Y3 Art – Alexander Calder

The children have been researching the work of the artist, Alexander Calder.

Joan Miro

In Art, Year 5 have started researching the Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miro. They discovered that his artistic talents were evident from a young age although his family did not agree with his passion for the subject. He developed his love for surrealist art in his adult years when he became an inspiration to other artists.

Y3 Art

The children used pipe cleaners to sculpt their own animals like the artist Alexander Calder.

Y6 Art

Year 6 have been making abstract sculptures out of clay to represent the natural world. Their designs have been inspired by the work of Barbara Hepworth and Zaha Hadid.

Mixing Colours

This week Year 1 have been exploring colour in Art and Design. We mixed primary colours to make secondary colours.

Y3’s final art work

The children used wire to make their own animal sculpture

Clay hedgehogs in preschool. 🦔

In preschool we have been learning all about hedgehogs. We had an amazing idea to make our own clay hedgehogs. We used our fine motor skills to model and mould our clay. When we had made our hedgehog shapes, we then added our eyes, nose and the very important spikes. Well done preschool.

Yayoi Kusama Pumpkins 🎃 🖼

In art preschool have been learning all about Yayoi Kusaman, and how she painted spots on pumpkins. We got our own pumpkins together and set off to work, we worked together to make our spotty pumpkins, we was showing amazing sharing and turn taking skills. Well done preschool. 🧡🎃

Bonfire night 🔥🎆🍂❤️

We have been learning all about bonfire night today. ❤️
We have made some salt art fire work pictures. 🎆 We have watched about what we need to do to stay safe on bonfire night. 🔥 And we have celebrated our learning in our floor book. 😊

Autumn

In Reception, the children have been learning about the season of Autumn. They had the opportunity to go on an Autumn walk around the school grounds to look for signs of Autumn. The children also rolled conkers in paint to create some fantastic pieces of art.

Bonfire Night

Reception about the story of ‘The Gunpowder Plot’. The children also had a discussion about keeping safe during Bonfire Night. They then had the opportunity to make some edible sparklers and created some firework artwork.

Year 1 Making pinch pots

Year 1 have been making clay pinch pots and painting them in the style of Dale Chihuly. Their work reflects the Macchia series which Dale Chihuly created using over 300 colours.

Art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

The children in Reception looked at and discussed photographs of Andy Goldsworthy’s artwork and sculptures. They then create their own pieces of art in the style of And Goldsworthy.

Year 4 Art

Today we have been exploring the artist Georgia O’Keeffe.

Winter

In Reception, the children have been learning about winter. They had chance to spot scenes of winter on a wonderful walk around the school grounds, they learnt about wearing appropriate clothes in winter to keep warm. They had the opportunity to explore freezing and melting with real life snow. They also painted some beautiful winter scenes.

Y3 are

We have listened to the story of the ‘parable of the Sower’ the children retold the story as a group through art.
They each chose a part of the story and drew a picture to represent it. We then talked about the message of the story and how it teaches us to trust, believe and follow God.

Colour Mixing

Reception have been exploring mixing primary colours together.

Artwork in Reception

Reception have been creating art in the style of Kandinsky.

Year 4 R.E

Year 4 have loved creating their own artwork for ‘The Empty Tomb’. We love the individuality and imagination put into these pieces.

Springtime

In Reception this week, the children have been learning about the season of spring. The children have been on a spring walk around the school grounds to look for signs of spring. The children have also created some beautiful observational paintings of spring flowers.

Ladybirds

Reception have been reading What the Ladybird Heard, they made some ladybirds. This activity developed the children’s cutting, folding and joining skills.

Clay Spiders

As part of Reception’s topic ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. Reception have been creating clay spiders, the spiders were inspired by Louise Bourgeois ‘Mamam’ sculpture.

First week in Preschool ❤️

🎉 Our First Week Back Was AMAZING! 🎉

What an incredible start to the year, little stars! ✨ We’ve made new friends 👯‍♀️, explored exciting activities 🎨🧩, and had SO much fun together! From playing games 🏃‍♂️ to learning new things 📚, every moment was filled with laughter and smiles! 😊💖

Here’s to a year full of new adventures, growing together, and making even MORE memories! 🌈🚀 We can’t wait to see what next week brings! 🎉🌟

#FirstWeekFun #BackToSchool #PreschoolAdventures #LearningAndLaughing

Free painting ❤️🎨

Preschool enjoying some free painting time, exploring textures and seasonal colours. ❤️

Year 3 RE

The children created their own sunset water colour painting and made links between the creation story and Psalm 19.

Clay pots inspired by Dale Chihuly

Year 1 have been learning about the artist, Dale Chihuly in Art. So far, they have explored primary and secondary colours and they have created clay pots in the style of Dale Chihuly.

Art workshop

Years 4, 5 and 6 had the amazing opportunity to attend an art workshop at The Edge today. We talked about Jesus and designed crowns inspired by Him being the Light of the World. 👑 💫

Y1 and Y2 Art Workshop

Following on from our Pantivity performance last week, we took part in an art worship making sheep pots out of clay, to symbolise that the shepherds watch over their sheep🐑

Year 4 RE

In our RE lessons, we have been studying at the artist Jorge Cocco Santángelo. We discussed sacrocubism and children have recreated the artwork and discussed their colour choices.

Y3 Art

The children have been looking at the artist Bridget Riley and have been exploring her art work using different materials.

