Throughout the school corridors the theme for displays is ‘Winter Art’. It is wonderful how each year group worked with this theme to explore mediums, styles, skills, techniques and famous artists in a variety of ways. Early years created worked linked to Winter Festivals. The children talked about their experiences of seeing fireworks in the […]
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Year 5 – Canopic Jars
Year 4 – Romans
Milites, ut parati! Year 4 received a very special letter from Claudius, Emperor of Rome and General of the Roman army, inviting them to become one of his noble soldiers. After writing him a response detailing their strengths and skills, the children were accepted in to his legions and participated in a range of actvities […]
Read MoreReception Art Work
Reception class have been exploring and using different media and materials. This half term we have been busy looking at the work of Frank Bowling, mixing primary colours, constructing using different resources and using glue and masking tape to join materials. we have also been make props for our role play.
Read MoreYear 3 – Black History Month
As part of our learning about Martin Luther King, 3F produced their own artwork in the style of Suzann Sines. The children thought carefully about the choice of colours they wished to use and experimented with different brushstroke techniques to add texture.
Read MoreWinter Art Displays
Every class produced a display of art work related to the theme ‘winter art.’ The work has been on display through out the corridors over the past half term. The Nursery class looked at the painting ‘Starry Night’ by Vincent Van Gogh and decided to paint their own Starry nights. The children explored mixing different […]
Read MoreYear 4’s Anglo-Saxon Village
The children first designed their houses and thought carefully about the measurements. They had to create nets of 3D shapes- cuboids and prisms, carefully measuring the lengths to make sure they would match up. They then cut and folded these together to make their houses, before selecting materials to decorate them with.
Read MoreArt & D & T – Reception
We have been busy creating. Reception class have used a variety of materials and tools to create mini theatres, poppies, bracelets, puppets, binoculars, bags, spiders and treasure boxes. The children have added their names to their work and are using their phonic knowledge to write a label for their work.
Read MoreArt & D & T – Reception – Diwali
In Reception class we talked about the Hindu festival of light known as Diwali. One of the children went to the Victoria and Albert Museum for a Diva lamp workshop. She brought in her lamp and told the class all about it. This inspired some of the class to make their own Diva lamps. The […]
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