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08/11/23

Three of our Year 5 pupils decided to raise money by holding a sale on the green. The girls raised £32 which they used to purchase items for the local food bank. Working together they selected long life items and added up the costs. What a lovely gesture from our pupils! pic.twitter.com/R91A3St8aN

13/10/23

Year 5 have been busy creating Anderson shelters as part of their Design and Technology lessons. We can't wait to see their finished work. pic.twitter.com/tlguiBSLAT

27/09/23

The winners of our Summer Reading Challenge received their chosen books during the weekly celebration assembly. Keep reading! pic.twitter.com/6LVVvokYXX

27/06/23

The VIAT Festival of Creativity is just over 2 weeks away and we are so excited to invite you to an extravaganza of creative events and performances! Keep your eyes peeled for some sneak peaks of behind the scenes content coming soon👀 pic.twitter.com/kpyYUqxwzo

26/06/23

The VIAT Festival of Creativity is just over 2 weeks away and we are so excited to invite you to an extravaganza of creative events and performances! Keep your eyes peeled for some sneak peaks of behind the scenes content coming soon👀 pic.twitter.com/kpyYUqxwzo

21/06/23

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21/06/23

A sneak peak of this year's VIAT Festival!Expect to see a variety of Art, Literature, Drama and Music performances from students across the Trust. Also attending this year is who will be performing creative Freestyle Football and hosting masterclasses on the day! pic.twitter.com/tqRjlaW6cg

19/06/23

We were extremely proud to have held the first Trust Primary Debating event at Holborough Lakes last week. Year 4 pupils from , and came together to join in with a debating workshop and then went on to participate in a full debate. pic.twitter.com/pmU8d4UDHp

16/06/23

Happy Birthday wishes to Luca, Kamron, Mason, Annabelle and Richie-James who all celebrate birthdays at this time. Hope you have a wonderful celebration! pic.twitter.com/edIAJCwWdW

16/06/23

A sneak peak of this year's VIAT Festival!Expect to see a variety of Art, Literature, Drama and Music performances from students across the Trust. Also attending this year is who will be performing creative Freestyle Football and hosting masterclasses on the day! pic.twitter.com/tqRjlaW6cg

08/06/23

We are pleased to announce that we will be working towards becoming a Hedgehog Friendly Campus with and The team will work on a number of actions to protect hedgehogs, enhance their habitat and educate others on how they can help. pic.twitter.com/RmMQ4XsWv1

08/06/23

Yesterday some of our children had a wonderful day at Valley Park School at a Taster day of fun drama, music and creativity! They did some great day dancing, doodling & singing! pic.twitter.com/S3WIP0EMFP

08/06/23

Happy birthday wishes to Louis, Carlo, Maciemay, Henry, James, and Kit who all celebrate birthdays! We hope you have fun! pic.twitter.com/UQFdMbh6H7

25/05/23

As a special treat for the hard efforts and resilience in their SATS exams, the Year 6’s had a fun time bowling together as a class at Hollywood Bowl in Rochester! They played an hour of bowling and competition was high! They then enjoyed a lunch together! pic.twitter.com/cEixylljTO

25/05/23

On Friday 19th May our Year 5 children took part in the VIAT Young Adventurers Camp out at Buckmore Park where they helped pitching and collapsing tents and slept better than we expected! They took part in some exciting team building activities, fun football and more! pic.twitter.com/WJeuid3QA3

25/05/23

Happy Birthday wishes to Evie, Daniel, Sophia, Sienna and Isaac who all celebrate birthdays! We hope you have a wonderful birthday! pic.twitter.com/gV2t8Py3Ay

17/05/23

Happy birthday to Amelia, Darcy-Rae, Blake, Thea and Mylah who celebrate birthdays! We hope you have lots of fun! pic.twitter.com/QGUXgIDTBR

05/05/23

To celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King, the children came dressed to reflect a country within the Commonwealth. Each year group presented information on their chosen country during an assembly. pic.twitter.com/G63KqcKEGC

04/05/23

On 27th April the Yr 5 children took part in a fun-filled sports event at Holmesdale School. Three other schools attended which made for a competitive day. The class played team games and tried a range of athletics events. The children were praised for their sporting fairness! pic.twitter.com/92RUSxw4Hx

04/05/23

Happy birthday to Nancy, Oliver, Astrid, Marnie, Eloise, Arish and Rubie who all celebrate birthdays! We hope you have a joyous day! pic.twitter.com/PYYcfSJi4O

28/04/23

This week Year 5 took part in a sports event at Holmesdale. The children played team games and tried a range of athletics events. As always, Y5 from Holborough Lakes were praised for not only their effort but the fantastic behaviour and sporting fairness. pic.twitter.com/otv6W9Ydz0

