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At Holy Family, we value Art and Design as an integral part of our children’s right to a broad and balanced curriculum. The teaching of Art and Design is developed to build on children’s prior learning and provide opportunities to be creative through curricular and cross-curricular topics. Children are enabled to develop and extend their creative skills with the opportunity for self-expression and a chance to build their resilience, confidence and critical thinking skills through working independently and collaboratively with others. Children are introduced to a variety of artists both local and in the wider community to enhance their cultural capital and know about life beyond Stainforth- this enables the children to reflect on their own history and heritage while understanding the richness of societies world-wide.  At Holy Family, the intent of our Art and Design curriculum is to encourage the children to be artists and create, craft and design their own creations.

The children enjoyed exploring salt painting and colour mixing.

The nursery children created natural paintbrushes and made natural paint. They enjoyed using their brushes and paint to mark make.

The children in year 5 have been working closely with Doncaster Council as they have renovated Peacock Park, creating beautiful plaques to decorate the new fences and benches which have now been installed. To see their work, we met with the organiser and designer of the project and even the mayor of Doncaster, to have a grand opening where we were able to sow wildflower seeds and take a stroll around the new paths searching for their artwork.

Using a paper plate, children recreate their own designs of Clarice Cliffs ‘Circle Tree’ plate, using bright colours to paint circles and finishing by using black paint and a straw to blow a tree design.

Year 4 have created their own shadow sculpture and displayed this in the playground. 

In art, Year 4 have used complex techniques to create soap carvings. 

In this lesson, children finished their pinch pot and clay tiles. They used bright colours and used some photos of African pinch pots as inspiration. 

Children in Reception learnt about the patterns, colours and symbolism of mandalas to create a suncatcher version using collected leaves and petals.

In this lesson, children created a clay tile. They then impressed objects on them to create patterns. 

In this lesson, children used their thumbs to create pinch pots. They then used slip to add shapes to their pots. 

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the children in Year 5 created artwork inspired by the street parties held to celebrate the end of WW2. Using perspective line drawing and watercolours, they were able to capture the festivities of the era and even added a little 3D element in the form of felt bunting between the houses. 

The children explored their creativity through art. Using watercolours and silhouettes, they produced striking pieces inspired by the joy and unity of the VE Day victory celebrations. It was a memorable day of learning, expression, and commemoration.

Children put their understanding of colour mixing into practice to recreate their own versions of the artwork '0-9' by artists Jasper Johns.

In FS1 we have been practising our scissor skills. We learnt a song to help us remember how to hold the scissors correctly. We cut lots of different materials and completed cutting challenges.

The nursery children have been practising their threading skills.

Reception children used their footprints to create art work symbolising how we are following in Pope Francis' footprints by showing love for creation and care for others.

In art and design, children in Reception used their cutting and threading skills to join materials. They also made paper snakes and designed and made tissue paper flowers.

In this lesson, children explored using their hands as a tool to shape clay. 

Well done to the members of Year 5 and 6 who took part in this year's Earth Day art competition. Out of all the schools in Doncaster, the art work our children created was chosen to be placed in an exhibition at Doncaster Museum, Art Gallery and Library with other winners.

Their art work was based on this year's theme of renewable energy and the children worked together to create a wonderful picture depicting this using previously learnt skills.

Take a look at our winners above!

The children in Year 5 created beautiful Easter cards using blocks and paper crafts to make a 3D scene. It was wonderful to see the skill and care given to each card, ready to be taken home to parents and carers.

Year 1 used their printing skills to create beautiful Easter cards.

Reception used their hands to create art when making their Easter cards.

The nursery children enjoyed using different collage materials to create some flowers for their Mother's Day cards. It was lovely to see the children using the resources available to them to create their own individual card using their own ideas.

The children in Year 5 experimented with weaving to create beautiful mother's day cards, adding buttons to represents flowers.

The nursery children have been creating 3D landscape pictures using found objects.

Reception children explored clay through manipulation and experimentation and developed their fine motor skills. They explored properties of playdough using hands and tools to manipulate it in different ways. Children also created 3D landscapes using natural objects they found in the outdoor area, using their imagination to choose and arrange objects. They completed their exploration by making and painting animal sculptures.

The children enjoyed exploring clay and experimenting with the different ways they can manipulate the clay and how they can change its shape.

