Reception have had a busy and exciting time learning about Africa. We started by reading We All Went on Safari and A is for Africa, which helped us learn about African animals, landscapes and daily life. We then enjoyed Tinga Tales and explored the colourful artwork of Edward Tingatinga. The childre
This week in their Art lessons, the children in Year 2 have been using their creative skills to design and make a bag. They began by exploring how to print with fruit using different coloured paints. They were then set a challenge to draw some designs of their own. They thought about which two
This week, Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed being artists in the classroom. Our Year 4 pupils have been exploring the exciting world of abstract art. Inspired by the idea that art doesn’t always have to represent reality, the children experimented with shape, colour and line to express ideas and emo
This week Year One have thoroughly enjoyed being artists in the classroom. They have practised drawing a variety of lines, using marker pens – straight, wriggly, curved and zig zag and then transferred these skills to painting different lines. We discovered that it was more difficult to paint line
This week in Reception we talked about Mothers’ Day and the important people who look after us. We read My Mum is Fantastic by Nick Butterworth and shared the things that make our mums or special people important to us. The children used watercolours to explore colour mixing and painted spring f
This week in Nursery we have become artists and have produced our own Mother’s Day gallery. We have been thinking about special ladies in our lives as we approach Mothering Sunday. We thought about the reasons that we love our mammy’s, auntie’s, grandma’s and nana’s and shared these with out friends
Year 3 enjoyed an exciting trip to a synagogue and the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. At the synagogue, our host gave us a fascinating tour and explained the many different ways the building is used including religious services, celebrations, interfaith events and for study. The ch
This week in Reception we have been learning all about the Hindu festival of Holi. We began by sharing the lovely book Festival of Colours by Shirin Shrestha Sehgal, which follows two children as they prepare for and celebrate Holi with their family and friends. The children learned that Holi is a j
This week it has been so beautiful to have clear, expansive, blue skies, light shining down and not a breath of wind. A beginning of Spring filled with hope, after a very dark, wet winter. All Year groups are still learning about bird identification, playing games to help embed that knowledge but no
This week in Reception we took part in Safer Internet Day and spent time learning how to stay safe online in a fun and age-appropriate way. We read the story Chicken Clicking by Jeanne Willis. In the story, a little chick goes online and clicks on everything she sees without asking for help. She end
