Year 1 have been enjoying creating their own self portraits. We used mirrors to observe our features and made a good effort to draw what we saw. Next time we will explore using a range of colour to create abstract art....
In our Design and Technology lesson this week, we explored the nutritional values of different pastries — focusing on calories, fats, protein, sugar and other nutrients — to determine which pastries are healthier compared to others....
In Year 2, we have been reading Sammy Feels Shy. Just like Sammy, we learned that it’s okay to feel nervous when sharing something about ourselves. To help us celebrate who we are, we created these bright and funny self-portraits. Using just one continuous line,...
Last week, Year 5 explored how to use watercolours to help them create expressive and unique self-portraits for their class display....
To kick off the start of the year, Year 6 have been busy creating self-portraits in art. As part of the establishment phase, children explored the difference between tone and tint when mixing colours and used the two techniques to create a colour palette suitable...
Year 6 enjoyed working with the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden this week to produce these fantastic models. Their work will form part of an installation, alongside models made by other members of the community, to commemorate the 40th year of the Dalston Peace Mural....
This week… hair! The children built on to their sculpture portraits that they started last week, and this week added hair. The team from the Eastern Dalston Curve Garden, with whom we are working to create these amazing sculptures, carefully curated the materials that would...
In Art, we have looking at the work of Yinka Shonibare, an Nigerian artist who uses African and European influences in his work. We focused on the patterns and colours used in his work and had a go at paper weaving to create similar styles...
Year 5 enjoyed a fantastic model making workshop with Dalston eastern Curve Garden, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Dalston Peace Mural....
Year 5 have spent their time in recent weeks preparing portraits and plans ready for their sculpture project, which both Year 5 and 6 are completing in collaboration with the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden. On Friday afternoon, Y5 began to construct their sculptures, taking so...
