Art Gallery

Welcome to our art gallery. We hope you enjoy looking at our amazing artwork.

SUMMER TERM 5 2023

Year 2 Summer Term 5 2023

ART unit: Portraits & Poses

This project teaches children about portraiture. They analyse the portraits of Tudor monarchs and compare Tudor portraits and selfies today. They use photo editing software to create royal portraits.

Year 3 Summer Term 5 2023

ART unit: Mosaic Masters

This project teaches children about the history of mosaics, before focusing on the colours, patterns and themes found in Roman mosaic. The children learn techniques to help them design and make a mosaic border tile.

Year 4 Summer Term 5 2023

ART unit: Islamic Art

This project teaches children about the features of Islamic art. They make geometric patterns and motifs on paper, with fabric and in clay. They use their learning to create a high relief clay tile, decorated with geometric patterns.

Year 6 Summer Term 5 2023

ART unit: Bees, Beetles and Butterflies 

This project teaches children about sketchbooks, observational drawing and mixed media collage. They consolidate their learning to make a final piece of artwork inspired by bees, beetles or butterflies.

SPRING TERM 4 2023

Year 2 Spring Term 4 2023

DT unit: Beach Hut

This project teaches children about making and strengthening structures, including different ways of joining materials.

Year 3 Spring Term 4 2023

DT unit: Greenhouse

This project teaches children about the purpose, structure and design features of greenhouses, and compares the work of two significant greenhouse designers. They learn techniques to strengthen structures and use tools safely. They use their learning to design and construct a mini greenhouse.

Year 4 Spring Term 4 2023

Art unit: Animals

This project teaches children about the historical and cultural portrayal of animals in art. They study the visual qualities of animals through sketching, printmaking and clay modelling.

Year 6 Spring Term 4 2023

DT unit: Make Do and Mend

This project teaches children a range of simple sewing stitches, including ways of recycling and repurposing old clothes and materials.

Southborough's tailor  'Hardman and Hemming'  kindly donated scrap materials for the children to repurpose into this beautiful bunting. The bunting has been created to celebrate the coronation of King Charles lll in May.

SPRING TERM 3 2023

Year 2 Spring Term 3 2023

Art unit: Flower Head

 This project teaches children about the visual elements of flowers, including shape, texture, colour, pattern and form. They also explore various artistic methods, including drawing, printmaking and 3-D forms, making  paper sculptures. 

Year 3 Spring Term 3 2023

Art unit: Prehistoric pots

This project teaches children about Bell Beaker pottery. It allows the children to explore different clay techniques, which they use to make and decorate a Bell Beaker-style pot.

Year 4 Spring Term 3 2023

Art unit: Vistas

This project teaches children about the techniques that artists use when composing landscape images, such as colour and atmosphere.

Year 6 Spring Term 3 2023

Art unit: Environmental art

This project teaches children about the genre of environmental art. They study how artists create artwork that addresses social and political issues related to the natural and urban environment. Children work individually and collaboratively to create artwork with an environmental message. The children were challenged to make a sea creature from recycled materials to highlight the importance of protecting our oceans.

AUTUMN TERM 2 2022

Year 3 Autumn Term 2 2022

DT unit: Making It Move 

This project teaches children about cam mechanisms. They experiment with different shaped cams before designing, making and evaluating a child's automaton toy.

Year 4 Autumn Term 2 2022

Art unit: Function and Fancy Fabrics

This project teaches children about home furnishings and the significant designer William Morris. They learn all about designing a motif inspired by William Morris and then go on to create their own printing block.

The children learn all about printing patterns such as wey, trellis and diamond, and use these to create their wallpapers.

Year 5 Autumn Term 2 2022

DT unit: Moving Mechanisms.

This project teaches children about pneumatic systems. They experiment with pneumatics before designing, making and evaluating a pneumatic toy to entertain their friends.