Art & Design
Abstract flowers
This week we have been using our understanding of shapes and shading to recreate abstract flowers in the style of artist Georgia Okeeffe here are some of our masterpieces
Art & Design
Year 5 Juniper – Sculptures & 3D
Year 5 Juniper have started a new topic in Art – Sculptures and 3D. For lesson 3 this week they have learnt about Cai Guo-Qiang, who is a Chinese pyrotechnical artist known for his dramatic installations and for using gunpowder as a medium. They also expanded on this by looking at different Read more
Art & Design
Year 3 Birch – Georgia O’Keeffe
We reminded ourselves of the role of an artist and looked specifically at the artist Georgia O-Keefe. We then created an abstract oil pastel picture inspired by her work. Take a look at these, they are fantastic! We used the oil pastels to create colour, texture and shading.
Art & Design
Cai Guo-Qiang inspired Installation Art
This half term we’re learning about installation art. During todays lesson we investigated the explosive artwork of Cai Guo-Qiang. We looked at the techniques used to create explosion effects like Cai used and created our own scaled down versions of an art installation. We used mixed media such as paint, Read more
After school club
Tackling gender stereotypes
This week’s SMSC assembly was about tackling gender stereotypes in careers. KS1 pupils considered what a builder and a florist may look like before meeting Kimberley and her female colleagues who work in construction and then Jonathon a celebrity floral designer. In KS2 children got a peek into some familiar Read more
Art & Design
From 2D to 3D
In today’s art lesson we learnt about a Kenyan artist called Magdalene Odundo who creates ceramic pots. As a class we explored how we can use our arm to draw big shapes and how when we draw in 2D, we can used curved lines to create the look of three Read more
Art & Design
Year 3 Birch – Christmas cards
We had lots of fun using the stencils to create our Christmas cards. We used a sponge to create a colourful background.
Art & Design
Artist Study – Banksy
For our final piece, Year created a double-page spread about the famous artist, Banksy. We took all of the skills we have acquired throughout the unit, looking at the techniques and meanings behind different artwork, and recreated Banksy’s most famous pieces on the styles we have looked at.
After school club
Rush Room opening
On Friday 13th December, we officially opened our outdoor classroom. We have named it ‘The Rush Room’ in memory of our Governor; Councillor Peter Rush. Peter’s family attended the opening and it was blessed by Bishop Mark. We are delighted that not only our pupils at St Luke’s will benefit Read more
After school club
Craft club
Well done to everyone who took part in craft club this half-term. We had lots of fun completing activities such as making Christmas tree decorations, wooden gonks, cupcake decorating, paper aeroplanes and much more. We have had to use, and have improved, many of our essential skills such as listening Read more