Coronation Portraits 2023

 For King Charles III's Coronation, all the children at school sketched a portrait of King Charles at different ages.

The children used different grades of pencil to sketch and shade in the portraits.

Reception

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5 

Year 6

BOOK WEEK 2023: MIRROR

 Book Week 2023

Mirror by Jeannie Baker

This spectacular picture book by Jeannie Baker is made up of two parts, designed to be read simultaneously, one from the left, the other from the right. Page by page, we experience the life of two boys and their families- one from inner city Sydney, Australia and the other from Morocco, North Africa. These worlds couldn't be further apart, yet with the showing of the parallel lives of the two families, we see a simple truth...that even with all the differences in landscape, language and clothing, we are all the same in the ways that really matter. We need to care for each other, we need to belong and we need to be loved by our loved ones.

Connecting with the artist: Jeannie Baker

In our whole school art project during book week, we carefully studied the pictures in the book which had been created using collage and learnt more about the illustrator/ author Jeannie Baker.

Exploring the Colour and Pattern in Moroccan Berber Rugs

In the story, the object that connects the two families is a Moroccan Berber Rug. We explored the patterns and colours in different Berber style rugs.

Designing a section of a Moroccan Rug in the Berber style

We then used the inspiration from the patterns and colours, that we explored in the Berber Rugs, to design our own section of a rug.

Making our Moroccan Berber Rugs using different collage techniques

Each year group had a different way of creating their collages for their part of the rug.

Nursery

Collage using mixed media

Reception

Collage using mixed media

Year 1

Collage using coloured paper

Year 2

Collage using tissue paper and pen to add pattern

Year 3

Collage using photographs from magazines

Year 4

Collage using a mosaic style with paper

Year 5

Collage using different patterns and textured fabric

Year 6

Collage using a selection of materials of their choice

The finished Berber Rugs on display

Nursery

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

RECEPTION: The Hungry Caterpillar

 

Reception have been experimenting with different textures and exploring how to add materials to their paint to create different effects. 

We mixed PVA glue into our paint to allow the different textured materials to stick well to the surface of our caterpillar.

We experimented with sand, sawdust, straw, beans and pieces of wood.

Each of us made part of the caterpillar...

...and part of the beautiful butterfly...

...and all of the food that the hungry caterpillar ate!

KS2 ART CLUB: Our Local Area

 

              

In KS2 Art Club we have created works of art all about our local area.

We started our project by walking through the village and sketching different buildings and features of our choice.

We then used our observational sketches and photographs of the area to create an individual piece of artwork.

Ink drawings

Collage

3D models

Mixed media

Parents came along to see our brilliant project work!