--- title: "Stormy seas - Year 1" url: "https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-05-09-51-21-stormy-seas-year-1" school: "Bridge & Patrixbourne CEP School" --- # Stormy seas - Year 1 ![Image of Stormy seas - Year 1](https://files.schudio.com/bridge-patrixbourne-cep-school-2/images/blog/IMG_3164.jpeg) 5 January 2023 [Cally Smith](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/author/callysmith) [Class of 2021-2028 - Year 4](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2021-2028-year-4) Before Christmas, Year one watched a performance of The Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter at The Marlowe Theatre. This term, they are reading the book The Storm Whale as part of their class project. Throughout the term in art, pupils will be creating collage pictures inspired by the book. To start the project this week, they have been making the backgrounds using oil pastels and paint. As a class, we looked at photographs of rough seas before discussing Benji Davies’ (author and illustrator of The Storm Whale) depictions of the sea from his book. The children considered the colours and shapes they could use to create their own rough sea pictures (backgrounds) and mixed secondary paint colours (mainly green and a little purple). The results are very expressive. The children really enjoyed making them and some chose to create their own inspired work within their exploring time. I love them! Please view our gallery below: [Art](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/tag/art) [ Throwing shapes on the dance floor - Year R](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-04-18-04-17-throwing-shapes-on-the-dance-floor-year-r) [Year One Christmas cards - DT ](https://bridge.kent.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-05-17-53-23-year-one-christmas-cards-dt) ![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/)