Year 5 self-portraits
This term, Year 5 have been studying the self-portrait. We began the project by exploring self-portraits by well-known artists and learning a little about the artists’ lives. In preparation for drawing their own self-portraits using 2B/4B pencil, we discussed the proportions of the face and the…
FOLD, SCRUNCH, MAKE - art workshop
Thank you to Creative Folkestone, for running an Art workshop for a group of Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils this week. We worked with two local artists Tania and Emily who delivered the art workshop: FOLD, SCRUNCH, MAKE Wearable Sculptures. Emily’s background is in fashion design and this was reflected in…
Year R Train Drivers
Within art this week, Year R children had great fun impersonating train drivers, steering an imaginary steam train and avoiding obstacles on the tracks. Approximately half the class told me that they had driven a real train before so I knew we were all in safe hands!!!
After a short chat…
Faith Ringgold story quilts - 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 is of our own ‘fibre art’, a title used by Faith to describe her own particular form of art, combining…
Year 6 figures in motion - sculpture
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 attempted to sketch from movement on film (sporting imagery).
As a class, we studied…
Year R loop the loop!
Year R continue to practise their gross motor skills and build their core muscles. During our art lesson this week, we concentrated on making loops and circular movements using whole arms, shoulders and generally moving the whole body.
After a short warm-up, we practised our moves within…
Storm Whales collages - Year 1
Throughout the term, Year 1 pupils have been working towards the completion of their Storm Whale collages, inspired by Benji Davies' book, The Storm Whale. Pupils have created a background, midground and foreground for their artwork. Their backgrounds depict a stormy sea using oil pastels and…
Sea dance - Year R
To practise their gross motor skills this week, Year R pupils have been swimming through an imaginary sea!
To begin, we had a gentle swim in the tranquil sea. We practised our front stroke, back stroke and breast stroke to ‘Sitting on the Dock of the Bay’. Very relaxing. When the imaginary…
Year R cleaning windows!
Year R pupils have been practising their gross motor skills again this week and giving the school windows a quick wash at the same time! Inspired by our desire for sparkling windows, the children have been making zigzags, circles, up, down and crossing motions using both sides of their bodies.
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Year One Christmas cards - DT
In DT last term, Year 1 made moving Christmas cards. During their morning work with class teachers, pupils worked independently to explore and practise making simple mechanisms - levers and sliders - that enable parts of their cards to move! A lever pivots around a split pin and can partially…
Stormy seas - Year 1
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…
Throwing shapes on the dance floor - Year R
Year R pupils have been practising their gross motor skills this week. Inspired by happiness and bubbles, we concentrated on making large round shapes using both arms.
Starting in the classroom, we practised a short dance which involved creating imaginary bubbles (circular movements with…
