Following on from our observational drawings last week, Pine have been working on creating monoprints. The children chose a small section of their drawings and carefully created an enlarged version of the section in their sketch books. We then used polystyrene tiles and printing ink to create a printing tile, Read more
In our art topic this half term, year 5 are looking at craft and design, specifically architecture. We have looked at houses and buildings so far and have even made our own drawings of houses. Today, we selected a small area of our drawing from last lesson as if we Read more
This half term Year 5 will be focusing on architecture. The children will learn all about observational drawing, printmaking, and building design. This unit will encourage children to explore architectural elements and analyse the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Today, we took advantage of the lovely weather and went outside to Read more
This week, Reception have been painting cherry blossom trees. We have been colour mixing to create different shades of pink for the blossom. Everyone worked really hard!
Ash moved their art learning outdoors, using the natural environment as inspiration while working with clay. The woodland setting, filled with leaves, trees, and varied textures, sparked creativity and encouraged curiosity throughout the activities. In the first session, pupils were introduced to clay and given time to explore how it Read more
This week in Reception we have been learning about the country India and the festival of Holi. The children enjoyed exploring where India is on a map and learning about Indian animals, food, famous landmarks and traditional clothing. As part of our creative activities, the children made Indian flags and Read more
Year 2 Forest School Art: Exploring Clay During our recent Forest School sessions, Year 2 pupils took their art learning outdoors and explored working with clay in a natural environment. Being surrounded by trees, leaves, and natural textures provided the perfect inspiration for creative work while also supporting pupils’ curiosity Read more
📚✨ World Book Day in Maple Class! ✨📚 Maple Class had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day and Careers week! We saw some amazing costumes including Tracey Beaker, the Hulk, Snow White, Cinderella and many more wonderful characters. It was brilliant to see everyone bring their favourite stories to Read more
This week Reception have been exploring different careers. At the beginning of the week, parents and adults came into school for shared learning. Everyone explored and discussed different careers with their adults. They enjoyed being an artist and creating pieces of artwork, being a doctor and looking after their patients, Read more
This week’s art learning involved 3D shapes and making one using a 2D net. The children used cutting, folding and building skills.