Image of Year 4 Drawing and Sketching
11 Sep

Year 4 Drawing and Sketching

This week, year 4 have used sketching pencils in different grades to sketch everyday objects around the classroom. We looked at six different shading skills and then used these on our own sketches. We particularly liked the ink shading with a 6B pencil.

Image of Nursery- Art-Colours
5 Sep

Nursery- Art-Colours

In Expressive Arts and Design this week we have been exploring colours. We watched the colours change when mixed together and gave meanings to our marks.

Image of Year 3 DT - Making A Pop Up Book
11 Jul

Year 3 DT - Making A Pop Up Book

Year 3 completed their pop up books this week. They learnt how to design the characters for their chosen nursery rhymes and how to make their pop ups work.

Image of Year 6 Leavers Disco
11 Jul

Year 6 Leavers Disco

Year 6 making their decorations for their leavers Disco tonight! There's paper chains and bunting all over the place and a lot of excitement in the air!

Image of Year 2 Computing Repeating Patterns
10 Jul

Year 2 Computing Repeating Patterns

Year 2 explored the art work of William Morris and then created their own repeating wallpaper patterns using the pattern tool on 2Paint.

Image of Nursery - Computing - Can You Draw A Sea Animal?
8 Jul

Nursery - Computing - Can You Draw A Sea Animal?

The children in Nursery class have accessed the interactive board to create a picture of a sea animal. They each chose their favorite sea animal from the basket, we discussed what it was called and what characteristics we could see on the animal. The children then selected a colour or texture for their picture and began to make marks on the board to represent their sea animal. They made some fabulous masterpieces and were very proud of their work!

Image of Year 3 Art - Making A Moving Picture Book
27 Jun

Year 3 Art - Making A Moving Picture Book

In today's art lesson, Year 3 began to put together their moving picture books. They designed their own cover based on their favourite nursery rhyme and completed the first step in making the pop up part inside.

Image of Nursery - Art - Colour Mixing
12 Jun

Nursery - Art - Colour Mixing

Nursery class have been working on colour recognition and also exploring color mixing with paint. The children used the three prime colours, red, blue and yellow, to create their pictures and were encouraged to talk about the colours they could see in their work.

Image of Year 1 Skills Builder - Art Gallery
23 May

Year 1 Skills Builder - Art Gallery

Year 1 enjoyed developing their creative skills on Skills Builder Day. They looked for inspiration from famous artworks of the seaside, cityscapes, the countryside and abstract art. They then created their own mini gallery.

Image of Reception Class - A Visit from Rev Kev!
22 May

Reception Class - A Visit from Rev Kev!

As part of our Courageous Advocacy Day, Rev Kev came in to visit the Reception to talk about the work he does in the community. He talked about the food bank and helping those around us.  The children also enjoyed drawing pictures of Rev Kev doing his work!

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.