8 February 2024

Year 5 - Art - Exploring Graphite

Year 5 #embraced exploring graphite, looking at the marks it can create and exploring what happens when we add water. After exploring we created a small drawings, using both water and graphite. 
 

Continue reading
8 February 2024

Reception - Art - Dinosaur and Me - Inspired by Joan Miro

Reception #enjoyed exploring the work of Joan Miro, taking inspiration of shapes and composition. We created our own ‘Dinosaur and Me’ drawings, showing great imagination and pen control. 

Continue reading
26 January 2024

Year 4 - Art - Exploring Elements of Still Life

Year 4 #enjoyed exploring the elements of Still Life. We looked at the different compositions found within some pieces, then broke down what could be seen. We focused on outlines, shadows and details - #evolving our drawing from observation skills. 

Continue reading
23 January 2024

Year 3 - RE - Christianity - Jesus heals a man born blind.

Year 3 #enjoyed discussing miracles, looking at the Bible story Jesus heals a man born blind. We discussed what miracles are and if we believe that Jesus really could perform miracles. 
 

Continue reading
22 January 2024

Year 5 - Art - Tonal Drawing

Today, Year 5 have #evolved their drawing skills, exploring tonal shades. We looked further at the different values of graphite, using them to draw a detailed leaf from observation. 

Continue reading
22 January 2024

Year 2 - Art - Exploring the work of Keith Haring

Year 2 #enjoyed looking at the work of Keith Haring.  We looked at the characteristics of his work - his use of line, colour and form - and created an exploration page in our sketchbooks. 
 

Continue reading
18 January 2024

Reception - Art - Winter Trees

Reception #embraced their winter drawing activity, exploring thick and thin lines. We really #enjoyed creating our expressive winter trees. 
 

Continue reading
15 January 2024

Year 2 - DT - Puppets

Year 2 #enjoyed putting the final touches to their puppets, choosing gluing, stapling or sewing as their joining technique. We have loved making our designs come to life!

Continue reading
11 January 2024

Reception - Art - Cool Colours

Reception #enjoyed their first visit to The Studio today! We looked at different pieces from Wassily Kandinsky, looking that the the different shapes. We the created our own shape drawings, exploring cool colours to complete it.

Continue reading
8 January 2024

Year 5 - Art - Exploring the work of Andy Goldsworthy

Year 5 #enjoyed learning about the artist Andy Goldsworthy, exploring his land art and the materials he uses. We learned how is work in impermanent and site specific, #embracing the nature around him. We created research pages, developing our sketchbook skills, displaying our learning on theā€¦

Continue reading
5 December 2023

Year 3 - Art - Fossil Printing

Year 3 have #embraced their printing skills this afternoon, creating fabulous fossil prints. Using our observational skills, we etched drawings of fossils and printed them on different materials.

Continue reading
17 October 2023

Year 3 - DT - Constructing Castles

Year 3 have #embraced constructing their castles today. We focused on nets of shapes to create their castle prototypes. We were so happy with our final pieces!

Continue reading