Observational Drawings in Year 3

This week in Year 3, we have been looking at Charles Darwin and Carl Linnaeus. We looked closely at their observational study drawings, and tried to recreate their style by drawing our own. We had a rose each, and used texture and shading to make our drawings look as much like the real thing as […]

Jack and the Beanstalk in Nursery

To link in with our focus story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, the children have been practising their cutting skills by cutting out leaves to create a beanstalk. They’ve enjoyed re-enacting the story using the story characters and props.

What is Art in Year 1

This week in Art we asked the question ‘What is Art?’. We discussed lots of different sorts of art we knew of. Two visitors came into class to talk about the art they do in their spare time – Mr Pember and Dave. They showed us their drawings, paintings and models and talked to us […]

Chinese New Year in Reception

Reception have had a wonderful time learning about Chinese New Year. The children have been busy playing in the Chinese Restaurant and tasting typical Chinese food, creating Chinese lanterns, painting Chinese style symbols and travelling like the animals in the Chinese Zodiac Race story.

Clarice Cliff in Year 1

This week in Year 1, we have learnt all about Clarice Cliff and have spent lots of time looking at and admiring her various artwork. This inspired us to apply our colour mixing skills we have learnt over Spring term to paint a plate in her style, with concentric circles in both primary and secondary colours. 

The Stage in Nursery

For the last two weeks, Nursery have had a fabulous time learning to retell the story ‘One Snowy Night.” But, it was the classic “Baa Baa Black Sheep” nursery rhyme that stole the show during our free play this week. The children have loved performing their favourite songs on the outdoor stage!

Lost and Found in Reception

Our Reception children have loved this week’s focus story ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers.  They have created fabulous penguin paintings that look wonderful on display.  There have been lots of opportunities to retell the story using stick puppets, story maps and small world scenes.  Just like in the story, the children had a look […]

1S visit the Cathedral

This week Year 1 had their first visit to the cathedral to take part in a stained-glass window workshop.  1S looked at lots of the stained glass windows both old and new and then had the chance to make their own.  The children had lots of fun and the staff commented on how creative and […]

One Snowy Night in Nursery

This week in Nursery we have been reading the story ‘one snowy night’. The children have been enjoying making some lovely, colourful bird collages. What a great job they have done!

The Gingerbread Man in Reception

Reception have enjoyed reading the story of The Gingerbread Man this week.  We acted out the story in the hall by travelling and balancing in different ways.  We then took on the role of fox or gingerbread man as we played gingerbread ‘tag’! The children really did “run, run as fast as they can”!  We […]