As a follow on from Hello Yellow on Monday, Year 6 looked at how they could express the 5 ways to wellbeing through art. They used a piece by Lubaini Himid, named Five, to inspire their use of colours, tones, shapes and lines. They also applied the skills they Read more
This week in forest school the children made conker models. They used a conkers, clay and natural materials from the forest to create their own model. The children thought carefully about how their model will look. They made people and animals, using conkers, sticks and leaves for the different body parts. Well Read more
During our art lesson this week the children worked collaboratively to develop drawings into prints. They had a range of items to print with including polystyrene sheets, leaves, wool, toy cogs and bubble wrap. They could choose to make their work abstract or figurative (something recognisable.)
We created different textures on paper by using a Frottage rubbing technique based on the art work created by artist Max Ernst. We used different colours and a variety of coloured paper to create the rubbings around the classroom, collecting as many different textures as we could. We then tore Read more
This week we have read the story Owl Babies. The children used different materials to create their own owl picture. It was lots of fun and everyone was really creative! We have spoken about how an owl would feel and discussed words to describe owls. The children chose soft materials Read more
During Art, we have been looking at finding meanings within a painting. Children have been looking at vocabulary such as tone, line, colour, pattern and shape. Children used descriptive language to tell the story in various paintings they observed. Then, children painted a picture that related to a story or Read more
This week we have read the story Owl babies. The children used different materials to create their own owl picture in the creative area during their time in continuous provision. We spoke about how an owl would feel and chose words to describe it. The children chose soft feathers to Read more
Welcome back!! This week as part of PSHE we have been discussing how the decisions we make can help or hurt our hearts. We linked this idea to our thought of the week ‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there’. The children talked about the importance of being kind to Read more
This half term, Year 6 have been researching, planning, designing and making their own playgrounds. The children have spent time at Queen’s Park looking at the provision and the location of such amenities and used this research to help plan and design their own playground. They have done such a Read more
