Arts Mark: Blog items
Year 2 Art: Nature-Inspired Masterpieces 🍃🎨
Date: 12th May 2026 @ 3:43pm
In Year 2, we have been busy mastering our art skills, taking inspiration from nature and our key artist, Alice Fox 🌿✨. The children explored how natural objects can inspire beautiful and detailed artwork.
We began by creating observational drawings of a variety of leaves 🍁. The children looked closely at each leaf, carefully considering the lines, shapes and sizes, and worked hard to sketch every detail in their sketchbooks 🖊️📖. It was wonderful to see their focus and the progress in their drawing skills!
Next, we brought our work to life by using crayons and wax resist paint 🖍️. The children applied a colourful paint wash over their drawings, watching as their crayon lines stood out brightly through the paint ✨. The results were vibrant, textured and full of detail, showing fantastic creativity and effort from everyone 🌈
Year 4 - Story Telling Through Drawing 2
Date: 8th May 2026 @ 9:15am
Year 4 Art & Design: Storytelling Through Drawing – Final Artwork
To complete our Storytelling Through Drawing art journey, Year 4 pupils created a thoughtful and imaginative final piece inspired by poetry. Pupils began by experimenting with soft sketching pencils in their sketchbooks, practising how to use light and dark tones to create atmosphere, detail, and expression.
The children then listened carefully to readings of the poem Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, discussing the vivid language and unusual imagery used by the poet. Pupils shared their interpretations of the poem and talked about how words can inspire powerful visual ideas, even when meanings are unclear or open to imagination.
Using this inspiration, pupils selected their favourite part of the poem and created a detailed pencil illustration to show the story they imagined. They focused on line, shading, and composition to communicate mood and narrative, drawing on techniques explored earlier in the unit and inspired by artists such as Shaun Tan and Laura Carlin.
The final artworks show fantastic creativity and individuality, with each drawing telling its own story. Year 4 should be incredibly proud of how they used drawing as a tool for storytelling.
Year 4 - Story Telling Through Drawing 1
Date: 7th May 2026 @ 3:36pm
Year 4 Art & Design: Storytelling Through Drawing
This week in Year 4 art, pupils began an exciting new creative journey inspired by the AccessArt ‘Storytelling Through Drawing’ project. The focus of this unit is on how artists use drawing to tell stories, share ideas, and communicate meaning without words.
Pupils explored the work of illustrators Shaun Tan and Laura Carlin, carefully looking at how their drawings create mood, suggest narratives, and invite the viewer to ask questions. The children discussed what they noticed in the artists’ use of line, detail, space, and expression, and shared their own interpretations of the stories they felt the images were telling.
Through sketchbook work and discussion, pupils began to understand that drawings do not always need to show everything clearly—sometimes mystery and imagination are just as important. They reflected on how images can guide a viewer’s thoughts and feelings.
In the next lesson, pupils will build on this learning by creating their own artwork to tell a story, drawing on the techniques and ideas they have explored. We are looking forward to seeing their creativity and storytelling skills come to life on the page!
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 12:56pm
Year 4 pupils completed their Festive Feasts sculptures by adding colour and detail using acrylic paint. After carefully shaping their clay food models in the previous lesson, the children focused on making their creations look as realistic as possible. They thought closely about colour mixing, shading, and small details such as texture and pattern to bring their food to life.
Pupils worked patiently and independently, applying the paint in layers and taking pride in the accuracy of their work. The results were impressive, with many sculptures looking good enough to eat! Once finished, pupils evaluated their final pieces, reflecting on what they did well and how they could improve their work next time.
This lesson was a fantastic opportunity for pupils to develop their painting skills while celebrating creativity and attention to detail. We are very proud of their finished sculptures!
