Topic

Our topic focusses this half term are History and Art.

Local History – How has our school changed in the last century and how do we know? (Changes within living memory)

We will be using school records, photographs and interviews with staff members who used to attend our school to answer the following enquiry questions:

Who was Lady Elizabeth Hastings and why is our school named after her?

How has our school building changed in the last 100 years?

How was school life different for children at our school in the past?

Art - Drawing. Pathway: Spirals. How can we use our whole bodies to make drawings?

How can we use our bodies to make drawings?

Use whole bodies to create large scale spiral drawings, experimenting with different materials.

Introduce Molly Haslund and respond to ‘Circles’ (2015)

Drawing is a physical and emotional activity. That when we draw, we can move our whole body.

That we can control the lines we make by being aware of how we hold a drawing tool, how much pressure we apply, and how fast or slow we move.

What kinds of marks can we make with chalk and oil pastels?

To create a “snail drawing’” on large paper using chalk and oil pastels.

Consolidate understanding of how we can make spiral drawings using our whole bodies by making “snail drawings”. Pupils will push exploration of different qualities of line, colour blending, and mark making using chalk and oil pastels.

That we can control the lines we make by being aware of how we hold a drawing tool, how much pressure we apply, and how fast or slow we move.

That we can use colour to help our drawings engage others.

That we can draw from imagination.

How can I apply mark making to observational drawing?

To apply our spiral explorations to observational drawings of shells

Pupils will become familiar with the idea that they can make drawings through observation.

Pupils will show an understanding of what a continuous line drawing is and have had the opportunity to experiment with scale, line and materials.

That we can draw from observation.

That we can experiment with mark making through exercises such as continuous line drawing.

That we can create drawings in our sketchbooks.

How can I reflect on my artwork?

To display the work made through the half term and reflect on the outcomes.

Pupils will reflect on their work over the half term, sharing what they like and what they would like to try again through peer discussion.

That we can talk respectfully about our own work and the work of others in a peer discussion.

That we can display the work made over the half term.