Year 2 - Imitating Piet Mondrian's Art!
Year 2 have been exploring the work of the famous artist Piet Mondrian, known for his bold use of straight lines and primary colours. The children carefully imitated his style by creating their own striking designs using vertical and horizontal lines filled with blocks of red, blue, and yellow. This activity helped them to notice how simple shapes and colours can create powerful artwork, while also developing their precision, creativity, and appreciation of different artistic styles.
Year 1 - Painting Fun!
Year 1 had a wonderful time exploring colour mixing this week! The children experimented with blending primary colours to discover the exciting new secondary colours they could create. Once they had mixed their paints, they used the bright new shades to decorate inside handprints, producing beautiful, unique pieces of art. This activity not only encouraged creativity but also helped develop fine motor skills and an understanding of how colours work together.
Year 3 - Making Pigment!
Year 3 had an exciting time this week creating their very own pigments using natural materials such as berries, leaves, and mud. The children experimented with crushing, mixing, and blending these items to see the different colours they could produce, linking their discoveries to how artists in the past made paints before modern supplies existed. Along the way, they developed their creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork skills, while also learning to appreciate the rich resources nature provides.
Reception - Healthy Baking!
This week, Reception had lots of fun exploring healthy baking! The children measured ingredients, mixed, stirred, and carefully followed steps in a recipe — all while learning about making good food choices. Through this activity they developed important skills such as counting, weighing, taking turns, and following instructions, as well as building fine motor strength by kneading and mixing. Most importantly, they worked together, shared ideas, and discovered that baking can be both delicious and nutritious!