Image of Reception Class -Maths - Complex Patterns
22 May

Reception Class -Maths - Complex Patterns

In Maths, Reception Class has been learning about patterns as part of our topic on shapes. Today the children brightened up the houses of Darwen by drawing complex patterns on their houses!

Image of Reception Class - Jonah and the Whale
22 May

Reception Class - Jonah and the Whale

As part of our Courageous Advocacy Day, the children in Reception learnt about justice and speaking up for doing the right thing. They learnt this through acting out the story of Jonah and The Whale and they enjoyed creating whale pictures and sentences about how God wants them to be.

Image of Year 3 Art - Printing Collograph Blocks
17 May

Year 3 Art - Printing Collograph Blocks

In Art today, Year 3 used the collograph blocks they designed last week to print onto fabric squares using rollers and coloured ink.

Image of Pre-School- UTW- Art- Colour Mixing
16 May

Pre-School- UTW- Art- Colour Mixing

The children have been exploring colours, we used the three primary colours and watched what happens when the colours got mixed together. The children then went on to mix paint colours on their hands to watch the effects change in front of them.

Image of Year 4 Art - Victor Vasarely
15 May

Year 4 Art - Victor Vasarely

We have been looking at the work of Victor Vasarely. We have been comparing and contrasting and recreating some art in his style of work.

Image of Year 1  - Art and Design - Knotting and Winding
8 May

Year 1 - Art and Design - Knotting and Winding

In Textiles, Year 1 have been experimenting with knotting and wrapping techniques. They practised knotting wool to a stick and then winding it around until the whole stick was covered.

Image of Pre-school- Art-Space pictures
1 May

Pre-school- Art-Space pictures

Space Art The children have been exploring space. We have been very creative using different materials that are 3D, hard, soft and shiny to add texture to our pictures. The children used stars, glitter and foil to make their amazing Space art.

Image of Year 3 Art - Exploring Different Patterns From Other Cultures
26 Apr

Year 3 Art - Exploring Different Patterns From Other Cultures

In art year 3 have been exploring patterns from different cultures.

Image of Year 4 Art - Complimentary Colours - Paul Klee
24 Apr

Year 4 Art - Complimentary Colours - Paul Klee

Year 4 have been continuing their work on referencing the art of Paul Klee using complementary colours.

Image of Year 2 Art - Exploring Colours
24 Apr

Year 2 Art - Exploring Colours

Year 2 explored primary and complementary colours in art this week using different materials to create six collages.

Image of Year 3 Art Dip Dying
19 Apr

Year 3 Art Dip Dying

Year 3 in their art lesson this week have been trying dip dying. They dipped their piece of material into four different colours of ink and created a tie dye pattern.

Image of Year 2 Art inspired by Henri Matisse
18 Apr

Year 2 Art inspired by Henri Matisse

Year 2 created their own spiral pictures inspired by Henri Matisse.