Observational Drawings in Nursery
The topic in art this week was observational drawings with coloured pencils. This helped the children develop their mark making skills whilst concentrating on colour, shape and size. They drew some beautiful, bright sunflowers on big paper.
Beep! Beep! The Bus Has Arrived in Nursery B
The children are continuing to enjoy reading the ‘Naughty Bus’ by Jan and Jerry Oke. This week they decided to make their own bus so they could travel around London seeing all the famous landmarks. So far they’ve visited Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. They are having lots…
Collage
We have been creating collages using different strips of paper and pictures. The collages represent natural features such as the bark of the tree.
Patterns in Nursery
This week we have been looking for patterns around us including patterns in stories and songs. The children used chalks to create different patterns including spots, swirls, lines and zigzags. We then created patterns using peg boards and numicon. Together we also used lummi sticks to repeat…
Levers and mechanisms
We started our new DT unit by making catapults. It was a very tricky task and we worked so hard to make brilliant working models.
Exploring Different Materials in Nursery
This week the children have enjoyed messy play and explored different materials including shaving foam, oats, paint and clay. They have used their investigative skills to feel, pour and fill containers using oats. They have created shapes and patterns with paint and shaving foam and made…
Mark Making using wax crayons and felt tip pens
This week and last, we have been experimenting with different effects that can be made using wax crayons and felt-tip pens. The children have made individual pictures and investigated rubbings of natural materials in small groups. They have also worked on larger scale pieces.…
Printing and sculpture
We created our own printing tools using clay, pine cones, shells. It was very messy but fantastic fun.
Balloon excitement
After a discussion in Nursery, one of our children brought in a pack of balloons. Mrs Bruchez had been talking about papier mache and how to make it. As she started to demonstrate, some air escaped from the balloon, much to the amusement of the class. It turned into 5 minutes of pure joy and…
The Magi Followed the Star
We visited to church to see the crib and the three wise men visiting baby Jesus. We talked about how the 3 kings are also called ‘The Magi’ and we spoke about the importance of the star that they followed to find baby Jesus. One of our little boys suggested we sing the ‘Little Baby Jesus’ song…
Reduction Printing
Year 5 have been exploring printmaking.
After looking at the work of Andy Warhol, the children designed their own stencil based around a Christmas theme.
We are going to use our stencils to create wonderful Christmas cards.
Festive Fun in Nursery
Physical Development, Expressive Art & Design
The children are using their fine motor skills to decorate wreaths, Christmas trees and snowmen this week. They are also wrapping gifts for under the tree and making magical reindeer food bags.