Today we should have been exploring the rainforest biome at Kew Gardens but as that was not possible we did our best to create a day full of fun. We made excellent progress with our DT cushions and we were so impressed with how far the children have come with their appliqué, running stitch and … Continue reading
Last Friday we were invited to The Folkestone Academy for an art workshop. We were introduced to a project to do with Folkestone’s buildings of the future. We had to design and create our buildings and then make it from the materials that were on offer to us. It was a very good morning and … Continue reading
On Friday Art Club were lucky enough to go on a trip to London to visit The Tate Britain. https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain The children and teachers got on the train at Folkestone Central and we spotted some art work before we even boarded the train, the art installation ‘Like the Back of My Hand’. We had fun seeing … Continue reading
This term in year 3 we are getting to grips with cross stitch, running stitch and appliqué to create our very own cushions. We have started by learning how to cross stitch and this was a lesson in need of plenty of patience, perseverance and concentration. With plenty of support the children have been trialing … Continue reading
On Wednesday afternoon in Year 2 we created our own art work titled ‘Seascapes’. We began looking at artwork created by Piet Mondrian. We had already seen some of his work a couple of terms ago and recreated it using the computers. This time though we were using an unusual method of recreating a similar … Continue reading
This morning we joined together to celebrate last term’s independent learning theme – The Queen. The children looked very impressive all gathered together wearing red, white and blue and actually so did the adults! Before we began looking at each class’s work we had a quiz all about the Queen and her 70 year reign, … Continue reading
Over the past few weeks in DT, Owls have been planning, sculpting and decorating their own plant pots. First they used a computer program to digitally plan their plant pot design and then had a go at planning it using pastels. Following that they began sculpting their clay into a plant pot by rolling it … Continue reading
Today we have looked at how children lived in the Victorian era and what sort of games they played and the toys they sometimes had to make themselves. We have an assortment of Victorian toys in the classroom which include; whip and top, pop guns, ball and cup, a china doll and a Victorian perambulator. … Continue reading
On Friday, during our Art session, Year 6 have been studying human form. We began last week by looking at artefacts found from the Indus Valley. We will use these for inspiration to create our own Indus Valley style statues. We began by looking at how to draw a human from a stick figure. We … Continue reading
On Friday, during our Art session, Year 5 have been studying William Morris. Last week we learnt about who William Morris was and what he was famous for. We looked at different examples of his wallpaper designs and learnt that his patterns were inspired by nature, with many containing leaves, flower and animals. This week … Continue reading
Today, Year 6 headed to the coastal park with their buddies and enjoyed some play…
This week, Year 6 were lucky enough to have a visit from Wendy Shakespeare, who…
After a good nights sleep (if a little interrupted by a thunder storm!), the children…
Today we should have been exploring the rainforest biome at Kew Gardens but as that…
