Blog by Tag: Art

This week in Maple Class, we spent time reflecting on the nativity story during our RE lessons. The children explored the key events of the Christmas story and talked about why it is important to Christians.

We then looked closely at a range of Christmas cards and discussed the different themes…

In Art we have been looking at Retrofuturism and creating our own vision of the future,inspired by Teis Albers. We made a collagraph plate to use to print a background for our artwork. Then we sketched our futuristic ideas ready to put onto our background.

What an absolutely captivating and creative art lesson we've had recently, where we let the music be our guide! We explored how different sounds and rhythms can inspire different lines and movements in our drawing.

We began our artistic journey by listening to some truly dynamic pieces of…

This week in Computing, we crossed over into the art world and took inspiration from the famous Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian!

Mondrian's style is simple but striking: he used only straight lines, squares, and rectangles, painted with the primary colours (red, yellow, and blue), plus black and…

Today, we officially launched our exciting new art topic: Marvellous Marks! We had an incredible time exploring how simple lines can become spectacular works of art that can even trick our eyes!

We started our journey by looking at the amazing artwork of a famous artist named Bridget Riley. She…

This week in Computing, Maple Class turned into a digital art studio! We explored how we can use an iPad to create brilliant paintings using a fun software application called Paint.z.

The challenge? To create a self-portrait—a digital painting of their own face!

The children loved getting…

In Art we have been using tints and shades to develop 3D art.

This term in RE, we explored how powerful stories can shape the way we live, think and feel – all through the creative lens of art! As part of the Spirited Arts competition, our theme was "Stories That Change Lives", and we focused on some of the parables Jesus told in the Bible.

KS1…

This week, Class One created beautiful handmade gifts to show their appreciation for their mums and grandmas on Mother’s Day.

Using Clay, the children carefully shaped pinch pots, turning them into lovely trinket dishes. Once dried, they decorated them with metallic paint and a touch of…

This week, the children in Class One became texture detectives as they embarked on an exciting texture hunt in our outdoor classroom! They explored nature, searching for materials with interesting textures - from rough tree bark to smooth shells and bumpy pebbles. 

Back in the classroom, the…

Using charcoal, Class 3 created graffiti style art of Mayan words.

Class Three  created Maya inspired artwork using natural materials like feathers, sticks and pine cones.