2022 – St Mark's CofE Primary School

December 22, 2022

Year 1 get creative!

This term, Year 1 have loved being polar explorers and learning about the North and South Poles. The children have enjoyed finding out about the different animals there and what it would be like to live in the polar lands. As part of our art project this half term, we learnt about the Inuit artist Kenojuak Askevak. The children used her artwork to help inspire them when creating their own clay tile.

They also explored other ways of manipulating clay and plasticine and created some amazing animal and Christmas inspired mini sculptures.

The children performed wonderfully in their Christmas play this term and they loved showing you all their enthusiasm with their singing. Thank you everyone for coming along and supporting them.

The Year 1 Team would like to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Mrs Carter, Mrs Lee, Mrs Philips and Miss Maggs

December 21, 2022

Year 3’s Passport to Christmas Trip

We had a super end to the term with a trip to St Mark’s Church, Kempshott. We were so proud of the children as they sensibly walked from school to the church and behaved so beautifully. Whilst at the church the children took part in ‘The Christmas Journey’ and learnt so much, they loved meeting the characters from the Nativity story. They had a fantastic morning and used their knowledge and learning when completing our RE lessons later in the week.

May we take this opportunity to say thank you for your on-going support this term. Please could we ask over the Christmas holiday’s if you get any new shoes that you collect the boxes for Year 3’s art project next term.

Merry Christmas from the Year 3 Team!

December 19, 2022

Autumn 2 Art Project – Nativity Figures

Dear Year 2 Parents and Carers

Our art project this half term focused on the skills needed to create a simple sculpture. The bottles we collected at the the beginning of the half term gave us a structural form on which to build. Using balls of paper and masking tape the children constructed figures to represent the characters from the Nativity. Our objective was to create a smooth surface using paper and paste and all the children achieved this. Finishing touches were added with a range of fabrics, all dipped in paste and then moulded around the figures. It has been a successful project and we hope you enjoy displaying the models at home during this festive season.

The Year 2 Team