Reception: Visit to Imagine That
Our Reception class had an incredible day at Imagine That! in Liverpool, diving into hands-on science with dry ice experiments, magical snow, and slime-making. From painting a car and crafting magnets to exploring the roleplay and creative zones, the children’s imaginations were in full swing. We are so proud of their exemplary behaviour, as they represented our school beautifully throughout this fantastic adventure!
Year 2 - Art - Creating Collages
In Art, Year 2 have been creating collages using the textured paint that we mixed last week.
Year 3- Art- Observing Patterns and Tone
Today, Miss Gregson delivered an art lesson focused on building the skills needed for the children's final projects. Year 3 spent time looking really closely at flowers and seeds, learning that to be a good artist, you have to spend more time looking at the object than the paper. They practised noticing tiny patterns and textures that they might usually miss. A big part of the lesson was learning how to use observational skills to make the flowers and seeds look 3D. By observing where the light and dark tones were, the students added lots of detail to their work. These sketching and shading skills will help them feel much more confident when they start their final pieces.
Craft Club
Today, craft club was all about space! We drew our solar system onto a paper plate, making sure we got the colours and sizes of each planet correct. We also discussed why Pluto is no longer classed as a planet but decided to use it anyway! We then made rockets on sticks which could fly through our solar system pictures. Next week at craft club we will be talking about different emotions and creating cartoon art!
Craft Club
This week in craft club our theme was “In the Garden”. We decorated plant pots where we planted some cress. We then decorated pin wheels and used lots of initiative and problem solving to put them together. They’re now ready to pop in our gardens at home and watch the wind turn them! Next week, the theme is Space.
Year 2 - Art - Creating Texture In Paint For A Collage
Year 2 have been preparing collage paper. We mixed paint and then created texture in the paint using various materials.
Year 1 Art: Origami
Year 1 loved trying origami today. We created two different animals, a cat and a fish. We found the cat super easy, but the fish was definitely more challenging. We persevered and finished our design. It helped us to understand the important of folding neatly and pressing the folds. It also helped us to remember about edges and corners from our previous maths learning.
Year 2 - Art - Creating texture with paint
Year 2 have been mixing primary colours to create the correct colour to represent natural objects. Then they used a variety of objects to create different textures with paint.
Year 3 Celebrating Earth Day 2026
To celebrate Earth Day, the children came to school dressed in earth colours like green, blue, and brown. It was a wonderful way to show our respect for the planet! Throughout the day, we took part in some fantastic hands-on activities. First, we made wooden coasters representing the Earth. For this project, we used recycled wooden wheels because using reclaimed materials helps us protect our forests and reduces waste, which is exactly what Earth Day is all about. The children also took part in planting sunflower seeds. This was a particular highlight because it gave everyone a chance to get their hands in the soil and connect with nature. They especially enjoyed the feeling of responsibility that comes with nurturing a living thing. These sunflowers will be very useful for our Science topic next half-term, as the children are starting their plant diaries this week to track how their seedlings grow.
Year 1 Art: 3D Drawings
Year 1 loved creating some fantastic 3D drawings today. They used different techniques such as bending, folding, rolling, looping and spirals to create artwork that popped out from the page. I was blown away by the creativity from the children and how effective their artwork looked.
Reception Observational Spring Art
As part of our Spring topic this week, Reception have been looking at Spring flowers and have been developing their drawing skills using charcoal. The children looked carefully at daffodils and tulips, then applied different pressure on the charcoal to create light and dark tones.
Year 1 Art: Making Towers
In this lesson, Year 1 explored different ways of making towers with paper. They tried different methods such as rolling paper, folding paper, scrunching and bending paper. They have to create towers using the different techniques to understand which one was the best for a stable tower.
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