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Year 3 stone age art – paint making
This half term we are studying stone age art. In this lesson, we were exploring how to make our own stone age paint using things in the environment and spices.
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Year 3 Mosaics
This half term in art we have been learning all about mosaics. The children studied how the Romans made mosaics before planning and designing their own. We think they look fantastic. Well done Year 3.
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Clay Sculptures in Year 2
Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed our sculpture unit in Art this term. We researched the artist Pippa Hill and paid close attention to the technique she uses. After we designed our animal sculptures we practised carving, moulding, twisting and rolling the clay.. We loved making all different things, we ever Read more…
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Fruit Faces in Year 1
The children have enjoyed learning all about the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. We made our own 3D sculptures of fruit faces. The children carefully sliced and cut their own pieces of fruit.
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Interpretation of Henri Rousseau’s work: Tiger in a Tropical Storm
In Art this term, Year 5 are studying the work of Henri Rousseau. In Tuesday’s lesson, the pupils began to create their own interpretation of Henri Rousseau’s ‘Tiger in a Tropical Storm’. To begin with each pupil was given an image of a tiger and then they began to sketch Read more…
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Lino Printing
In Art this term, Year 5 have been learning about lino printing. Lino Printing is a form of block printing that involves carving a pattern or design into a linoleum, rubber or vinyl surface that can then be printed from. In today’s lesson, we carved our final design into the Read more…
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Computing in Year 1
This year in computing we have been developing understanding of the word technology, getting used to using a laptop and developing use of the mouse and keyboard. So far we have practised logging on using our username and password, created art work and typed our names.
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Year 3 make a prehistoric palette in art
This week in art we have been learning all about prehistoric cave paintings and how the people of the stone age made their own paint. We went out into the environmental area to look for natural things that we could create paint from. We explored how rubbing then left a Read more…
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Year 3 How to wash a woolly mammoth
Over the next few weeks we will be studying the text “How to wash a woolly mammoth” by Michelle Robinson. Before we start the text, we like to offer the children some experience days to put the text into context (after all, how many of us have ever seen a Read more…
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Year 3 Roman time observational sketches
This week in art we have been observing carefully to draw some sketches of Roman times. First we looked at Roman soldiers. Then we looked at the Roman colosseum which was much harder as we had to consider skills like perspective in our sketches. Mrs Grugel thinks they are amazing Read more…
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Reading Week Art
In Year 5 this week we have been celebrating Reading Week! One activity we did was to create some art based on the picture book Jemmy Button by Alix Barzelay. The book is about the true story of Jemmy Button, who was taken from his home by British explorers in Read more…
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Year 3 Weaving in art
This half term we have been learning all about the craft of weaving. All our research, practicing and designing was in the lead up to making our final piece of art – a wicker themed basket. The children have really enjoyed our weaving work and were made up with their Read more…
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Year 3 Weaving Art Work
This half term in art we have been learning all about weaving. The children explored pieces of woven work and how this is created using a loom, waft and weft. We then had a go weaving with paper and creating patterns. Once confident with the idea of weaving, we Read more…
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Digital photomontage in Year 6
This afternoon in Art we practised creating our own digital photomontages based on a theme of our choice. The app was a little hard to navigate at first, but we persevered and produced some great pieces!
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Christmas creativity!
This week in Reception we have had lots of fun making many different Christmas crafts! We have made our own reindeer, penguins, bouncy snowmen, Christmas hats and Christmas cards! Our cutting skills are improving tremendously!