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Year 2 have been reading ’The Beautiful Oops’…

19-10-2023

Year 2 have been reading ’The Beautiful Oops’ and thinking about how we can celebrate our mistakes and turn them into something special. #smithdownart @SmithdownPrimY2

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Before starting our new Art topic ‘Spirals’…

19-10-2023

Before starting our new Art topic ‘Spirals’ – we had a quick practise drawing them on the playground with chalk. What do you think? Are we ready to start creating them in lots of different ways? #smithdownart

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We have been learning to draw spirals

19-10-2023

We have been learning to draw spirals. This superstar made a spiral using the Lego #smithdownart

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Making some spirals out of play dough!🤩

19-10-2023

After looking at spirals in art, these superstars decided to make some spirals out of play dough!🤩

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Artwork inspired by Yinka Shonibare

19-10-2023

Look at this amazing artwork inspired by Yinka Shonibare #smithdownart

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Super start to our “Painting with Scissors” topic with a focus on Henri Matisse

19-10-2023

Super start to our “Painting with Scissors” topic with a focus on Henri Matisse. Amazing inspiration applied to their own work✂️📄 great work Year 3! #smithdownart #theartsatsmithdown

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The children explored his life and paintings 🎨

19-10-2023

4KM had a great afternoon completing their artist study about Paul Cezanne. The children explored his life and paintings 🎨 #Smithdownart

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4KM had a great afternoon creating their own still life artwork!!

19-10-2023

4KM had a great afternoon creating their own still life artwork!! The children used a lot of different techniques to create their artwork🎨🍎🍌💐 #smithdownart

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4KM had a great art lesson this afternoon🎨

19-10-2023

4KM had a great art lesson this afternoon🎨 the children started off by exploring the texture of their shoes and then explored textures in still life art work🎨 #smithdownart

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4KM had an amazing art lesson creating their own mood boards…

19-10-2023

4KM had an amazing art lesson creating their own mood boards using different colours for positive and negative emotions. The children also discovered how they can portray a mood in still life drawings🎨 #smithdownart

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We’ve made such a lovely start to our new mixed media landscapes art topic!

19-10-2023

We’ve made such a lovely start to our new mixed media landscapes art topic! #smithdownart

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This afternoon 5EHD have been looking at different watercolour techniques…

19-10-2023

This afternoon 5EHD have been looking at different watercolour techniques ahead of using them as part of a mixed media piece. #smithdownart 🎨

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Today we experimented with different oil pastel techniques

19-10-2023
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Replication process of ‘Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge’ by Claude Monet

19-10-2023

Stage 1 in our replication process of ‘Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge’ by Claude Monet – colour mixing. Impressionism for #smithdownart

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Using Henri Matisse’s style, painting with scissors, Year 3 created poppies to show their respect for all the people who have lost their lives and our thoughts for their families.

10-11-2023

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Remembrance Day

10-11-2023

We have created some beautiful poems after reading Flanders Fields and used watercolours/charcoal/pencils to create some poppy artwork to mark Remembrance Day.

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Remembrance Day

10-11-2023

For Remembrance Day, we read the poem ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ and after discussing the content, we embellished the poem with images of poppies.

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Year 2 have made remembrance poppies today

10-11-2023

2GH made some beautiful poppies to help us remember today.

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Remembrance Day – ‘We will remember them’

13-11-2023
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Diwali Lanterns

13-11-2023

As part of our Diwali celebrations, Year 6 made lanterns displaying the symbols of, not only Hinduism, but other religions of the world too.

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Year 1 celebrated Diwali and made some beautiful diva lamps.

13-11-2023

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Diwali candles in 2GH

13-11-2023

We have enjoyed creating our own Diwali candles today

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Impressionism

13-11-2023

We were so blown away by this painting that we simply had to frame it! What a wonderful interpretation of Claude Monet’s ‘The Poppy Field’ by a very talented Year 6 artist 👨‍🎨

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Year 1 enjoyed making diva lamps to celebrate Diwali.

14-11-2023

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Today we have read I Like Trains!

20-11-2023

We have printed trains with blocks and made marks to represent train track, trains and signals.

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Hot air balloons

22-11-2023

We are learning all about different types of transport. We have been making our own hot air balloons using different materials and decorating them.

 

 

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