Blog by Tag: Art

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

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…

On Wednesday 8th January 2025 Michael Tyler from Creepy Claws brought just a few of his many rescued pets to visit year 2 as part of their learning in English; a non chronological pet report and Science; all about animals including humans. We were delighted to meet Cleo the royal python, Womble…

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 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…

We have appointed Year 6 Art Leaders. This is a new role that will evolve throughout the year but the aim is to give children at Bridge ownership and ‘a voice’; an opportunity to be actively involved with planning and leading art projects; to act as coaches, advocates and ambassadors for the Arts…

This term, Year R have been exploring colour and using inspiration from the abstract paintings by Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky.

The children learnt about primary colours; how to mix secondary colours; how colours make them feel and whether they are warm or cool; how to use paintbrushes and…

Before beginning to construct their final chairs, Year 6 were privileged to be visited by an architecture lecturer! Robert Nice, one of our parents, works at UCA in Canterbury teaching architecture; he generously gave up his time to come into school and chat with pupils about their chair designs…

A big thank you to Creative Folkestone for running an Art workshop for Birch class this week. The children worked with two local artists, Emily and Naomi, who delivered the workshop: Portraiture.

The children began the morning by looking at and discussing images of a range of self-portraits by…

Last Friday, Year 4 Bridge children and their parents took part in The Christmas Light Parade through Canterbury. The parade started near the Westgate Gardens and made its way (past the many onlookers) through Canterbury city centre. We finished in the Cathedral Precincts where we were greeted by…

As part of the Canterbury Festival 2024, Bridge and Patrixbourne CEP worked with Canterbury College’s Level 3, Year 2, Art and Design students to create artwork for the woodland trail exhibition at Walderchain Wood's Artists’ Open House.

Thank you to everyone who visited and supported the…

Last week, Year 1 finished creating autumn leaves from their marking-making paintings.

Earlier in the term, the children explored mark-making but not with traditional tools; instead they used household objects and considered what their marks could describe – the texture of crocodile skin,…