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Inspired by the class reading book, ‘Billy and the Beast’, Year 1 have been creating their own scary beasts. Pupils have continued to explore mark making, this time using bamboo reed pens and Indian ink. They first cut out eyes from coloured paper and stuck these down before drawing their creature…

Over the last two weeks, pupils in year R have been weaving. They have weaved on both small individual weaving cards and large-scale weaving through boxes, fences, and pallets. It is a great way to create funky art and it provides opportunities for children to strengthen their gross motor control,…

It was lovely to meet our book club children this lunchtime. We talked about what we would like to do in the club and listened to the story “Yes” by Sarah Bee. Then we wrote our own inspirational phrases. Next we we are going to create a new book cover for an animal story. So if you have a…

Recently I received a visit from Amelie who told me about what she was doing to raise money for cancer treatment for her Aunty.

She showed me a story book called 'Mysterious Moments - The Adventure Begins' that she had produced and was now selling to raise funds. When I asked her what gave her…

The Folkestone Art Triennial is a project run by Creative Folkestone and is the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider…

Year one pupils have been exploring mark-making techniques this term. They have used a variety of objects - forks, spatulas, feathers, nail brushes and sponges are among the tools used. The children mixed secondary colours with their paint, dipped their tools in and experimented with different way…

Many of our children engage in charity to work to raise money and awareness for both local and national charities and today we were very pleased to hear about what Cara has been doing to support our NHS.

Over the past couple of weeks, Cara has been picking, weighing, boxing and then selling…

Throughout term six, Year one’s class reading book has been ‘Jack and Nancy’, written and illustrated by Quentin Blake. Jack and Nancy go on an exciting adventure. Travel, adventure, and exploration is a running theme through Quentin Blake’s work.

Inspired by his illustrations, pupils created…

While half the pupils in Year 5 were at the Open Golf Championship or taking part in a cricket match, the other lucky half had a day of art with me!

Pupils made Greek Warrior themed reduction relief prints. They carved their Ancient Greek design into a sheet of polystyrene and printed with…

On Wednesday, Year 5 took part in a Kwik Cricket tournament. When we arrived, Mrs Pearson walked us down to the playing fields where we waited with the other schools who were participating. We began by warming up, practising our bowling, throwing and catching.

Bridge 1 played Blean 1 in their…

If you have been following our blogs, you know all about our Art and Music project with Year 3. If not, here is a recap:

In term 5, Year 3 pupils worked with Mr Miles and Mrs Smith to compose and interpret their own graphic scores. Graphic notation (or graphic score) is the representation of…

We all enjoyed a wonderful trip to Creed Outdoors on15th June and we also enjoyed our recent walk in our local environment to survey the insect life and habitats in connection with our science topic. We have created a display of these outdoor learning experiences.