Art Competition

  

Lantern making workshop         

We have a very exciting community event that RAPS will be a key partner in creating and celebrating. Starlings Support are designing a project with Cohesion Plus and Future Foundry – both Arts Council NPOs. The company have been granted Arts Council funding and together with the local community we will be hosting a light parade in Newington. More information about the event is to follow shortly. 

During our weeklong event celebrating black history and culture, the children will take part in a series of workshops. All children will be given the opportunity to make a lantern sculpture/ hand lantern to showcase in the parade. The children will be making these with a specialist artist and will spend the day making these at various points in the week.  

As you can probably imagine making 300 lanterns in a week with the children in years 1-6 is going to be a very challenging and time-consuming task, however we want all children to have the opportunity to showcase their work in the parade and this is where we need your help.  

I am asking for parent volunteers to come in for the day to help the children in their class make the lanterns alongside their children. This will be a great opportunity for you to also be involved in the event and share what will be a wonderful day with your child at school and then walk proudly with your lantern in the parade.   

The following dates have been proposed for the lantern making workshop.  

Year 6 - Team Baret/Williams - Monday 16th October 

Year 4 - Team Cialis - Thursday 19th October 

Year 4 - Team Chamberlin - Wednesday 18th October 

Year 5- Team Dunell - Friday 13th October 

Year 5 - Team Pressley - Tuesday 17th October  

Year 1 – Tuesday 17th October  

Year 2 – Wednesday 18th October 

Year 3 – Thursday 19th October  

Please note that Year 4,5,6 help will be required all day.  

Years 1-2,3 – half a day. 

If you are able to help at all for all or part of the day, then please contact Mrs Smith   

kelly-ann.smith@ramsgateartsprimaryschool.co.uk ASAP with your full name, child's full name, team name and availability for that day. I shall then get back to you with further information.  

In the meantime, if you have any further questions then please do contact me ASAP. 

I look forward to hearing from you.  

Kind regards Mrs Smith