In Art, Year 6 are creating an underwater scene using collage. They have been analysing different creative pieces using collage, identifying pictorial and abstract forms of collage and writing reflective responses to the artwork. They experimented with different materials to identify what elements will work...
Year 3 began their new topic, Totally Tropical, with a vibrant entry point day. The children researched different countries in the Caribbean to support their learning for the half term ahead. Inspired by the artist Henri Matisse, they also created bold landscape artwork using bright...
During this half term, Year 1 have been exploring African Printing. They created their own printing plate, using two shapes to create their own pattern. With the help of their teachers and their parents they used paint, rollers and their printing plate to create a...
As a part of our Ancient Greece learning, this week we have been making masks! We learned that the Greeks invented theatre and it was popular for them to wear masks when performing. We used clay to mould and create our own Persephone-inspired Greek masks....
This week, we have been learning about the masks that the Ancient Greek actors would have worn to portray character and emotion. We discussed how human features would be exaggerated to create an expressive mask. We have designed masks based upon the characters from the...
In English Hedgehog Class have been reading ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’. Today we all worked together to produce a mixed media picture of Mr Gumpy’s river. First we printed the background with sponges. We then thought about how rivers flowed and moved and we painted wavy...
In Art, we explored the different botanical style prints that Orla Kiely, a famous designer, creates. We then created our own line drawings based on her designs, before creating our own. From that point, we made a polystyrene print and learned how to print using...
In Art this week we have been exploring how we can create different tones of the same colour. We used paint to mix our colours to make lighter and darker shades. We created our very own tones swatches! [gallery ids="22108,22109,22110,22111"] ...
Over the past few weeks, Year 6 have been developing their observational drawing skills, focusing on the challenging but rewarding task of creating scientifically accurate illustrations of Galapagos finches. Drawing inspiration from real-life studies, the children have embraced the technical aspects of scientific illustration, using...
In Art this week, we have been looking at sketching elements of the face. We thought about the proportion and tone of each feature of the face. We then evaluated our pieces, thinking about how we can refine our technique when creating our final portrait,...