Bowerbird Blues

Year 1 and 2 students (while not shadow judging) were practicing exploring the themes and illustrations in ‘Grace and Mr Milligan’. We loved making our own picnic to cheer up a friend. Our work was made using plasticine for the fruit, watercolour picnic rugs, and paperclay cream (Zart inspired book week activity). 

Our Year 5 and 6 students created their own Scar Town drawings of the house appearing out of the lake. While not participating in Shadow Judging we loved seeing what the Year 3 & 4 shadow judges chose as the winner – and making our own creative response.

Year 1 and 2 creative response to Bear and Duck, inspired by Zart Book Week activities.

Staff volunteered to do book Readings for each of the notables which were then broadcast to students during Homeroom in the mornings. Based on their interpretations, students completed a google form and weighed in on the vote.

We used all blue items to create art work in response to ‘Bowerbird Blues’.  We worked as a group to build a nest.  It was quite a challenge!

Ines in year 5 created this stunning poster in response to the book Bowerbird Blues.

Emma and Aria worked together to create this beautiful diorama related to the book Bowerbird Blues.

Gemma made a beautiful bowerbird with modelling clay.

The students in Room 16 created a response to Bowerbird Blues through poerty focussing on using nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Our Year 6 Shadow Judges enjoyed using Canva to create digital artworks inspired by Bowerbird Blues.

Bowerbird Blues Poster / Paynesville Primary School Grade 6 student