In Reception this week, we enjoyed reading the story ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’. This is about a sea creature who swallowed a plastic bag. We talked about ways we can help protect the sea and the environment by reducing, reusing, and recycling. The children explored different materials and pra
Year 6 documented their own Forest School session this week. As the year progresses so the children get more autonomy within their sessions. Some of them decided to link into their Second World War topic and build air-raid shelters. These were very impressive, robust, with good knot-work and well ca
In Forest School Reception children have been learning about different flowers and natural objects. This week they worked together in small teams to collect some of their favourite things. They each had their own museum board to place them on and could organise them in a way they felt was most appro
This week in Reception, we have been reading the story Camille and the Sunflowers: A Story about Vincent Van Gogh. We enjoyed exploring some of Vincent Van Gogh’s beautiful artwork, especially his famous sunflower painting. The children used oil pastels to create their own bright and colourful sun
Year 4 had an exciting and creative experience this week as they took part in a special glass workshop inspired by the iconic Angel of the North. The children explored how art can be created using different materials and were introduced to the fascinating process of working with glass. During the wo
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