Children independently used fine motor skills to create threaded Easter decorations.

In Art, Year 6 have been learning about Painting and Mixed Media - they enjoyed learning about chosen artists, using the artists style to create their own designs..

Year 1 used peer assessment to look at and use the key vocabulary from this lesson. They walked around the classroom gallery and identified where a child has used zigzag, concertina, spiral or overlap.

In this lesson, the children have been looking at adding texture and colour to their abstract sculpture to create an eye catching appeal. The children enjoyed using their evaluation skills to provide each other with helpful feedback.

In todays lesson, the children have been applying their knowledge of sculpture when working in 3D.

In this lesson, the children have been looking at structural shapes, to join 2D and 3D shapes to make structures.

Year 4 have explored how paint can create different effects. They have used dabbing, washing, stippling and pointillism techniques when applying paint. 

The children in year 5 investigated the effect of space and scale when making 3D art by creating their own scaled down version of the works of Guo-Qiang's gunpowder drawing.

They used stencils to create positive and negative markings with dry powder paint and then 'splattered' paint over their designs to make a chaotic masterpiece ready to stage as an art installation. The paint 'splattered' EVERYWHERE!

In this lesson, children revisited their knowledge of primary colours. They then focused on creating secondary colours using the primary colours and adding some black and white. 

Year 1 are so proud of how beautiful their Christmas cards turned out. They independently used weaving to create a repeating pattern.

Year 6 used their photography and filtering skills to capture images to use for Christmas cards

Year 4 have worked collaboratively to transfer their drawings into prints to create their own Roman shields!

Year 1 used their skills and knowledge from in this art unit to create a beautiful local landmark piece of art.

Year 6 really enjoyed learning about the art/skill of Chiaroscuro in drawing...

In FS1 we have been exploring mark making through different drawing materials. We have been beginning to draw from observation using flowers and self portraits.

Year 4 have experimented with pencil and charcoal to create tint and tone. They have been inspired by real artists and explored proportion. 

Children created a large collaborative line artwork using a variety of different techniques and materials. This piece was inspired by water and the artwork of Zaria Forman. Children discussed the effect of the large artwork of each group and pointed out interesting areas.

The children in Year 5 started their art topic 'I Need Space' by exploring retrospective art work and mixed media processes. Using pastels, watercolours, textiles and continuous line drawing, they investigated which media they preferred for when they create their own pieces.

In this lesson, Year 2 were exploring using a range of media to create texture. 

In this lesson, Year 2 enjoyed responding to the question 'Who is my neighbour' within our current RE learning journey 'Dialogue and Encounter'. Children worked collaboratively to create their own art work depicting their neighbours in a range of creative ways, using different media. 

Children in Reception have chose their favourite colour to finger paint with. They then experimented mixing their colours. They also mixed mud with water to create a masterpiece and then listened to a piece of music and painted to the rhythm of the music.

They then used a mix of media to make their own collage and created their own transient art using loose parts. 

Using a paper plate, children recreate their own designs of Clarice Cliffs ‘Circle Tree’ plate, using bright colours to paint circles and finishing by using black paint to createna tree design.

Mixing two primary colours to create different shades of a secondary colour and using these in a decorative painting.

Children put their understanding of colour mixing into practice to recreate their own versions of the artwork '0-9' by artists Jasper Johns.

Year 4 have used complex carving strategies to created soap carvings. They used a variety of tools to create shapes and patterns for their sculpture. 

Year 4 have developed ideas for 3D work through drawing and visualisation in 2D. They created their artwork on a large scale using chalks that was inspired by Magdalene Odundo. 

Year 2 were very proud of their final designs, the researched and designed clay tiles. They then used clay to create them and add patterns using a range of manipulatives, well done. 

Here is some of Year 3’s art work and final pieces, for our summer 1 topic. 

Children were colour detectives and found out what other colours they can make using the three primary colours.

In year 2, children have been getting better at using impressing and joining techniques to decorate a clay tile. 

Children were getting better at shaping a pinch pot and joining clay shapes as decoration. They learnt how to use slip, wet clay and smooth their pots. 

Year 2 enjoyed exploring clay, they used a range of tools and techniques to create patterns and shapes. It was fantastic to see some children creating some sides for their houses and discussing how to mould the clay together. 

