Art & Design

Pupils experience drawing, painting, collage and textiles.

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Within each year group, there is a balance of reciprocal learning which includes individual and collaborative opportunities. As an integral part of learning about Art and Design, children are asked to evaluate their own and other’s work in order to become reflective learners who can
change or adapt it in order to improve it.

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YEAR 1

Year 1 used mixed media to create an image of the Owl Who Was Scared of the Dark, which they studied in Literacy. They used Brusho to create a background, then cut out shapes to stick on to represent branches.
Next they used shapes to print to represent the owl and finally, they used felt pen to give a good definition to their work.

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YEAR 2

Year 2 drew Tudor houses using observational skills in pencil and charcoal. They then collaborated and used the best parts of their designs to create 3D houses using boxes. In order to make them stable, they used mud roc to cover them. This also helped to add texture. Finally, they added finishing touches to create lead windows, wooden doors and Tudor cladding.

Year 2 also completed textile work which related to their learning about the Scottish Isle of Coll. They learnt about the traditional fabric of tartan, and then designed their own using their favourite colours. First they designed their tartan on paper, then practised the art of weaving using paper.
Finally they used felt to create their own tartan.

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YEAR 3

When Year 3 learnt about Africa, they looked at a selection of African Art and patterns. They used these as a stimulus to design their own patterns.
They printed these onto fabric, then used the fabric to create a
purse by sewing the fabric together.

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YEAR 4

As part of Year 4's learning about materials, they used recycled materials to create a collage.

Year 4 completed still life drawing of a variety of every day materials.

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Year 5

Whilst studying the Egypians, Year 5 learnt about cartouches. They designed their own cartouches on paper, then used clay to create a 3D version of them using slip and a variety of clay tools to add details.
Once they were fired, they used clay paint to add colour.

During learning about the Victorians, Year 5 studied the artwork of William Morris. They used his patterns as a stimulus to create their own.
They then printed their designs using different colours onto a tile.

What would your tile look like?

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YEAR 6

Year 6 linked their Art learning to their World War Two learning during the Blitz in Plymouth. They studied the local landscape during these years and then used their research to draw an image of Plymouth. They collaborated in small groups to merge their images. Finally they used collage using fabric, sewing and embellishing to create a final group piece of textile art.

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VISITING ARTISTS

Xiou Bai Li

In September 2012, Year 2 completed an Art workshop with the Chinese born artist, Xiou Bai Li, who has lived in Plymouth for many years. They used rice paper to create a painting in a Chinese style. Lots of parents also came in to share this learning experience and created their own paintings as well.

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NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM

Year 5 and 6 completed workshops at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Their learning was cross curricular and included collaborating to create 3D art of a variety of Sealife.

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Stiltskin

Year 5 and 6 were lucky to work with Stiltskin to create lanterns. The children took part in a festive parade, carrying their lanterns in Plymouth City Centre on the 6th December 2012.

At times the children worked independently to create their 3D lanterns.

At other times, they had to be reciprocal learners and had to help each other to make them.

They were extremely proud of their finished lanterns, which looked stunning once lit up.

The festive parade of lights in Plymouth City Centre on 6th December 2012.

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Thrussell and Thrussell

A local art company from Cornwall asked for our help to design a piece of Art to enhance the local area between Saltram and Forder Valley. Some of our most talented artists had the exciting opportunity to work with them and to create a design for this area.

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Arts in the Community Event

Year 4 took part in a variety of workshops at Torbridge High school with other local primary schools.

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Fusion with Torbridge High

As part of a fusion project with Torbridge High, Year 5 took part in a workshop with a focus on Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night Dream. As part of this, Year 5 designed and created masks.

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Community Cohesion

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Local

In community cohesion sessions, the whole school learnt about their locality of Plymouth. Each class learn about the style of the local based artist Brian Pollard and painted their favourite place in Plymouth, using his colourful, vibrant style.

The children learn to colour mix and to use vibrant colours to create Brian Pollard's style.

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National

During the Olympics, we followed the Olympic Flame around the UK. Each week, a different year group learning about the area of the UK where the Olympic Flame was travelling through. This learning was shared each Friday during the whole school assembly. It eventually arrived in London, England's Capital City.