeing some of them again! Watch this space for more info and maybe even some videos of rehearsals!

Mr J :)

S2 fashion design studies

S2 artists have been working on some independent fashion design research over the past few weeks. As they are designing hats and masks for their desgin folio they are looking specifically at hat designs. 2 designers they have looked at so far are John Galliano (see above) and Elsa Schiaparelli (see below). Galliano designs for Dior and is famous for his outrageous, dramatic work. Schiaparelli worked between the two world wars and her most famous design was the 'Shoe Hat"!

Critical studies

In S3/4 and S5 art we have all been completing our art and design studies unit. For the design part of the course pupils have researched the history of fashion as well as the life and work of some contemporary designers. For the art studies part of the course pupils have looked at the cubist artist Pablo Picasso and the post impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh.

Mardi Gras!

In S3/4 Megan has now finished her design unit for her Intermediate 2 art. She has done a fantastic job completing her design. Well done Megan!

Studying style

S2 artists have began working on their Art and Design studies unit. We are looking at fashion design first and have been learning about the history of fashion over the last 100 years. We are also looking at some contemporary designers such as John Galliano. In the pictures below we are creating a visual vocabulary by brainstorming words to describe different styles of fashion to use in our projects.

Fashion update...

Jessica from S3/4 has now completed her Swan Lake inspired dress for her design unit. Well done to Jessica who has spent hours sewing all the different sections and thanks to Jane Fraser for all her help with the project!

  

Drama Exam!

S3/4 Dramatists successfully completed their externally assessed performance exam today. They performed their improvisation based on "An Inspector Calls" and were assessed on acting or a technical role such as props / costume / set manager. The play was a great success and everyone gave their best. Although the examiner could not give away the marks she said everyone had performed very well and the work was of a high standard for their level.

The performance piece is worth 50% of the overall drama grade so it is a great relief to have it successfully complete! The remaining 50% is based on the written exam which pupils will sit in May.

Well done to Daniel, Deborah, Jessica, Gabriella and Hannah! Excellent work!