This afternoon we have been learning a dance that people might have done 300 years ago! It is very tricky!

It was another exciting day in Arts Week. Firstly we had the pleasure of working with Jason Wilsher-Mills, who taught us all about using the iPads to create some fabulous pictures. These will be on show on Friday during the showcase event. Next we used our knowledge of mining to…

The Dragon of Wantley (Wortley) is England’s most famous dragon legend; in the form of a highly popular somewhat bawdy ballad about a knight, More of More Hall, called upon to slay a dragon preying on children and cattle. We read the ballad, planned and created our own dragon from…

What a busy day! We have had another fantastic day today. This morning we worked on creating our own printing blocks and using these to make a piece of artwork linked to our mining theme. Then this afternoon we have been working with Jason to create a piece of digital…

Experimenting with iPads to create digital artwork…

Today we have been learning about the mining history in our local area. We created our own printing templates to represent mining.

We have finally found the castle. We are using our sketching skills to draw what we can see.

We have retold the story of the dragon of warncliffe crags and are ready to hunt out dragons! We have lots of activities planned including a photography session with Mrs Hewitt! Exciting stuff 🙂 Taking perspective photographs! Leading lines… And some fun!