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. 
Art
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
Y5 Art
Inspired by our nature walk last week, Year 5 skteched the beautiful plants and flowers in our local area. They made careful observations and used different shading and blending techniques to create the effect that they wanted. Continue Reading
Year 3 and 4 Forest School with Sylvan Skills
Year 3 and 4 have enjoyed willow weaving magic wands, fish & woven wattle panels during outdoor sessions with Sylvan Skills 🌳🪵 Continue Reading
Mental Health Awareness Week
To celebrate Mental Health Awareness week we took time to get closer to nature. We went for a relaxing walk to Jesmond Dene then did some observational drawing and painting of flowers. It is importnant to take time to appreciate the beauty in the world and the benefits of nature on our wellbeing. Continue Reading
Art in Year 1
This week the children completed an observational painting of a flower. The children really took their time and studied the flowers and then painted what they saw using the water colours. The resulting paintings were beautiful! Continue Reading
Y4 Negative and Positive Space in Art
In Year 4, we have been studying negative and positive space in Art. Continue Reading
