Our school vision
"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118
Our curriculum vision for Art - Our Intent
At Finchampstead we believe that Art, Craft and Design should have no boundaries as it can embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. We want art to fire the children’s imagination and provide a wealth of experiences in a wide range of medium. As Quentin Blake said, ‘Art is not just a subject to learn, but an activity that you can practise with your hands, your eyes, your whole personality’
We want our children to have bountiful opportunity to express themselves through the power of art: to learn about famous artists and experience all mediums, in order to produce exciting and imaginative creations. No sketch is too small, no sculpture too big and we always ensure we timetable weekly art sessions and facilitate whole school art projects.
As our pupils progress, they will be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They will also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Our EYFS/KS1 pupils will be given opportunity to;
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use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
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use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
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develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
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think about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
Our KS 2 Pupils will be given opportunity to;
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create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
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improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
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Think about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Fashion design in Goldfinch Class, based on fruit of the spirit
Bullfinch refined their skillset and created houses out of lolly sticks
Take a Seat: Goldfinch explored our emotional response to colour, shape, texture and size by designing and making a unique chair.
Chaffinch exploring shape and colour
We made a lightbox room and used coloured light filter to see how the colours changed our emotional response.
We brought our 2D birds to life with our 3D sculptures
A great opportunity to sketch a visiting pony today in a short art lesson. We used a grid the free sketch technique to see what we preferred. Some great results from goldfinch class.
Pupil Voice
Pupils across the school were invited to discuss their views on the art work carried out so far this term.
1. Do you enjoy art?
Reception Yes!
Year 1 Yes
Year 2 Yes
Year 3 Yes it's fun
Year 4 yes it's creative
Year 5 Yes
Year 6 Yes definitely.
2. What art have you been doing recently?
Reception Painting
Year 1 Our faces
Year 2 Self portraits
Year 3 Rivers
Year 5 Steps to drawing horses
Year 6 Elgin marbles and the horses. Following steps and tracing.
3. Are there any artists you have learnt about?
Year 2 Picasso and Andy Warhol
Year 4 Frieda Carlo
Year 6 Greek artists
4. How do the teachers help you?
Reception You call them and they help. They help you not get messy.
Year 2 They take photos to help you make your art photo colourful.
Year 3 They point out the next stages.
Year 4 They helped us cut out the cardboard because it was hard.
Year 5 Share lots of details and ideas
Year 6 Modelling
5. Are you always successful?
Recption Yes!
Year 1 Yes!
Year 2 Yes!
Year 3 No
Year 4 We can't say yes because we do make mistakes, especially when we draw with our eyes closed like we did with the feet work!
Year 5 No, not always
Year 6 No, but we always try our hardest.
6. How do you know?
Year 1 You look at your work and see it's good.
Year 2 The teacher tells you.
Year 3 The teacher will talk to us.
Year 4 Our work is marked.
Year 6 Personal choice - does it look good?
7. What will you learn next?
Year 1 Not sure
Year 2 About more artists
Year 3 All about feet and sketching
Year 4 Patterns and mark making.
Year 6 Sketching techniques