Painting in preschool ❤️🎨☺️

Today our preschoolers had so much fun creating sea life art! 🌊🎨

We used special sea animal stampers to make colorful underwater pictures. 🐠🐙🐢 The children loved pressing the stampers to see which ocean friend would appear next! 💙✨

Such a fun and creative way to explore sea life! 🐳🌊

Homework Coffee Afternoon

As always, we were delighted to welcome families into school to celebrate and share all the fantastic effort children have put into their homework projects. Thank you for supporting your child to be creative and share their learning. We were so impressed with each and every project.

Y6 end of SATs

Year 6 worked in groups to make their own marble runs using the paper from all of their hard work preparing and revising for their KS2 assessments. There are definitely some future architects and designers in the making!

LS Lowry Art

Year 1 have been learning about LS Lowry in Art. They have each created a piece of art in his style.

Year 1 computing

In Year 1, the children have been choosing and using appropriate paint tools to create a picture in the style of different artists.

Year 5 – Art – Henri Rosseau / William Morris

We have looked at the colourful and nature-based works of Rosseau and Morris and have practised using their techniques to create our own art in our sketchbooks.

Y4 Art

We are incredibly proud of one of our talented Year 4 pupils, who created this fantastic sketch of Sir David Attenborough.

The attention to detail and care shown in the artwork is truly impressive, and it is wonderful to see such creativity and artistic talent being celebrated in class. Well done on a brilliant piece of work! 🎨👏

Sunflowers 🌻

This week, we have been reading the story “Sam Plants a Sunflower” 🌻📚. We have been learning about the different parts of a plant, including the roots, stem, leaves, and flower 🌱🪴.

The children have also explored the beautiful colours found in plants and flowers 🎨🌼. Using their creative skills, they painted their own wonderful sunflowers, carefully choosing colours and adding lots of detail 🖌️🌻✨.

We are so proud of their enthusiasm and creativity this week! 😊🌱💛

Year 4 Art

Have a look at our end pieces inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe!

Year 4 Computing

How amazing is this pixel art Year 4 have designed and created today!

Y6 Art

Year 6 have continued their art journey inspired by the work of James Lawrence Isherwood. 🎨✨

This week, the children explored and practised a range of techniques that will help them create their own artwork in Isherwood’s distinctive style. They developed their understanding of perspective drawing and experimented with blending oil pastels to create different effects and atmospheres within their work.

As part of their learning, they investigated how colour can influence mood. Warm colours such as red, orange and purple were used to create energy and excitement, while cooler colours like blue, green and yellow helped to convey a more subdued or gloomy feeling.

We can’t wait to see these skills come together in their final pieces! 👏🖌️

Art

We started our new art topic by looking at tone. The children did an amazing job at making their sketches look 3D and adding highlight where the light hits.

📸 Year 6 Art 🥝🫑

Last week, our Year 6 artists explored the work of photographer Edward Weston and discovered the fascinating world of macro photography. They experimented with getting up close to fruits and vegetables, looking carefully at shape, texture, pattern and detail.

The children then put their skills into practice, taking their own close-up photographs inspired by Weston’s work. It was amazing to see how ordinary fruit and vegetables could become such interesting photographic subjects! 🍊🌽📷

Fine Motor Skills ❤️

EYFS Autumn Fine Motor Fun

🍂🎨 EYFS have been busy in the den developing their fine motor skills through a fun autumn activity!

Using cotton buds and paint, the children created their own beautiful autumn pictures. 🍁 They practised their pincer grip, hand-eye coordination and control while exploring autumn colours and getting creative.

What a lovely way to learn through play! 🖌️🍂😊

🍂🍁 Autumn Leaf Collage 🍁🍂

Our EYFS children have been exploring the beauty of autumn by working together to create a beautiful collage using autumn leaves! 🌿🍃

The children enjoyed looking at the different colours, shapes, sizes and textures of the leaves before choosing where to place them in our collaborative artwork. 🎨🖐️

This activity supported our EYFS learning by developing fine motor skills, creativity, communication and language, and teamwork. The children shared ideas, made choices and worked together to create something special! 🧡🤝

🌟 EYFS links: 🍂 Expressive Arts and Design – exploring materials and creating collaboratively. 🗣️ Communication and Language – talking about the leaves, describing what they noticed and sharing ideas. 🤲 Physical Development – strengthening fine motor skills through handling and arranging the leaves. 🤝 Personal, Social and Emotional Development – taking turns, sharing resources and working together.

What a lovely way to celebrate the changing seasons and enjoy the magic of autumn! 🍁🌳🧡

#EYFS #EarlyYears #AutumnActivities #LearningThroughPlay #ExpressiveArtsAndDesign #OutdoorLearning 🍂

🍂🌿 EYFS Nature School – Exploring God’s Wonderful World 🌍🍁

Today, our EYFS children enjoyed exploring God’s wonderful world during our nature school adventure! 🍃☀️ We loved looking closely at the beautiful autumn leaves and discovering all the different colours, shapes and sizes nature has to offer. 🍂❤️💛🧡

The children had lots of fun sorting the leaves by colour and shape, developing their observation skills, mathematical language and understanding of the natural world. 🍁🔍 We talked about the changes we could see around us and marvelled at the beauty of God’s creation. 🙏🌳

🎶 We also sang songs about the outdoors, celebrating nature through music, movement and lots of happy voices! 🎵🐦

Our outdoor learning provided wonderful opportunities to develop communication and language, mathematics, understanding the world, and expressive arts and design, all while learning through play. 🌿👐

We are so proud of our little explorers and the curiosity, wonder and joy they bring to every adventure! 🥰🍃

#EYFS #NatureSchool #GodsWonderfulWorld #OutdoorLearning #UnderstandingTheWorld #LearningThroughPlay #AutumnAdventures 🍂🌍💚