22
May
Year 3 Create Cubist Artwork!
In Year 3, we created artwork inspired by Pablo Picasso, using tissue paper and black markers to make a cubist image. We are very proud of our work! ...
Art & Design Technology
22
May
Art on the Canal: Year 6 Enjoy Sketching in the Sunshine!
Year 6 spent the day on Regents Canal on Friday practising how to sketch in perspective. Children chose a focal point at the canal, completing a landscape sketch of City Road Lock using a range of sketching techniques....
09
May
Year 1 D.T. – Bringing Our Moving Animals to Life
This week in Design Technology, Year 1 took the next exciting step in their moving toys project. After sketching their favourite animals last week, the children revisited their drawings and began deconstructing them into separate parts — heads, bodies, wings, legs, tails and more. This...
02
May
Year 1 Visit to Dalston Curve Garden – Summer Project Launch
This week, Year 1 had a wonderful time at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden as part of our summer project. The children explored a beautiful variety of tulips, noticing their colours, shapes and patterns. They were fascinated by how different each one looked. Can you identify...
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02
May
Year 3 Make Empanadas in D.T.
Empanadas are a Spanish delicacy. They are pasties with a sweet or savoury filling. Our topic is Spain and we made empanadas in DT to find out what they taste like. We filled the sweet ones with chocolate sauce and marshmallows and the savoury ones...
26
Apr
Year 1 Design Technology – Moving Toys
In Design Technology, we began our new unit on moving toys. The children started by drawing their favourite animals, thinking carefully about shapes, features, and how each animal might move. These sketches will inspire the designs for the moving animal toys they will create later...
01
Apr
Year 2 Art: Printing Planets
Year 2’s humanities topic this half term has been “The First Moon Landing”. In their final art lesson of the term, they looked at each planet in our solar system, studying the colours and patterns that makes each one unique. Then, using paper plates and...
21
Mar
Year 2 Finish their Starry Night Creations
To complete our work inspired by Vincent van Gogh and The Starry Night, the children added final details using white, yellow and gold. They carefully created glowing stars, suns and moons, finishing their textured night skies with a touch of sparkle. The final pieces beautifully...
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Art & Design Technology
14
Mar
Year 5 Art, Inspired by John Dyer: Ombré Style Backgrounds
Year 5 have started their art project this week, based on the work of John Dyer. After looking at his work, we could see the background, mid ground and foreground, and discussed how paintings can comprise of different layers to build effect. The children decided...
14
Mar
Year 4’s Beautiful Clay Mosaic Coasters – Finished Artwork!
Look at Year 4's beautiful clay mosaic coasters. Great work, Year 4!...