Year 4 designed some beautiful Christmas cards, using skills they gained from Art 😁. They used acrylic paints to blend and create this unique nativity scene painting.
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Land Art in Year 4
Year 4 recently completed their final Art piece in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. After researching his work, they had a go at completing their own version of land art using the things around us at school. Here are some examples of their fantastic work! 🍁🍃🍂 Continue Reading
Year 3 – Art and Design
In Art and Design children learned how to make Stone Age inspired clay pinch pots. Pinch pots are the ideal project for beginners to hand-build with clay; perfecting this technique is a fantastic way to start developing clay-craft skills. Children had an orange-sized ball of clay to begin with and then slammed it on a… Continue Reading
Forest School
This term Forest School has been full of activities to do with teamwork, resilience, independence, confidence & creativity. Forest School has even hosted The Romans & Ancient Greeks! All the children have worked on activities to develop trust & teamwork using blindfolds, hoops & completing scavenger hunts. Using natural materials Year 6 created scenes from… Continue Reading
Year 3 – Computing
Year 3 used Purple Mash and 2SimpleArt to learn how to create digital paintings. Children looked at brush size and stroke, variations of colours, and how to add various special effects to add detail. We also looked at how to use the zoom function so children could create further detail. For context, children learned about Stone… Continue Reading
River Poetry
Inspired by the poem, ‘The River’ by Valerie Bloom, Year 3 planned and wrote their own versions. Then the created beautiful oil pastel pictures inspired by Claude Monet to compliment their poetry. Continue Reading
Art in Year One
This week the children have been studying the artist Piet Mondrian. They learnt all about his life and inspirations. The looked closely at the different styles and then had a go at creating their very picture. Continue Reading
Year 3 Egyptian Death Masks
After a lot of hard work Year 3 finished their Egyptian death masks. We looked at a range of examples, designed our own and used paper-mache to make them. Everyone was very happy with their final product. Continue Reading
Papyrus craft
Year 3 been learning about about papyrus the importance of papyrus to the Ancient Egyptians. We use recycled paper to make our own papyrus by using a mixture of water and glue to bind it together. Then we decorated scrolls in a Egyptian style. Continue Reading
Art and Design in Year 6
Year 6 have been experimenting with different ways of using textiles to create different effects. They used fabric, fabric paints, buttons, sequins, wool, needles, thread etc. to recreate scenes from well-known stories or a scene of their choice. Take a look at our work-in-progress photographs. Continue Reading
