Art & Design

Play Dough Dinosaurs

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we explore playdough and its properties to create a dinosaur? The children listened to instructions and explored the play dough. The children were asked to create their own dinosaur sculpture. The children looked at the models of the dinosaurs and set to work making […]

Swans Graffiti Art

by | 1 Jan 2023 | Art & Design, Swans

The Swans have been learning about graffiti street art and enjoyed creating their own tag!

Petal Mandala Sun Catchers

by | 11 Nov 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

In Art the Reception children designed and made a mandala which can be used as a sun catcher. They used flower petals and leaves to create a circular pattern which they tried to make symmetrical. Amazing art work.

Abstract Art

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became artists and created a group piece of abstract artwork that represented fireworks. Mrs Clark demonstrated how to use the painting resources – teabags dipped in paint and then thrown, dabble or wiped; paintbrushes to flick paint, long or short stokes or dabs; string dipped in paint and dragged across the paper or […]

Kandinsky Inspired London Cityscape with Fireworks

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we understand that artists can tell stories with their work? The children watched a video showing them how to draw a cityscape using lines and patterns! The background for their drawing was going to be inspired by artist Wassily Kandinsky! The children got busy […]

Fantastic Fireworks!

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children were very excited to create their firework pictures. The children cut out a circle and placed the it into the salad spinner. The children choose the colours they wanted and dripped and tapped the paint on to the circle. When they had selected the colours they put the lid on top and spun […]

Art – Kandinsky – Houses of Parliament

by | 10 Oct 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children in Year One became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we draw in the style of Kandinsky using different media to create a picture of the Houses of Parliament? The children learnt about the artist Kandinsky and used his artwork to inspire them. The children explored and experimented with different drawing […]

Titanic Artwork

by | 9 Sep 2022 | Art & Design, History, Swans

The Swans have been using their shading techniques to create a sense of form in their Titanic sketches. Don’t they look fantastic!

Andy Goldsworthy Art

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

This half term the children in Kingfishers Class will be focusing on collage. Today the children found out about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. The children were asked to respond to the work of Andy Goldsworthy. The children used natural objects and the techniques of tearing, overlapping and sticking materials. Great artwork Kingfishers.

Constable Day

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Art & Design, History, Owls, Visits

To fit in with our whole school enquiry question “Why does Stratford St Mary fascinate historians?” we focused on what the village would have been like in John Constable’s time. We found out that John Constable was alive during the Georgian period. On Thursday 26th May, we did a walk around the village looking for […]

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class became artists. The children learned about the artist Yayoi Kusama. She is a Japanese artist who is sometimes called ‘the princess of polka dots’. Although she makes lots of different types of art – paintings, sculptures, performances and installations – they have one thing in common, DOTS! Miss Jones told […]

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bunting

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children coloured in some bunting for Mrs Cousins which is going to be put up in the village for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. They also made bunting for BlackBrook Residential Home. Great teamwork Kingfishers!