The Arts

At St Stephen's we recognise the importance of delivering a broad and varied curriculum which allows the children to explore a variety of different media. Because of this, we have chosen to run an annual cycle of 'The Arts' which sees a different focus each year. Each year, there will be a clear progression of skills ranging from Year 3 to Year 6 which can be found in the skills progression documents below.

 

 

Music

 

This year, St Stephen's Juniors will be focusing on music as our chosen 'art'. We will learn how to perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of  great composers and musicians. We will also learn to sing and use our voices to create and compose music with the addition of musical instruments. Finally we will understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated.

Art

Last year we focused on our art techniques and our design and technology skills. We had a different focus each term and spent a day learning about people who were famous for using a specific skill and how to use that skill before putting it into practice by creating our own art piece. Throughout the day, we used our Purple Learning knowledge; being ready to make mistakes, understanding how to improve and being prepared to give honest but constructive advice to others. Here are some example of the art we produced.