Year 4 - Festive Feasts Sculptures
Date: 24th Mar 2026 @ 2:41pm
As the exciting culmination of our Festive Feasts art journey, Year 4 pupils have been busy designing and sculpting some of their favourite foods—using clay! After first experimenting with plasticine to explore shape, texture, and detail, pupils moved on to creating their final clay models independently. They showed fantastic concentration and creativity as they shaped everything from burgers and pizzas to cakes and fruit bowls.
Once their sculptures have fully dried, the children will bring them to life with acrylic paint, adding colour, shading, and fine details to make their foods look even more realistic. The final step will be an evaluation, where pupils reflect on what went well, what they found challenging, and how they might improve their work in the future.
The classroom has been filled with imagination and enthusiasm, and we can’t wait to display their wonderfully sculpted creations. Year 4 should be very proud of their artistic achievements!
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 9:19am
This week in Art, the children have enjoyed diving into a wonderfully playful project inspired by artists Claes Oldenburg, Lucia Hierro and Nicole Dyer. We began by looking closely at sculptures of food made at surprising scales, using our sketchbooks to make “visual notes” and quick drawings. The children explored how these artworks made them feel, while noticing important elements such as shape, colour, texture and composition.
Using a range of materials – including pencil, pen, pastel, and card – pupils experimented with line, form and colour to create inventive images. They discovered that everyone’s artwork looks different, and that these unique ideas can come together to form exciting shared pieces.
As the project continues, children will move on to drawing from life and building a collaborative sculptural feast. We can’t wait to see their creativity unfold!
Date: 17th Dec 2025 @ 1:50pm
In our final Royal Opera House Magic Flute lesson, we brought together all the skills and knowledge we’ve built throughout the last half-term.
We began by revisiting our year group’s composers and reflecting on the musical ideas we’ve explored. Then we warmed up with the lively “Pa Pa Pa” vocal exercise and completed a character role call to refresh our understanding of the story and its key personalities.
To finish, we came together as a full class choir for a joyful performance of “Pa Pa Pa Papageno,” celebrating both our learning and our confidence as performers.
Date: 9th Dec 2025 @ 3:52pm
Year 5 and 6 had a magical afternoon watching the pantomime Cinderella! From the moment the 'curtain rose', the children were full of excitement—laughing, cheering, and joining in with all the pantomime fun. They loved the dazzling costumes, the fairy godmother’s magic, and of course shouting “He’s behind you!” throughout the show.
It was a joyful day filled with laughter, wonder, and festive spirit—one the children will remember for a long time!
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 4:37pm
To commemorate Armistice Day this year, pupils in year 4 have created a watercolour landscape of poppy flowers. Pupils used a variety of painting skills such as 'wet on wet' and 'wet on dry' to create background and foreground. They also used the end of the brush to create lines and shapes in the paint.
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 7:58am
In Art, Year 2 have been exploring expressive drawing linking it to our Remembrance service. We did observational drawing of poppies thinking about the shapes and shadows we could see.
Date: 6th Nov 2025 @ 7:57pm
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 6:43pm
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Thank to School Supplier, Boundary have received a set of acoustic guitars. Children across school will benefit from these instruments!
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In this picture are six of our children who attend guitar lessons through school with a peripetetic teacher. The children work hard every week with Mr Stone to learn a wide range of songs and chords.
Date: 22nd May 2025 @ 9:12am
This week children in Year 5 have continued their art journey into fashion design. In this lesson, pupils were inspired by three British designers and created the designs for their final piece.
Date: 15th May 2025 @ 8:22am
In today's lesson, Year 5 took inspiration from 'Look into The Night', a piece of K-Pop music, and composed their own pieces using the Charanga software 'YUMU'. This is an aopportunity for children to use their knowledge of notes, composition, affect and timing as well as their own creativity to compose and perform their composed pieces.
Date: 8th May 2025 @ 9:48am
This week saw Year 5 begin their new journey in Reading into Writing. As always, we begin with an oracy lesson. We are looking at the narrative poem 'The Highway Man' by Alfred Noyes. The children worked in groups, each taking a stanza to use their oracy skills including intonation, expression and performace to bring the stanza to life in a performance in front of the class.
