Y6 Evacuee Stitching
Our Year 6 children have made a wonderful start to their sewings, applying their prior knowledge of running stitches to their beautiful evacuee sketches. Our next step is to apply […]
Category Archives: Art
Clay Pots in Class 5!
What a fantastic art lesson we had today in Class 5, creating our own crucible pots out of clay! We learned two new techniques for making the pot shape: pinching […]
Sketching Club
For our final session of sketching club we brought together all of the skills we had previously been taught. We sketched a fruit bowl using a variety of techniques such […]
UKS2 Children’s Mental Health Week Collaborative Art
Our fantastic children in Year 5 and 6 have used their collaboration skills to create a fantastic piece of artwork based on this years theme, ‘Let’s Get Connected.’ Our art […]
Clay in Class 3
This week in art we have been creating clay houses. To start with we had to roll out our clay to the correct thickness before cutting out our houses. Once […]
Y6 Art- Evacuee sketches
Following on from last week’s lesson, the children in Year 6 have been using their knowledge on proportions of the human to sketch their own evacuees. We have used pencil […]
Y6 Art – Drawing proportions of the human body
Class 7 have demonstrated excellent art skills today as we explored how to draw the human body in proportion. We started off by using mathematical skills such as measuring skills […]
Y6 Art – Drawing the human body in proportion
Year 6 have demonstrated excellent art skills this week as we have learnt how to draw the human body in proportion. We started by using mathematical skills such as measuring […]
Clay skills in Class 2
In Class 3 this week we have been exploring the different patterns we can make in clay. To start off we had to roll out our clay in between two […]
Studying Holbein and Picasso in Year 5
As part of our artist study in art, class 6 have been studying the work of Hans Holbein and Pablo Picasso, alongside our learning about the monarchy in history and […]
Clay skills in Class 2
This week class 2 have been practising our artistic skills using clay. We learnt how to roll the clay to a specific thickness using dowel. We then created patterns on […]
Art using different mediums in Y3S
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Art using different mediums in Y3S
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Art using different mediums in Y3S
Today Class 4 used 3 different mediums to create some fantastic pieces of art based on our Sheffield / Steel topic. Children redrafted their Luke Horton inspired art using different […]
Sketching Skills in Class 5
The children in Class 5 have been working on their sketching skills in Art this week. They’ve shown incredible resilience and control. Take a look …
Performance Poetry in Class 5
Class 5 have been working incredibly hard over the last couple of weeks, learning about and performing a poem called, ‘The Victorian Little Match Girl’. It’s based on the traditional […]
Pen and ink lighthouses in Y6
In art, we have been learning pen and ink skills such as hatching, cross hatching and stippling to create tone and texture to our lighthouse art work. We began by […]
Cross Stitch Letters in Art
Class 5 made a fantastic start to their sewings today, learning how to use cross stitch! We are so proud of what they managed to achieve in such a short […]
Peg Doll Crafts in Class 5!
What a wonderful afternoon we’ve had today in Class 5! The children followed step by step instructions on how to make traditional Victorian peg dolls, whilst using their own creative […]
Inspired by William Morris
Take a look at the incredible attention to detail shown by these children in Art today! Well done, everyone!
Special Mentions Assembly in Autumn Term 2 at Roughwood Primary School
The children at Roughwood Primary School have been showcasing their achievements and high quality outcomes in our weekly special mentions assembly. In todays assembly, there was a variety of learning […]
Remembrance Clay
Children in Year 6 visited Wingfield this week to create some stunning clay puppies. They look fantastic, thank you Wingfield.
Remembrance Art
This week in Class 5, we’ve been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day, and using pen and ink to design our own remembrance poppies …
Peter Thorpe – in Year 5, we have blast off!
Peter Thorpe is known for his art work that features rockets and elements of space. This week, we have continued our learning all about space-themed abstract art. We focused on […]
Creating Mood Boards in Art
Today, Class 5 created William Morris inspired mood boards in their sketchbooks. Children explored and discussed the artist’s style and then chose their favourite designs to add to their own […]
We love sewing!
