by Kerri Sellens | Mar 21, 2023 | Art, Van Gogh Class 2022/23
Today in art, year 4 have been exploring tone – the lightness or darkness of an object, through observational drawing. They used pencil, pen, ink wash and charcoal to see how tone could be created. Tone helps to make an object look three-dimensional by...
by Kerri Sellens | Feb 9, 2023 | Art, Riley Class 2022/23, Van Gogh Class 2022/23
In the British Museum, there is a very special coin. The gold coin of Coenwulf, king of Mercia (796-821), is unique, and one of only eight gold British coins known from the period AD 700-1250. Coenwulf was king of Mercia, East Anglia and Kent, making him ruler of most...
by Kerri Sellens | Feb 9, 2023 | Design Technology, Kahlo Class 2022/23, Lichtenstein Class 2022/23
Year 5 developed their woodworking skills recently, through building frame structures. These structures are the basis for bird hide designs. Bird hides allow people to observe the movement of birds discreetly, within an enclosed structure that is camouflaged. We used...
by Kerri Sellens | Feb 9, 2023 | Art, Arts Council
The Arts Council visited an exhibition put on by Bow Arts at Poplar Union today. They took part in a fun workshop led by local artist, Sara Heywood, and collaborated on an installation with several local schools. The exhibition included lots of interesting projects...
by Kerri Sellens | Feb 3, 2023 | Art, Arts Council
These are the words the Arts Council used to describe how they wanted to feel when in our school library. They have started a new project to design some new sculptural elements for our library space. They researched the existing library space and brainstormed what the...