In year 3, we have been using A frottage technique to apply pressure and create texture using charcoal on different surfaces. After the children have torn and cut this into pieces to form a plant, flower, or tree on a piece of black card.

Year 1 enjoyed using everyday objects to print. They created some beautiful Easter Cards to share with family and friends.

Year 1 used handmade paper to paint beautiful flowers for their mums.

The children in Year 2 enjoyed creating their Mother's day cards and learning the new skill of Glue Batik creating a repeating pattern of flowers. 

In year 3 we have been using printing skills to create flowers and using paint for our background.

In this lesson, the class worked together to recreate Louise Bourgeois' 'Maman' spider sculpture (1999). The children created the legs and body of the spider. They used sponges and brushes for painting large areas to decorate the class sculpture.

Year 6 analysed a famous painting, explored how artists can tell a story through art and then creating their own artwork that told a story - children chose the media they preferred to use.

The children have been getting better at evaluating and improving an artwork, compare two sculptor’s work. The children have been choosing how to add texture and colour to the surfaces of their sculpture.

The children have been applying knowledge of sculpture when working in 3D, by following their sketchbook plan. The children have been making choices about how to join materials, and adapt their ideas if things do not go to plan.

In Year 3, the children ah e been developing their ideas for 3D art work. They have been looking at positive and negative space by identifying shapes and background space, and have been working in partners to use drawings to plan a sculpture.

In Y3, the children have been joining materials in different ways when working in 3D. The children have planned and created abstract models as a small group, and developed problem solving skills with larger scale models.

The children used the paper techniques from the previous lessons to create their own Tree of Life.

In this lesson the children in Year 2 were using paint to explore texture and pattern, they used a range of materials to create different textures and enhanced their designs using paint. 

Year 4 used the knowledge they had gained last lesson in tinting and shading, to paint an object. The children used tint and shade to create a three dimensional appearance.

Today the children were getting better at knowing how texture can be created with paint. The children enjoyed experimenting with different textures and using their newly acquired knowledge of primary and secondary colours. 

In Y3 we have been looking at experimenting with cardboard to create 3D shapes from 2D shapes. Y3 enjoyed cutting the cardboard out to create sculptures and different structures. Y3 have used glue sticks to aid them with rolling the cardboard, folding to create zigzags, and cutting slits into the card to figure the best methods of attaching the pieces together. This helped to stabilise their sculpture, into a three dimensional shape, without using glue.

For our Christmas cards, year 1 explored the skill of weaving. We used sliver and white paper and added a flame to make a beautiful candle. We hope all our grownups loved them as much as we do.

Artwork in Nursery takes many forms. To get us ready for drawing we do large arm movements which help build our muscles so we can over time control smaller equipment much more easily. We use lots of different media - water, felt tips, crayons, chalk and paint. We create collages and pictures using a variety of resources. Art is fun. It is linked to our topics and helps us develop both gross and fine motor control.

Children made marks with wax crayons and explored textures in the classroom environment using wax rubbings. They also used felt tips to develop fine motor skills whilst making patterns. Children then made marks in our outdoor provision using chalk.

Our Amazing Art Gallery at Holy Family

To celebrate the end of our Art and Design topics, each class prepared an exhibit of their work to show at an art gallery opening. The children enjoyed taking part in their learning journeys exploring artists, developing new skills and creating final pieces that were shown to parents and carers at our very own art gallery at Holy Family. 

Take a look at our special event...

Each class has their own stall...

Parents and carers were invited to see the exhibit...

Year 4 worked collaboratively to plan a Roman shield design. They then worked together to print their design using different printing techniques. 

Year 4 have created their own compositions. The children have used wax resist to create shading using pattern and contrast. 

Year 5- Drawing

The children in year 5 had a wonderful time creating their final pieces of art using all the skills they have learnt throughout their topic- I Need Space. The artwork will take pride of place on our stall at our upcoming art gallery.

Year 2 Drawing: Tell a Story (Final Piece) 

Year 2 have created some fantastic masterpieces. They created their own concertina story book and created the two main characters in the story, linking to our literacy journey. 

They all really focused on outlines, tone and choice of material to finish and then discussed their final pieces together. 

