This week, Reception class have been buzzing with excitement as they explored the wonderful world of minibeasts! We started the week by reading Mad About Minibeasts by Giles Andreae, which inspired us to dive deeper into the fascinating lives of these tiny creatures. The children showed fantastic cr
This week, the children in Year 6 have continued to work on 3D sculptures in art. They compared the work of Giacometti with that of Henry Moore and were encouraged to use artistic vocabulary in their discussions. They then designed their own sculptures in Giacometti’s elongated style. The theme for
In Year 6, this week the art unit of work has focused on sculpture. To begin the unit of work, the children looked at the work of a famous sculptor – Henry Moore. This allowed the children to see how he had created sculptures and how the outline shapes were more important in their artwork than lot
Nursery have been on an adventure across the seven seas and became PIRATES! This week we have been learning about pirates. We learnt that they travel across the sea on boats to find hidden treasure on islands. We used our creative skills to make boats from junk modelling resources. We had to test th
Thank you to all the parents, carers, grandparents and family members who came to our Year 4 Art Exhibition and Sharing Assembly this week. After a brief introduction about the curriculum, it was great that the children could tell you about the art they had done, the skills used and their work with
This week in Reception, we have been reading The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. The children loved joining in with the repeated phrases in the story and were amazed that the Gruffalo was scared of the tiny mouse. In the story, the mouse tells the animals what the Gruffalo’s favourite foods are. So
This week in Reception, we embarked on an exciting journey of learning about recycling! We began by reading the delightful book Somebody Swallowed Stanley, which inspired us to explore where our rubbish goes and how we can help our planet through recycling. The children enthusiastically learned abo
In Reception this week, we have been learning about the artist Vincent Van Gogh. We took a virtual tour to explore The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and looked at example of his famous paintings. The children enjoyed discussing the mood of the paintings, what season some of the paintings portrayed an
This week in Reception, we have been immersed in the enchanting story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The children have enjoyed collaborating to create a vibrant class story map, outlining the key events and characters of the tale. Our role play area has been transformed into a magical castle, where the
In Art this term, we are looking at how abstract you can make an image before you can’t understand what it is. To help with this, we look at a range of artists from Deborah Roberts and her collage images to Pablo Picasso and Francoise Gilot. We have started today by sketching using just shapes – bre
