--- title: "Year 5 - Grendel's severed head!" url: "https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/2022-03-25-17-27-42-year-5-grendel-s-severed-head" school: "Bridge & Patrixbourne CEP School" --- # Year 5 - Grendel's severed head! ![Image of Year 5 - Grendel's severed head!](https://files.schudio.com/bridge-patrixbourne-cep-school-2/images/blog/front_cover(7).jpg) 25 March 2022 [Cally Smith](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/author/callysmith) **This term, Year 5 have been studying the story of Beowulf within their English lessons. As part of their writing, they described the characters of the story including the monster Grendel. Drawing upon their descriptions of the monster, pupils designed and constructed Grendel’s severed head from clay.** **Beware, these sculptures are grotesque and incredibly scary!** We began the project by studying the structure, proportions and features of the human head and pupils drew a self-portrait using a mirror. They went on to design their Grendel heads using their knowledge of the human head as a starting point. Before making the sculpture, each pupil made their own armature (structure) using aluminium foil. They then moulded clay around it to form a head shape. They considered the form of the 3D head and the position of the features on the face. Pupils used the blending technique to add clay features; they used tools to draw into the clay and added string, wire and other small objects to describe details (such as hair). **We had a terrifying** **morning making these! I love them. Please check out our gallery below:** [Art](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/tag/art) [Writing](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/tag/writing) [ Printing - pattern inspired by African textile design](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/2022-03-25-16-55-07-printing-pattern-inspired-by-african-textile-design) [Terrific Hockey News! ](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/2022-03-28-15-21-00-terrific-hockey-news) ![Bridge & Patrixbourne CEP School](https://files.schudio.com/bridge-patrixbourne-cep-school-2/images/logo/Untitled_design_(13).png) #### Bridge & Patrixbourne CEP School Conyngham Lane Canterbury Kent CT4 5JX 01227 830276 #### Quick Links - [Accelerated Reader](https://login.renaissance.com/12d2c70d-6700-47cc-8697-963c18493e4b/student?state=15f6cdf1-f2d2-403e-9e79-11dbb19009d1) - [BromCom ](https://cloudmis.bromcom.com/Nucleus/Framework/Login.aspx) - [Bromcom Help Centre](https://www.docs.bromcom.com) - [BromCom Training Portal](https://bridgeandpatrixbourne.bromcom.efrontlearning.com/) #### Useful Links - [Admission](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Contact Us](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/contact) - [Inclusion & SEN](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/key-information/inclusion-sen) - [PTFA](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/parents/ptfa) - [Safeguarding](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/safeguarding/the-safeguarding-welfare-team) - [Term Dates](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/key-information/term-dates) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bridge.patrixbourne.school) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bridge.patrixbourne.school/) © Copyright 2025–2026 Bridge & Patrixbourne CEP School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)