We had lots of fun outside today! We learnt how to use clay to make coil pots. It was a bit messy, but we loved experimenting with the clay! We are looking forward to when the clay dries, so then we can paint them and use them to grow a plant Read more…
Year 5 have made some fantastic calendars during art lessons this week. First we thought about warm and cool colours and which colours we associate with different seasons. We then used watercolour paints to create the backgrounds. After this we used lines and patterns to draw symbols of the seasons.
This week, Year 5 have been making baubles for their Christmas craft, which can be bought by families. First, we had our pictures taken. For one photo we chose to put on fun Christmas accessories and for the other we had a nice picture with a festive background. We cut Read more…
This week week we have started Getting ready (and very excited!) for Christmas! On he first of December, we had such a surprise when we found that Santa had sent a cheeky elf for our classroom. We had a vote and decided he would be called Snowdrop Elf. So Read more…
This week and have planned and created our own cave paintings. We learnt why cave painting were so important to Stone Age people and we researched what Stone Age cave paintings looked like so we could draw some inspiration from them in our own work. Here are some pictures of Read more…
Today, we recognised Remembrance Day. We watched Year 6 do a fantastic assembly via teams in our classroom, took part in the 2 minute silence and created some beautiful art work. We created silhouettes by shading the back of a printed silhouette and pushing the pencil into our art work Read more…
Wow! What a fantastic first half term we have had; we have made new friends, read new books, created, explored and most of all had lots of fun! Some of our favourite books to start the school year were: Rainbow Fish, Owl Babies, The Tiger who came to tea, Dear Read more…
Year 6 have been looking Arvada amours landmarks across London which were targeted or damaged during the Blitz. We looked out how cityscapes take the landmarks and place them side by side to create a silhouette of a city. We then looked at how to paint clean water onto paper Read more…
This week we have started on our new topic about the Stone Age. We have started reading the Stone Age boy and have started writing our own Stone Age adventure story. In the afternoons, we have been creating art work for the front of our Topic books. Here are some Read more…
This week, Year 5 have made an excellent start to their new topic ‘Stargazers’ by learning about the planets. We began by creating art work for the front covers of our books, then we learnt the names of the planets and the order from the sun. We created mnemonics to Read more…