Tag: Art and Design

Art Afternoon

This afternoon we decided to do some artwork to make our class reading garden more inviting. We used finger painting to create some colourful butterflies and leaves. We had to make sure that the butterflies were symmetrical. We also made some collage flowers using card and tissue…

Mountains launch

Today we have launched our Geography topic for this half term which is 'Mountains and Rivers'. We started by looking at different pictures and photographs of mountain ranges, discussed the different environments and considered textures, tones and perspective.

Using…

Geometry - 3D modelling

What parts of a plant do we eat?

Well, that completely depends on what type of plant it is. Today Class 3 have been classifying plants, according to which part is eaten. There are 6 categories:

• Stem and shoots
• Leaves
• Roots
• Flowers
• Fruits
• Nuts and seeds

Plants!

This afternoon Class 3 have been identifying and describing different parts of flowering plants, including the roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers. The children took their time, carefully drawing the plants, then labelled and annotated their drawings from their close…

Easter Cards

Elephant Art Work

Linking to our English book 'The Firework Maker's Daughter,' in Art we produced some amazing elephant watercolour art. We are very proud of our wonderful work! 

Nellie's Tree

Wow, what an amazing morning - Class 3 went to visit Nellie's Tree, voted UK's Tree of the Year!! The tree is a beech tree grafted into an N-shape to woo a sweetheart named Nellie. Almost 100 years ago, Vic Stead grafted a sampling between two others to form the letter N as he…

Children around the world week - India

Wow, we have had an amazing week learning all about India. From researching about the physical and human Geography, different religions, native animals, cultures and celebrations, to making chapattis and tasting India food, from making and decorating…

Roman Mosaics

While Miss Brown was on a training course, we were lucky enough to have Mrs O'Neill teach us art this week. Linking to our History topic, we learnt about Roman mosaics and created our very own using different medias.

Book Hedgehogs

How cute are our book hedgehogs?! Class 3 have made some amazing book hedgehogs today, they are going to watch over and support our reading. Once we have read a book, we are going to write the name of it on a leave and place it under the hedgehog! By the end of the year, it will…

Christmas Already?

Class 3 spent the afternoon making our Christmas cards so they can be sent home to families and orders can be collected! Here's a sneak peak ...

Take a closer look at our photos in our photo gallery!