Date: 6th May 2025 @ 2:09pm
We were thrilled to welcome local poet and author Nathan Parker to our school, where he shared his inspiring journey into writing with the children. Hailing from Blackpool, Nathan spoke passionately about how his love for poetry began at a young age, sparked by his surroundings and a desire to tell stories. He captivated the students with tales of how Blackpool, with its vibrant culture and seaside atmosphere, influences much of his work. Nathan didn’t just talk about poetry—he worked closely with the children to create their own poem, encouraging them to use their imaginations and express their unique voices. The students loved the hands-on experience, and their faces lit up as their ideas came together into something truly special. Nathan’s visit was a wonderful reminder of the power of creativity, and he left the children with the message to keep writing and never stop dreaming—no matter where their own creative journeys take them.
Date: 1st May 2025 @ 9:02am
This is the second lesson where all the musical learning and activities will be focused around the song Look Into The Night. In this lesson we Listened to and Appraised Look into the Night – this time focussing specifically on its genre, tempo and our opinions. We used our music stem sentences to give our opinions and to comment on the songs structure. Finally, we used the glockenspiels to play along with Look into the Night – we found this very difficult!
"This has a VERY fast tempo – it’s called ALLEGRO"
Alexander
"K-Pop means Korean Pop"
Darius
Date: 24th Apr 2025 @ 9:07am
Today, we had an exciting art lesson inspired by the story 'The Dot'! We all started by drawing our self-portraits within a circle, using our best sketching skills. It was so much fun to see everyone’s creative ideas come to life! Then came the best part: painting with watercolours in different shades of yellow. We learned to mix white with yellow and even a bit of gold to create fantastic tones. The classroom lit up with all the bright yellows! I can’t wait to see the masterpieces put on display in school for everyone to admire. Well done, Year 3!
Date: 3rd Apr 2025 @ 9:09am
On Wednesday a range of children across school performed in our music concert. We had choir, peripatetic drummers, samba, Shakespeare, peripatetic guitars and School Alive. All the children were wonderful, and should be very proud of their hard work!
Date: 10th Feb 2025 @ 9:19am
Last Monday some of our KS2 children wowed audiences in The Winter Gardens for Schools Alive. The children have worked incredibly hard since September to create a piece called ‘We are all in this together!’. They should be very proud of all they achieved, well done!
Date: 16th Jan 2025 @ 9:34am
On Wednesday the children in Schools Alive got the opportunity to professionally record the sound for their upcoming performance. The children loved singing into the microphones and worked hard to sing in unison. Some children even had solos and all did a fantastic job!
Date: 21st Nov 2024 @ 9:31am
In Year Three, the children have music lesson by a peripatetic teacher focusing on Samba music. The children enjoy playing a range of instruments and creating and playing musical rhythms and patterns.
Date: 28th Oct 2024 @ 4:51pm
To finish off our Ballet workshop, Year 3 invited people from home to come and watch them in action. They were very excited to show what they had learnt including, spotting and jumping. The children even showed off their Stone Age dance that had linked to our History topic. We incorporated key facts from our History lessons about how people from the Stone Age lived and created key movements to represent these facts.
Date: 17th Oct 2024 @ 9:13pm
We have worked hard on following our final designs to create our pencil cases. We had to put all the skills we had practised into action including tying knots, threading needles and completing a running stitch. Some of us even used zips and buttons so we had to apply our skills to something new! We did a great job in following our designs and showed resilience, creativity and persistence in abundance whilst creating our final pieces. Well done Year 3!
Date: 3rd Oct 2024 @ 9:36am
In this art lesson, pupils began to design and create their 3D map. The children used the island map from Kensuke's Kingdom as a starting point and added their own features and used pencil lines to create textures. Next lesson, the pupils will add 3D elements to make their map come to life.
