Art Show ~ Sunday 23rd October 11am-3pm

Milestones at Marlborough ~ A Reflection and Art Show

Grades 1-5 ~ More Britto-inspired masterpieces

Doesn't the office area look so bright and colourful with all this amazing work by our students from Grades 1-5??? WOW!! Our Foundation students' work is on display in the Art Room windows and our Grade 6 students are carefully working away on their 3D Britto-inspired pieces in readiness for our Art Show in October.

A very big thank you to Ada (Grade 1) and her family for lending us some of their Romero Britto collectables from their home! Our students loved seeing Britto's style come to life in these cute soft toys and ceramic homewares.

Grade 1 ~ Celebrating Brazil and Romero Britto

We've been getting in to the Rio Olympics spirit and each grade has been learning about the Brazilian pop-artist Romero Britto. Although he now lives in Miami, he was born in Brazil and taught himself to paint using scraps of paper or cardboard.

The students loved looking at his paintings and sculptures and were impressed by his use of bold black lines, bright colours and patterns. You may have noticed some amazing Britto-inspired artwork up on display on the Art Room windows - these were completed by our very talented Foundation students using black markers, textas and coloured pencils.

Here are some of the artworks created by our Grade 1 students - all inspired by Romero Britto's bold use of line, colour and pattern. Fantastic!

Milestones at Marlborough ~ A Reflection and Art Show

Marlborough Primary School 40th Anniversary Celebrations 1976 - 2016.

Marlborough is celebrating it's 40th Anniversary in October! Celebrations will culminate in a Reflection and Art Show on Sunday 23rd.

We are keen to hear from past students, families and teachers who would be willing to share their experiences at Marlborough Primary School with us. We are seeking photos (especially informal) and memorabilia (certificates, school work etc) from past students, families and teachers for a historical display.

Please contact us at mps40thanniversary@gmail.com to be part of the fun!

Please Like and Share the Facebook Page so we can connect with as many members of the Marlborough community (past and present) as possible and keep you informed of the coming events to celebrate this milestone in the School's history.

Congratulations to Ella B, Erica G and Sophie R for collaborating on the winning design for our 40^th anniversary celebrations. Ella’s hands, Erica’s puzzle pieces and Sophie’s wattle have all come together to create a striking logo. Well done!

F-3 ~ Carnivale Masks

We're getting excited about the upcoming Olympic Games and learning lots about Rio and Brazil. A great place to start was learning about the celebration of Carnivale. We had fun watching a short clip from the movie 'Rio' and listening to some fun samba beats.

Foundation and Grade 1 students made their Carnivale masks out of paper plates and a whole variety of craft goodies and bling (getting lots of practice with their fine motor skills!) Check them out!

Grade 2/3 students also made some amazing Carnivale masks with lots of sparkles and embellishments. Have a look at their colourful creations below.

Over the next few weeks we will be learning all about the Brazilian Pop Artist, Romero Britto. Stay tuned for some colourful artworks inspired by this inspiring artist!

First delivery of stars!

I have just delivered our first box of stars for the One Million Stars Project and the staff at Wyreena Community Centre were thrilled! We managed to weave 300 stars already and the box is still filling up.

Rather than throw away old brochures, magazines, paper offcuts and scrapbooking paper strips - we have turned them into beautiful pieces of art and all for a wonderful cause!

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far.

One Million Stars Project

Students in Grade 3-6 have been busy weaving colourful stars out of magazines, catalogues and brochures. Not only are they creating amazing art from recycled materials, but they are also contributing to a wonderful global project called ‘One Million Stars’.

The project aims to bring people together to weave stars as an expression of support for peace and positive relationships. Stars have been chosen as a symbol of hope and light.

Maroondah City Council has committed to be part of the project and aims to contribute 10,000 stars. Our stars will form part of an exhibition at Realm, Eastland, in November. These stars will then be sent to Brisbane in early 2017 to be part of a giant installation on display as part of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Arts and Cultural Program!

All students, parents, staff and friends of Marlborough are invited to weave stars to be part of this project. The Grade 3-6 classes have been weaving stars during Art lessons and have also been weaving stars at home and during lunchtimes. 

For more information (and a video and instructions on how to weave the stars) please click here to go to the council website.

I will be collecting all our stars and delivering them to Wyreena Community Centre by the end of August. You can drop off any stars you’ve made to the Art Room or to the office and I will add them to our delivery. Please come and see me if you have any questions or need help with weaving instructions. Happy Weaving!

Grades 4/5/6 ~ Fibre Animal Sculptures

Students in Grade 4/5/6 have been inspired by the contemporary Indigenous fibre artists, the Tjanpi Desert Weavers with their animal sculptures made from dried grasses and assorted fibres (see example below).

Our 4/5 students have been busy sculpting their animals this term for their Portfolio piece, while the Grade 6 students will be exhibiting their sculptures at our upcoming Art show.

We created the armatures for our animals using newspaper, cardboard and other recycled materials and strengthened them with wire and tape.

They were then wrapped with a variety of fibres, such as raffia, jute, wool and yarn. Final embellishments were added using buttons, beads, pipecleaners etc. The students have all worked really hard on their sculptures and should be so proud of their efforts - they look amazing on display in the Art Room.