27/04/23

Year 3 and 4 had a great day at Leeds Castle, exploring the grounds and meeting the birds of prey! pic.twitter.com/6O2qiAZ9qd

26/04/23

Happy birthday to Gabriel, Hazel, Isreal, Mila, Javier, Ralph, Joshua, Max and Saiya who have all celebrated birthdays recently. We hope you had an amazing day! pic.twitter.com/IsFGofNzZn

21/04/23

This week our Year 6 pupils attended the 'Safety in Action event. This is an interactive event for Year 6 children to learn about some of the dangers they may face as they become more independent and prepare for transition to secondary school. pic.twitter.com/CGHleCoRQl

21/04/23

*SAVE THE DATE*Saturday 8th July, 11am - 4pmAn exciting performance opportunity for our pupils at the VIAT Festival of Creativity. Keep your eyes peeled for more information on how to get your child involved. pic.twitter.com/sEiNo6ztE7

Art and Creativity

 At Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes our curriculum offers an exciting and broad range of arts projects for our children to explore.

We place a high value on Art as one of the most important forms of human creativity. We recognise that Art should engage, inspire and challenge pupils whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own masterpieces. Through teaching and learning about great artists and designers,from around the world,old and new, our pupils will know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of the world in which they live. Children with a particular aptitude for Art are identified and provided with challenges and links with artists to further their skills and interests.

Art learning is recorded in sketchbooks across the school. Children are encouraged to use these creatively. Each child is unique, and each sketchbook should be unique, enabling children to develop their independence and creativity. 

Teachers assess children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in Art by making observations of the children working during lessons and by giving verbal feedback. Q-Matrix questions are devised to deepen knowledge and understanding and form an important part of formative assessment. Low-steaks knowledge checks are used to revisit key facts to help children retain information about art movements, artists, craftworkers and techniques. 

Children and teachers use green and pink highlighters to identify which steps to success the children have mastered.  This identifies whether more time or support is needed to complete tasks or deepen understanding.

Children are encouraged to be critical of their own work and that of others through reflective self and peer evaluations. Teachers celebrate the learning journey that the children have experienced and the final outcome with a short, written statement.

Assessment

Art knowledge gathering and learning are collected and recorded in sketchbooks from year 1 to year 6. Children are encouraged to use these creatively. Each child is unique; sketchbooks reflect this as children develop their independence and creativity.

Teachers assess children’s knowledge, understanding and skills in Art by making observations of children working and by giving verbal feedback. Q-Matrix questions are devised to deepen understanding, forming an important part of formative assessment. Hinge questions ensure that children are ready to make progress and low-stakes retrieval practice are used to revisit key facts to help children retain information about art movements, artists, craftworkers and techniques.

Children and teachers use green and pink highlighters to identify which steps to success the children have mastered. This identifies whether more time or support is needed to complete tasks or deepen understanding.

Children are encouraged to be critical of their own work and that of others through reflective self and peer evaluations. Teachers celebrate the learning journey that the children have experienced and the final outcome with a short, written statement.

 

The teaching sequence in Art - full information

Progression in Vocabulary - Art

Art Progression

Art and DT in EYFS

We are thrilled to have now achieved the Artsmark Gold Award, as awarded by Arts Council England.

Artsmark Gold Award

The Artsmark Award is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports schools to develop and celebrate arts and cultural education, putting creativity and wellbeing at the heart of the curriculum. Artsmark ensures every young person can be creative and access a diverse, high-quality cultural education.

Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact

Intention:

  • To build an Art curriculum which develops learning and results in pupils knowing more and remembering more.
  • To have an understanding and appreciation of art and how and why it is made.
  • To develop the skills and flair needed to express their ideas and produce intended outcomes in their own art work.

Implementation: 

  • We have a clear, comprehensive and cross-curricular scheme of work in line with the National Curriculum. Teaching and Learning shows progression across all key stages within the strands of Art.
  • Children have access to key knowledge, language and meanings in order to understand and readily apply this to their practical work in Art.
  • Children are exposed to work by artists and craftworkers who will inspire them and enable them consider and experiment with a range of techniques, compositions and dimensions.
  • Teachers demonstrate techniques and provide opportunities for children to explore these using a range of media.
  • Children collect their ideas, research, experimentation and designs in their own sketchbooks.
  • Work is produced, evaluated, celebrated and displayed to the highest standard.

Impact: 

  • Children will achieve age related expectations in Art at the end of their academic year.
  • Children will retain knowledge about their focus artists for each unit of work and speak about them with confidence.
  • Children will understand what being an ‘artist’ means.
  • Children will be able to articulate their preferences with reasons and respect that art is subjective.
  • Children will understand that being an artist takes determination and perseverance.
  • Children will be able to express their ideas through art and produce their intended outcomes.