Observing red peppers - Year One
Year one explored fruit and vegetables last term. Within art, the children used their observational skills to draw and paint red peppers.
As a class, we discussed scale (drawing the peppers larger to fill their A3 paper); oil pastels and how they resist paint (used for the seeds); highlights…
Musical theatre workshop - opera
Year 3 had the amazing enrichment opportunity of working alongside four professional musicians as part of their curriculum music focus this term, Music Theatre. During the hour-long workshop with two choral scholars (an organ scholar and the Singing Partnerships Lead from Canterbury Cathedral…
Tar Beach and story quilts by Year 4
Year 4 are delighted to share with you our cross-curricular project inspired by the life and work of Faith Ringgold, an African American female artist and author.
Our current display in the Year 4 corridor is of our own ‘story-quilts, a title used by Faith to describe her own particular form of…
Shadow puppet workshop - Hazel class
A big thank you to Creative Folkestone for running an Art workshop for Hazel class last week. The children worked with two local artists, Emily and Tania, who delivered the workshop: Character making, storytelling and performance.
The children began the morning by discussing storytelling…
The human figure - Year 6
In term 3, Year 6 designed and made sculptures depicting the human figure in motion. To begin the project, pupils explored the proportions of the human figure and drew from wooden mannequins. They then sketched from movement on film (running, dance, skipping etc).
As a class, we studied the…
Fairytale collage - Year R
Throughout term 3, Year R have been exploring Fairytales; within art, the children have been learning how to join materials and create collages.
We began the project by looking at and discussing the paintings and collages by Henri Matisse. Each class then made their own collaged fairytale…
Troll Competition!
Troll competition
It all started when a group of Trolls invaded the library………
A massive thank you to all the children who entered our Troll Competition and to those who supported children at home. Mrs Tomsett and I are absolutely delighted with all the wonderful and creative entries. We…
Year R colour mixing
Throughout term 2 and within the first two weeks of term 3, Year R continued to explore colour. The children made their own colour-wheels and discovered what happens when two primary colours touch and mix together. We then went on to mix secondary colours with more control within mixing palettes.…
Year one - observational drawing
Year 1 children are working towards the completion of their collages inspired by Henri Rousseau’s, SURPRISE! Their artworks will consist of a background, midground and foreground. The children will also consider layout and composition.
The Year one topic this term is toys, therefore, the…
Year 5 moon buggy toys
Year 5 have completed their Moon Buggy toys for children aged 9-10 years old.
Product specification were as follows:
- It must move using an elastic band ‘pull back’ mechanism
- Have 4 wheel and 2 axels
- The dimensions must not exceed an A4 piece of paper
- Be strong and robust to…
Year 6 chairs!
Year 6 chairs are here! Order a full size version now!
Throughout this project, Year 6 have: learnt about strong shapes and forces; explored materials, techniques, joins and structures; made initial designs inspired by influential designers; made prototypes and modified designs as appropriate;…
Year One Super Heroes
This week, Year one will be completing their DT Super Hero Moving Pictures!
Within the project the children: considered who can be a super hero and they have designed and drawn their own; explored and made slider and lever mechanisms; designed and made their own backgrounds using geometric…
