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Image of We have been painting autumn trees today.

13 Nov

We have been painting autumn trees today.

Image of Thank you to everyone who joined in with our half term challenge. This is a great way to show the children’s understanding. They have now taken pride of place on the altar.

31 Oct

Thank you to everyone who joined in with our half term challenge. This is a great way to show the children’s understanding. They have now taken pride of place on the altar.

Image of Today in Art we are looking at space and using a view finder to draw small sections of pictures.

17 Oct

Today in Art we are looking at space and using a view finder to draw small sections of pictures.

Image of Art- creating owl babies.

16 Oct

Art- creating owl babies.

Image of Art Day 2 - How incredible is our symbolic art imagery!

16 Oct

Art Day 2 - How incredible is our symbolic art imagery!

Image of What amazing artists Year 2 are! Here are our observational drawings of our teddies we brought in from home. The children had so much fun.

15 Oct

What amazing artists Year 2 are! Here are our observational drawings of our teddies we brought in from home. The children had so much fun.

Image of Year 6 Art - Day 1

15 Oct

Year 6 Art - Day 1

Image of Art week in action - Year 2

11 Oct

Art week in action - Year 2

Image of Our Year 3 art project has been a prehistoric adventure! We've mastered new drawing skills, experimented with natural pigments, and recreated the feel of cave walls. Plus, we've worked together to create stunning hand paintings. It has been so much fun!

11 Oct

Our Year 3 art project has been a prehistoric adventure! We've mastered new drawing skills, experimented with natural pigments, and recreated the feel of cave walls. Plus, we've worked together to create stunning hand paintings. It has been so much fun!

Image of Making skeletons linked to our story of the week.

7 Oct

Making skeletons linked to our story of the week.

Image of Making rainbow fish!

24 Sep

Making rainbow fish!

Image of Making self-portraits.

4 Sep

Making self-portraits.

Image of Decorating our outdoor area.

12 Jul

Decorating our outdoor area.

Image of Today we had to try really hard to master the art of weaving!

10 Jul

Today we had to try really hard to master the art of weaving!

Image of Year 4 - Art Project

9 Jul

Year 4 - Art Project

Image of We have been practising our plaiting skills - we found it tricky and showed a lot of resilience to be successful.

1 Jul

We have been practising our plaiting skills - we found it tricky and showed a lot of resilience to be successful.

Image of This half term our art topic is Woven Wonders. We have been developing the skill of wrapping with wool using sticks to make magic wands!

12 Jun

This half term our art topic is Woven Wonders. We have been developing the skill of wrapping with wool using sticks to make magic wands!

Image of Today in art we made a class web.

5 Jun

Today in art we made a class web.

Image of Different types of sculptures

24 May

Different types of sculptures

Image of Our art has been inspired by Diego Rivera and the Chiaroscuro style.

24 May

Our art has been inspired by Diego Rivera and the Chiaroscuro style.

Image of Thank you for all of your help collecting newspapers for our art project. Our new class pet spider is looking pretty good!

23 May

Thank you for all of your help collecting newspapers for our art project. Our new class pet spider is looking pretty good!

Image of Mayan art - lesson 1 (art day)

22 May

Mayan art - lesson 1 (art day)

Image of Year 1 have enjoyed exploring and creating 3D sculptures using different types of paper, rolling and cutting techniques.

18 Apr

Year 1 have enjoyed exploring and creating 3D sculptures using different types of paper, rolling and cutting techniques.

Image of We’re still exploring mark-making in Art using a variety of tools. Our focus has been on creating various shapes and playing with light and dark. The results are truly stunning!

26 Feb

We’re still exploring mark-making in Art using a variety of tools. Our focus has been on creating various shapes and playing with light and dark. The results are truly stunning!

Image of Experimenting with a roller in art.

21 Feb

Experimenting with a roller in art.

Image of This morning in Art we responded to Kurt Schwitters work, he used non-art materials to create collages. We used raffle tickets to create a pattern, some of us even used the overlapping technique.

9 Feb

This morning in Art we responded to Kurt Schwitters work, he used non-art materials to create collages. We used raffle tickets to create a pattern, some of us even used the overlapping technique.

Image of We are finishing this week with our Art unit of collages. Today in Art we responded to the artist Bridget Riley, her work inspired us to create Op Art. What talented artists you are Year 2!

8 Feb

We are finishing this week with our Art unit of collages. Today in Art we responded to the artist Bridget Riley, her work inspired us to create Op Art. What talented artists you are Year 2!

Image of Today in Art we responded to Henri Matisse ‘The Snail’ - we used the primary and secondary colours to arrange different materials in different patterns. What a great week we have had so far!

8 Feb

Today in Art we responded to Henri Matisse ‘The Snail’ - we used the primary and secondary colours to arrange different materials in different patterns. What a great week we have had so far!

Image of We have been using clay in Art to create stamps. First, we flattened the clay and then used various tools to make imprints on it. We then painted the stamps and used them to print on our card. We are really impressed with how they turned out!

1 Feb

We have been using clay in Art to create stamps. First, we flattened the clay and then used various tools to make imprints on it. We then painted the stamps and used them to print on our card. We are really impressed with how they turned out!

Image of In Art, we were printing with different objects and mixing primary colours.

16 Jan

In Art, we were printing with different objects and mixing primary colours.

Image of St Aidan's After School Clubs

6 Jan

St Aidan's After School Clubs