What a lovely half term it’s been for our after-school sewing club! Mrs Graham and Miss Sare are so proud of these children, who showed resilience and worked together wonderfully […]
Harvest Festival Artwork – Y6
Take a look at some of the excellent artwork we have produced in Class 8! We completed our artwork to present in the Harvest Festival assembly this week. Y6 thought […]
Sewing with Buttons
We had another fantastic after-school session today at Sewing Club! Tonight, we used a new material and even learnt how to sew on buttons! Take a look …
Pen & Ink Skill in Class 5
What a lovely afternoon we’ve had in Class 5 today, working on our pen & ink skills … We practised hatching, stippling, stumbling and wave techniques in our sketchbooks … […]
Making hedgehogs
In Acorns and Little acorns we have been making models out of clay for our Autumn display. We went on our welly walk outside and made some hedgehogs out of […]
In our art lessons, Year 5 begin to learn about tint, tone and shade using pastels.
In only the fourth week of term, the children in year 5 children explore how to use and apply tints, tones and shades with primary colours. Following our artist study […]
Making faces in nature
In Acorns and Little acorns this term we are asking the question what makes me,me? As part of this we went into the outdoor classroom on a joint welly walk […]
Let’s make faces
In Little Acorns we have been using the text ‘Let’s make faces’ by Hanoch Piven as a stimulus for our learning. This week when we have been on our welly […]
Class 1 Sketching Skills
In Class 1 we have been practicing our sketching skills in art. We used these skills to sketch a picture of the Queen to celebrate her life and leadership.
Year 5 Showcase Their Music and Artistic Talents!
At the end of a busy term, the children at Roughwood showcase their learning through the arts. The children have been learning a new piece on the glockenspiel and at […]
Self-Portraits in Year 4
What a fantastic week we’ve had in Art this week! We have been interested in the style of the famous artist, Roy Lichtenstein. Take a look at our self-portraits in […]
Class 1 wave printing
Today in art, class 1 printed their wave designs onto their own tote bags. These designs were created earlier in the year and were transferred onto polystyrene ready for the […]
Picture This! 2022
Take a look at our outstanding Picture This exhibition at Gullivers Valley in Sheffield. This year, our particular focus was on the theme ‘Movement’. Across our school, we have thought […]
Class 2 Jubilee Day
Today we have celebrated The Queen’s Jubilee. We started the day by writing our own poem titled: If I was King/ Queen. We hope you enjoyed the performance. We then […]
Press Printing in Year 4!
What a fantastic afternoon of art we’ve had today! We created incredible press prints linked to our plague topic …
Class 3’s Art
This week in art we have been designing a pattern using the waves of the sea as inspiration. These pattern will then be printed and sewn onto beach bags. We […]
Fairytale crafts
In Acorns and little acorns we have been learning about fairytales and the characters in the stories. We wanted to immerse ourselves into the stories so we created character masks. […]
Dragon Eye Art in Y5/6 – Applying skills to create texture
This week, children in Year 5/6 have continued their learning of using different techniques to create pattern and texture and have applied this within their own sketchbooks when drawing a […]
Dragon Eye Art – Creating Texture
Very proud of Class 8 today who have demonstrated their outstanding artistic skills by using ink to create texture. We considered the several ways a dragon eye could be interpreted […]
Iron Age Shields
This week, we’ve been using our pen & ink skills to create the artwork for our Spring term topic folder covers … Look at all that detail! Children have used […]
Class 6’s Bronze Age Settlement!
What an amazing term it’s been for DT in Year 3 and 4! The children have been expertly crafting their roundhouses for weeks now … carefully measuring and sawing wooden […]
Class 3 Trip to Bolsover Castle
As part of our topic ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, class 3 visited Bolsover Castle. We had an amazing day exploring the castle and using our knowledge to discuss what we […]
Heart of Willow Tree Casting Day!
