Visual Art 

Foundation

Foundation students have been busy continuing their imaginative world-building projects. They are adding new drawings to their artist books, showing special places, creatures, and symbols from their make-believe worlds. Alongside this, they have started learning the first rules of working with clay and have begun painting their dried pieces. Next week, they will glue any pieces that have fallen off and work on strengthening unfired clay creations.

Year 1

Year 1 students are continuing to develop their imaginative world designs, adding more detail and colour to their drawings. They are thinking carefully about how stories and family traditions can be represented through symbols and settings. Students are also exploring clay work, using their understanding of form and texture to complement their drawing projects.

Year 2

Year 2 students are refining their drawings and experimenting with ways to show movement, texture, and space in their imaginative worlds. As they explore clay, they are learning how different hand-building techniques can bring their creative ideas to life in three dimensions.

Year 3

Year 3 students are adding depth and personality to their imaginative world designs using a variety of drawing materials. Their clay work is helping them think about structure and form, inspiring new ideas for their landscapes, creatures, and architecture.

Year 4

In Year 4, students are developing their artist books further while exploring how clay can be used to represent parts of their world’s culture, values, and stories. They are showing increased confidence in combining drawing, sculpture, and creative problem-solving.

Year 5: Year 5 students are deeply engaged in refining their imaginative worlds. Alongside their mixed-media drawings, they are experimenting with clay to add a tactile, sculptural element to their work. They are exploring how texture and form can express meaning and emotion.

Year 6

Year 6 students are advancing their artistic skills through both their detailed artist books and their clay creations. They are considering how to express the culture, values, and identity of their invented worlds through both two- and three-dimensional art forms. Students have shown great enthusiasm and pride in their growing artistic abilities.