Art & Design
Key Documents
Art Intent, Implementation and Impact
Our Vision
We are strong believers in the impact of Art and Design at Monksdown Primary School as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It provides children with opportunities to develop and extend skills to express their individual interests and ideas, whilst also contributing to the development of the child emotionally, spiritually, intellectually and socially.
High quality art education equips children with the skills to explore, experiment, create and invent their own work of art whilst engaging, inspiring and challenging pupils. As artists, children should be able to critically evaluate their work and the work of others, taking influence from well-known artists and adapting their work accordingly. As their skill set progresses, they should understand how art has changed their landscape, culture and history.
Check out the artists we’re studying this term…
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| Amedeo Modigliani
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Caroline Saxby
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Lundin Kudo
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N/A | Cathrin Machin
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Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran  |
Art in Action…
One world. One Liverpool. One Monksdown. Take a look at some of our beautiful art work inspired by communities within our city. @MonksdownSchool pic.twitter.com/7SnhnJWSHX
— MissCGrice (@MissCGrice) January 20, 2022
Wow oh wow! Look at these FANTASTIC artists today! I am beyond proud of 2.1’s observational drawings today 😍 @Year2Monksdown pic.twitter.com/R9AL7ClfrW
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) January 18, 2022
Year 2’s newest display, showcasing all that we’ve learnt about the Titanic this half term. Ask any of us and we’re guaranteed to blow your socks off with all the facts we know. From non-chronological reports, to information posters to icy artwork, we are so proud! pic.twitter.com/wSz3yS7ULJ
— Year2@MonksdownSchool (@Year2Monksdown) December 17, 2021
After all the Christmas festivities, we finally got round to completing our prints. We took the advise from @jgprintworks prints, using lines to show the textures of the icebergs. We also used a spoon to press the print down. Finished pieces will be coming soon! @Year2Monksdown pic.twitter.com/RGEZk5ouLg
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) December 16, 2021
Wonderful artwork today. We have been making owls to be displayed next to our non-chronological texts @Year2Monksdown pic.twitter.com/eQTC3buynU
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) December 10, 2021
I am beyond proud of our @MonksdownYear5 art club. So much so that I’ve spent the last hour running around the school to show every member of staff that I pass. We have looked at endangered animals and thought about the effect of climate change on their habitat @dotartschools pic.twitter.com/OsHSs1vTh7
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) December 9, 2021
Year5@MonksdownSchool @MonksdownSchool Such amazing art was produced last week. Year 5 took a trip around Italy- the work produced is https://t.co/L3rai0Vwol proud of our fabulous children pic.twitter.com/XQCwe2aQaA
— Year5@MonksdownSchool (@MonksdownYear5) December 3, 2021
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… pic.twitter.com/i95ADhIKpm
— J. Price (@MonksdownHead) December 1, 2021
A snippet of our beautiful Christmas displays here at @MonksdownSchool! Here’s our beautiful entrance/foyer #christmasatmonksdown pic.twitter.com/k5tcejrJxl
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) December 1, 2021
Oh I am beyond proud of Y2 today. Today we learnt all about the Norwegian gnomes who cause havoc on Christmas Eve. We used oil pastels which then resisted the ink wash we sponged on top. I adore how individual they all are. They all bring me so much joy! @Year2Monksdown pic.twitter.com/un5e3aFZ80
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) November 25, 2021
The children have been working hard to create a scene that represents the Italian tradition of La Befana delivering gifts to children on the 6th January. pic.twitter.com/OKEcGmfNcF
— Year5@MonksdownSchool (@MonksdownYear5) November 23, 2021
Studying pointillism to create Christmas trees. @Year1Monksdown are preparing work for a display all about Christmas trees. pic.twitter.com/99Lpp3430p
— Year1@MonksdownSchool (@Year1Monksdown) November 23, 2021
A huge thank you to the print artist @jgprintworks, who zoom called @Year2Monksdown today to answer some of our questions about his printing process. We even got some advice for our prints that we will begin making next week. We can’t wait to share them with you James! pic.twitter.com/AdEASPrJTv
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) November 23, 2021
We’ve chosen our favourite piece in the @walkergallery and have decided to have a go at drawing it! @MonksdownSchool @MonksdownYear5 pic.twitter.com/AF63xV2ded
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) November 19, 2021
Super “cool” artwork from Year 1!
Year 1 was inspired by Aardman animations to create their own clay penguins using air drying clay. We manipulated the clay into penguin shapes with our hands before creating grooves to create texture for the feathers. The children then painted their penguins black and white.
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We have loved exploring the @walkergallery today! @MonksdownYear5 @MonksdownSchool pic.twitter.com/uOX9S8tLdy
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) November 19, 2021
A fantastic afternoon in our @dotartschools Art Club for our Year 5 pupils. This year our topic is climate change. Today we experimented with shading and made observational drawings of a range of endangered animals @MonksdownSchool pic.twitter.com/owfLZCKK0Q
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) November 4, 2021
I am blown away by the fantastic art work in Year 2 this afternoon. We have used our sketchbooks to explore line using observational drawings and explored different dry media to give the effect of ice. What a brilliant bunch of budding artists 👨🎨 pic.twitter.com/fLtbEeJ5Nf
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) November 2, 2021
Wow! Look at these fantastic pieces of artwork from our Year 5 pupils based on the Italian sculptor Giacometti.
The children studied the human body and sketched movement, taking influence from Giacometti’s sketches. They then created sculptures using soft wire and created a metal effect using tin foil.
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Spent the morning at the Tate and I spotted a piece by Giacometti, the artist @MonksdownYear5 studied this term! Your sculptures were good enough to stand next to his in my opinion! @MonksdownSchool #monksdownart pic.twitter.com/l1SzXmWWCN
— Miss Spalvieri (@MissSpalvieri92) October 27, 2021
Look at the fantastic work this young man has done! He completed one of Year 3’s home learning challenges to produce a piece of artwork out of materials found in nature and he brought it in to share with the class. Amazing! ⭐️ @MonksdownSchool @MissSpalvieri92 pic.twitter.com/Lb8hRLjwuf
— Year3@MonksdownPrimary (@Year3Monksdown) October 1, 2021
Have a look at the finished display of Y2s study in pink pic.twitter.com/kjlrIBJBDa
— Year2@MonksdownSchool (@Year2Monksdown) September 17, 2021