What an amazing day we’ve had today with Casting Innovations Ltd! Mr Brooks and his team were in school all day, working on the next stage of our Heart of […]
Heart of Willow Tree
Year 3 and 4 started work on our exciting Heart of Willow Tree project this week! Every child (and adult!) across our phase, made a heart out of Fimo clay, […]
Valentines in Little Acorns
This week children in Little Acorns have created some Valentine’s Day cards using cutting and sticking skills to create a collage. We have also made some ladybirds (love bugs) using […]
Year 5 Tudor Art
In art this week we have been looking tone using a 2B pencil. Children have explored stippling, cross-hatching, hatching and shade. Take a look at the skills in our Tudor […]
Class 3 Clay Tiles
In art this week, class 3 have used clay and clay tools to create a detailed pattern on a tile. These tiles were designed to be fit for a castle. […]
Pastel Cave Art
In year 4 today we have been using pastels to creat tone and textures for our cave paintings. We hope to see some cave paintings on our visit this term […]
Key Stage 1 Knights and Princesses
To launch our topic of Towers, Tunnels and Turrets we have dressed up as people associated with castles. We designed and created our own shields and even made our own […]
Cave Art
As part of our topic about the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages we have created some stone age cave paintings. We have used pastels to create the effect of stone […]
Art in Class 3
In art we have been exploring different patterns. Once we had explored different patterns we used our observational skills to create a tile of different patterns.
Mixed-Media Fabric Art
Class 6 have had another fantastic afternoon continuing with their fabric kapok tree art … First, we defined our painted trees with black fine liner pen. Then, we put our […]
Observational Art in Class 6
Class 6 explored the smell and texture of tropical fruits today, as part of our rainforest topic, before creating our own pastel impressions of what we could see. Take a […]
Fabric Art in Class 6
Class 6 made a fantastic start to their fabric artwork today … We started by drawing and painting kapok trees onto our fabric. Next time, we’ll add some of the […]
Embroidery Skills in Class 6
Class 6 have made a fantastic start to the new half term in Art today, practising their embroidery skills … We started by looking at the work of a textile […]
Outdoor Art
This week, class 4 have been looking at the famous artist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, who uses natural materials to create his work. Inspired by this, we decided to take […]
Art club
This week saw the start of our after school clubs. In art club we went on a nature walk to collect leaves, twigs, feathers and flowers to create a person […]
Pastel Art in Class 6
Class 6 made a fantastic start to their rainforest leaves in Art today! We started with the outline (yellow on white paper and charcoal on black) then we added the […]
Finishing Touches in Year 4…
This afternoon, the children in Year 4 finished off their clay cottages by adding some colour … Well done, everyone!
Spring Art Competition winner announced…
A huge Well-Done to Ellie Rose for being our Spring Art competition winner! A wonderful painting completed during lockdown Ellie! Miss Sare was over the moon and thinks you thoroughly […]
Clay Cottages in Year 4
Class 6 worked extremely hard this afternoon, taking lots of care, to create these amazing plague cottages out of clay… Well done, everyone! Can’t wait to see these painted!
Picture This 2021
Take a look at our magnificent Picture This exhibition at Gullivers Valley in Sheffield. Children have focused on the picture ‘Sheffield Through the Ages’ and have created a range of […]
Attempting William Morris designs in Y3S
Today Class 4 continued their learning about the famous Victorian artist, William Morris. We learnt about his personal life and how he had developed a keen interest in nature and […]
Class 6 get crafty!
Class 6 had a wonderful afternoon today, working on the next stage of our recycling project with Casting Innovations Ltd. We used a special type of clay, called Fimo, to […]
Art
In class 3 we have been busy creating a design of London houses and buildings design using pencil. We then traced this design onto styrofoam making sure we were really […]
Y3S – Researching William Morris
Today Class 4 used chrome books to find out more information on William Morris for our artist study. During the summer term we will be using him as inspiration and […]
Y3S – designing and making Victorian style Thaumatropes
Today Class 4 had a fabulous afternoon when we designed and then made our very own Thaumatropes. First children did lots of research on how to make them effective and […]
Heart Art
Year 6 have been learning about the parts of the heart through a mixture of art media. We have used our sewing, weaving and tapestry skills to produce stunning images. […]
National Dance Day
The whole school has had a fantastic morning making our video for National Dance Day! We have some brilliant dancers and children with so much positive energy at our school! […]
Year 5 learn about texture and tone in art.
In our art lessons, we have learnt about using different sketching techniques including tone and texture. We have showed clear progression in both lessons from practising sketching technique, to beginning […]