This week, Year One have been creative designing Christmas cards. We were all very proud of the results.
Christmas Card Designs in Year One
Art
Stone Age Pottery
In Year 3 we have been learning about the Stone Age. We researched Neolithic pottery and created a mood board to inspire our own designs. After considering their design and purpose we had a go at making our own with some fantastic results. Continue Reading
Year 2 – Design and Build a Pirate Ship
Year 2 have had a brilliant but messy week in class building their pirate ships. Children used plastic bottles, glitter, card, glue, plant canes, paint, rice (to stabilise the bottle) to make their ship. Children also produced lost treasure maps and wanted posters which they then inserted into the bottles. Continue Reading
Pentecost
Reception completed their Pentecost topic this week. They have produced some beautiful artwork inspired by the story of Pentecost Day and have also re-told the story in their own words with thought to how the disciples felt. Some children wrote words that they thought described the disciples’ emotions. Continue Reading
Persuasive writing
Another brilliant session at the Laing learning about persuasive writing. We thought of positive and negatives points about art works, then used these points to hold a debate. Continue Reading
Heaton Art Project – Year 5
The children in Year 5 produced some amazing paintings for The Heaton Art Project. They started their project by researching the local area using old photographs and observing what it is like now. They used their sketch books to draw what they decided they liked and they even visited The People’s Theatre. Back in school, they… Continue Reading
International Week in Year One
Year One have had a great week learning about their chosen country of Poland during International Week. Our very own Mrs Anulewicz has been teaching us lots about Poland. Year One can now sing ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ in Polish. They have made their own Polish flags and know the meaning behind the colours… Continue Reading
Year 2 – Starlight Sky – Art and Design
Year 2 – A Starlight Sky – Art and Design Year 2 have produced their own interpretations of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Starlight Night (1963) in art and design. Children focused on using paints to make an abstract painting of the stars at night. WHO IS SHE AND WHAT IS SHE FAMOUS FOR? Born in 1887, Georgia… Continue Reading
Heaton art project
Year six enjoyed their first afternoon painting onto canvas. They sketched their outline and then began to paint in the background colours. Tomorrow we will think about adding detail to the foreground. A huge thank you to our wonderful helper Luke Arend who was a great help to the children, (and Miss Whittaker!) and Luke… Continue Reading
Articulate at the Laing Art Gallery
We have been lucky enough to be visiting and working alongside the Laing Art Gallery. We have enjoyed exploring narrative in paintings and the importance of adjectives in descriptions. We listened to a simple description and made this in mixed media. When we had finished we got to see the real picture. When we got… Continue Reading
