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28 November 2025

Incredible printing

 We used printing techniques to create superb art work. 

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28 November 2025

Printng block making in Year 3

We had an amazing time print block making. We used slabs, rollers and printing ink.

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28 November 2025

Sharing our Home School Diaries

The week we have been reading the Christmas Pine. The book tells the story of a Norwegian pine tree chosen to be the annual Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. The story’s meaning symbolises peace and friendship as the tree is a gift from Norway to the UK. This week the children designed their own…

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18 November 2025

Bonfire night

Our home school diary task this week was to talk about bonfire night and what we did to celebrate.  We then thought about the fireworks we saw in the sky and created our own firework pictures. First we selected different colours and mixed them together, we then used a sponge to print the paint on…

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12 November 2025

Feet Paintings in Nursery B

Expressive Arts & Design

The children enjoyed exploring paint and colour mixing with their feet this week. First they walked in paint with their feet covered in bubble wrap and created ‘dinosaur footprints’. Then they went barefoot describing and comparing how it felt using words such as…

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7 November 2025

Painting & Colour Mixing in Nursery B

Expressive Arts & Design

The children have been exploring with paints creating firework pictures and colourful pebbles for our woodland area. 

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7 November 2025

Year 2 Art & Design: Painting

The children made a shape pattern by drawing around 3D shapes. They then painted the different sections using primary colours.

 

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6 November 2025

Design technology

We are making boxes covered in fabric. We used the nets of shapes to create the box. Next we will cover them in fabric.

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4 November 2025

Autumnal observational drawing

This week the children have been practising their observational drawing. We have used a selection of autumnal leaves and pumpkins of different colours, textures and size to carefully draw what we can see. We have talked about looking closely for details and discussed the autumnal colours we could…

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4 November 2025

Badge Making in Nursery A

As part of our forest skills activities the chidlren have been making badges.  This week we decorated our name badges and added wool to hang them around our necks.  

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24 October 2025

Year 4 Doodle Monsters

We took part in a zoom masterclass yesterday, organised by Children’s University and led by Lara, a CBBC animator. 
it was fascinating and the children absolutely loved thinking creatively and having a go at some of their own doodle monsters. All starting with a simple scribble. 
 

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23 October 2025

Year 2 Monster Doodle Masterclass

Year 2 joined a Children’s University masterclass where we heard from an illustrator called Laura who does animations for CBeebies. She demonstrated how to draw a range of amazing monsters and then the children all had a go.

 

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