Year 6- Drawing

Year 6 have really enjoyed their art topic; Drawing - Making my Voice Heard. In this unit children exploring different drawing techniques, looked at how symbolism can be conveyed in art, the technique of Chiaroscuro and applied this to our topic and their own design..

Art- Drawing: Tell a Story 

Year 2 have immersed themselves in our first art unit. They have experimented with tone and texture to create their own concertina story book, retelling the story of 'The Pea and the Princess'. The children enjoyed using real life props to add inspiration to their own masterpieces. 

In Y3 we have been exploring and recreating prehistoric art and mixing media.

Year 5- Drawing

The children in year 5 have created their own collograph prints and used these to print backgrounds ready to create their final pieces of art.

In Y3- Children have been creating their own paint pallets, mixing flour and spices, flower and mud. Children have created earthy tones to resemble a prehistoric setting. They used differed textures and tones such as sand and rice, to create their own rock background.

Year 6- Drawing

Year 6 children really enjoyed their Art lesson on Chiaroscuro; adding dark and light tones to create 3D form...

Archive Academic Year 2022/2023

Let's Celebrate

To celebrate the wonderful work that the children have created this year, we have displayed their artwork along our corridors for all to see.

Year 2 CAFOD RE 

In Year 2 we enjoyed exploring our CAFOD topic- Treasures. We used a range of materials to express what treasures we have and how we are God's treasure and how we look after Earth. 

Year 6 - Sculpture

Year 6 studied the famous artist, Mary E Rodgers. Children looked at her various designs for sculptures around the world. Inspired by these, children designed their own and transferred these onto clay by making clay pots....

Year 6 - Painting

Year 6 researched the famous artist Henry Moore and even visited Doncaster Museum to see the artwork the children would be replicating! Children combined drawing and painting into mixed media artwork focusing on Henry Moore's war art....

Year 6 Drawing

Year 6 improving their drawing skills and created a design relating to our Ancient Egypt topic; the children then transferred their design onto clay...

Children in EYFS explored 2D and 3D mark making. They took inspiration from videos and pictures to complete their 'Identity' challenge.

The children explored dance through making shapes. They made circles with their bodies and squares with their arms to the rhythm of the music and created a dance!

Sky Arts Year Two 

Year Two enjoyed taking part in celebrating Sky Arts by focusing on 'Movement'. The children explored identity, culture and different emotions. They created different moves and followed instructions, creating fabulous expressive dances! Well done Year Two. 

Art Club- Summer Term

Take a look at some of the amazing work the children in art club have been creating using paper to construct 3D sunflowers.

Year 1 have explored the artist L.S Lowry, we researched the artist to find out information and facts about himself and his famous artwork. We then explored and experimented with different materials such as graphite, chalk, coloured pencils and oil pastels. We then went outside in the sunshine and sat across from the school. We discussed the building and structure of the school and then began drawing what we could see! Paying close attention to detail and size. 

Year 1 worked really hard to create their own representations of the Holy Spirit. We used water colours to mix and create a fire look by blending the colours together. We used the colours, red, yellow and orange to blend together to create 'fire' and added an image of a Dove in the centre to show the Holy Spirit. 

Art Club- Spring Term

The children in art club experimenting with clay to create their own portrait in the style of the artist Paul Klee.

Painting our creations using a range of natural colours made by colour mixing.

The children in year 5 used collage to create beautiful Easter cards inspired by the special time of year. 

FS2 children enjoyed handling and manipulating chalk. They made marks and rubbed the chalk to make repeating patterns when making their Easter Cards.

Year 1 have used the skill of collage to create beautiful Easter cards. 

Week 4- Let’s Get Creative!

For the last week of art club, the children used a mixture of pattern and colour blending to create ‘Zentangle’ leaves. This activity can help children develop their creativity and can have a positive impact on their wellbeing.

Week 3- Mark-making

The children explored alternative mark-making to compose ‘crazy hair’ portraits using paint blowing. The children chose to use their photo in black and white to contrast with the bright colours of their hair.

Week 2- Weaving

The children enjoyed learning how to weave, making decorative bowls from wool. Take a look at their fantastic creations!

Week 1- Colour

The children in art club enjoyed exploring primary and secondary colours creating amazing colour wheel ‘eyes’ that show off their colour mixing skills.

