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,...
This week in Art, Year 1 have been experimenting with their primary colours. They have used red, yellow and blue to create their own secondary colours. They had lots of fun mixing their colours and were very excited to create orange, green and purple! The...
As part of our art unit, Year 3 had the opportunity to visit the National Gallery and take part in a workshop with artist Jo Lewis. The children were guided through activities exploring movement in art and experimented with watercolours to bring their ideas to...
Welcome to Year 3 We are delighted to welcome our Year 3 children back to school after the summer break. They have settled in brilliantly and have already begun exploring our exciting new topic, ‘Deep in the Jungle’. The children have enjoyed learning about the different...
This week Year One have began to explore poetry. We have been looking at the poem ‘The Big, Big Sea’ by Martin Waddell. As our creative hook, we decided to recreate a beach scene. We used a range of resources and worked as a team...
This week Year One went on an adventure to Thorndon Country Park. We were very excited to be travelling by coach. When we arrived, we were able to partake in a variety of activities, including den building, dancing and learning how to be a woodland...