World Book Day 2023

The children throughout school have been creating wonderful pieces of artwork representing their favourite books, characters and authors to show their love of reading on World Book Day.

Take a look at their amazing work!

Art and Design- Painting

The children explored painting this half term by taking part in a study of the artist William Turner, where they learnt all about his life and works. They then practiced using tint and tone to create different depths of colour which they could then apply to their final pieces. Take a look below at the beautiful artwork the children created.

Together we became artists, inspired by Picasso, to create portraits. We looked at all the portraits Picasso had painted, decided on our favourite and used shapes and expressions to create our very own master pieces aswell as remembering all our previously learnt techniques when using paint brushes and paint.

Year 1's art focus during Spring 1 was 'sculpture' looking at the artist 'Antony Gormley'. We explored the artist's work looking at 3D sculptures. We then designed our own 3D sculptures linking to our topic 'Travel and Transport' choosing to make sculptures of aeroplanes, cars, bikes and rockets by sketching our ideas in our sketchbooks. We explored modelling clay, using water to help mould the clay in to place and tools to score, cut and carve the clay. We then painted the clay using appropriate colours for our transport sculpture. 

Children were given dinosaur skeletons and were encouraged to think about and discuss what they wanted to do with them. Children looked and them and together generated ideas. They decided they wanted to draw them. One child suggested they draw around the skeletons to make it look the same size and another child said to add detail. These comments inspired other children to do so.

Year 5- Illuminated Letters

The children have explored illuminated letters and how they have been used throughout history in texts. They enjoyed creating their own to adorn an extract of our class text- Beowulf. Take a look at some of their amazing work!

Year Four have created sculptures of Roman soldiers using wire and modroc. They have carefully considered the stance of their sculpture so that they can convey an action. 

This term we have discussed the artist Jackson Pollock. We looked at images of him and his work for inspiration. We liked the that Jackson Pollock used lots of different items to paint with not just a paint brush, as our topic is all about autumn, we decided to use conkers to produce our art work.

Children were asked to place a piece of paper in a shallow cardboard box and dip conkers into autumnal colours. They then rolled the conkers around in various directions to create action paintings reminiscent of Jackson Pollock’s work. 

We have been studying art by Sarah Shiundu and we have created our own artwork inspired by her. We have used oil pastels to create a blended gradient, painted figures and used fabric to create and effect.

Year 5 used the media of pastels to produce some wonderful artwork which represents Our Blessed Mother, Mary.

In Year 4, the children have started their painting topic. The Art produced is based around our current topic which is the Maya Civilization and our Book Talk book: Middleworld. The children started by making a mood board of different designs for a Maya mask. The children then annotated these to show what features each photograph had. The children then explored mix media by using oil pastels, pens, felt tips and colouring pencils and said which ones they liked and which ones they did not like. They also decided on what colours they would use for their art piece. In groups, some children created a Maya mask design for our immersive classroom. The children worked as a team - one person drew the design onto cardboard and then the children worked as a team to choose the different colours for their mask. Some children used paint, whilst others used oil pastel. 

Year 5- Sculpture

The children are learning about sculpture this half term and have enjoyed exploring different architecture and patterns from Baghdad and the Middle East. We can't wait to design and build our very own sculptures in this style!

Year 6- Henry Moore

Year 6's artwork was inspired by Henry Moore. We focused on including perspective in our artwork to add depth (for objects to look further away). The children have started to experiment in their sketchbooks and are beginning to develop their ideas. 

Year 5 loved experimenting with tint, tone and shade

Year 5 have studied work by Joseph Wright and Clarkson Frederick Stanfield. We have used water colours to create different colours using tinting, toning and shading. We are very excited to build on our knowledge of how to use water colours to create volcanic paintings. 

Reception have been reflecting on different communities through their art work.

Year 2 have been reflecting on the Feast of the Epiphany through their art work. 

Year 4 used their collage skills to create these amazing religious Christmas cards. They tore music scores and glued them on the front and then tore patterned paper to create the stable.

Year 4 created Roman mosaics using different coloured card. They used scissors to cut the tiny mosaic pieces to create a fruit bowl, a jug and a fish.

Year 4 researched Roman busts and analysed them in their sketchbooks. They planned their artwork and then used foil and clay to create their final pieces.