STEAM Fair 2024
STEAM Week has been an amazing success and we have all thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this week. To bring our week to a close, we all gathered in the hall for a
Art and DT are taught in half-term blocks and learning is linked to the wider topic theme to contextualise learning. Art and design stimulates creativity and imagination. It is concerned with the way we respond to, understand, interpret and shape our world through our senses and emotions. Taking part in art and design allows us to investigate what we see; to make visual responses; to interpret; to discriminate and reach decisions. Art and design has its own language based on the visual elements.
At RPS, we believe all children have the right to develop artistic awareness and acquire skills, knowledge and understanding to express individual ideas. We believe the appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts enrich all our lives. Through learning about the roles and functions of art, the children can explore the impact it has had on contemporary life and that of different times and cultures. We aim to increase pupils’ first-hand experiences of art, craft and design through school visits to art galleries and other enrichment activities. Children are encouraged to use a wide variety of tools and materials for drawing, painting and creating imaginative and observational three dimensional work. As well as developing their own style they look at the work of other artists and explore the use of their techniques and media.
Please choose from the following options:
Please click on the links below for more:
Make and Create:
Get stuck in with our online art tutorials you can easily follow at home
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/make-and-create
Muffalo Potato:
Learn how to draw some of your favourite cartoon characters using only letters and numbers
https://www.youtube.com/user/muffalopotato
Illustrations:
Learn how to create illustrations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RoUHRUk1mA
Art Galleries:
Jacqueline Wilson explains how inspiring art galleries are.
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/kids-view/jacqueline-wilsons-magical-tour-tate-britain
Google Arts:
Have a look on Google Arts and Culture for some amazing online artwork and galleries.
https://artsandculture.google.com/explore
Monet’s House:
Take a virtual tour around Monet’s house
Please click on the button below to access our Knowledge Organiser download centre.
Please choose from the following options:
Please click on a heading below for more.
STEAM Week has been an amazing success and we have all thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this week. To bring our week to a close, we all gathered in the hall for a
It has been a fantastic week of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths this week as RPS Primary celebrates STEAM Week. Don’t forget to join us
It’s the last day of STEAM Week today and to close this week with a bang, children have attended school dressed as their favourite character from the world
Today the children took part in playdough programming. The children were organised into pairs with one partner in the role of the ‘Programmer’
Here are some pictures for you of the year 1 dance performance to parents on the last day of term. They basically shared with us what they had been learning over
What a fantastic build up to Easter. The Easter Bonnet Parade this morning was a real spectacle. A huge well done to all of our talented
Today Rotherhithe Primary School hosted its annual Easter Bonnet Parade where each year group created some amazing Easter
Our Science Ambassadors are here to tell you about some exciting events taking place at Rotherhithe Primary School after the Easter break. Explosive Food Workshop:
Design an Easter Bonnet at home and bring it in to school: Rotherhithe Primary School is hosting a fabulous Easter Bonnet Competition
Year 5/6 continued to explore various artists. This week they looked at the work of local abstract artist Fiona Rae and more particularly her oil on canvas painting named
Our mosaic artist, Wendy, worked with children from across the school on putting their gardening plot plaque designs together. The children had a marvellously
Year 5/6 children started their unit on ‘Painting and Mixed Media’ by analysing the work of internationally acclaimed British artist David Hockney.
This morning Seal Class offered an absolutely fantastic performance for their Christmas Production to Parents and Carers entitled “The Twinkly Nativity”.
Rotherhithe Primary School has been awash with the wonderful sounds of singing, beautiful costumes, amazing children, smiles and laughter from parents and carers as we all enjoyed the many
We are lucky at RPS to have Chantal from Pioneer Dance teach our children and on Thursday, Tyne and Thames classes delighted their parents with a special dance performance to show off the
This week Octopus class have been learning how to bake bread. This cross curricular activity stimulates learning for both literacy and food tech. The children were
Today we were joined by two of our Art Ambassadors who gave us a quick rundown of the many varied and exciting art projects they have been working on this term. We look at a number of
On Friday 24th Hudson, Oakley, Kloe and their intrepid parents braved the cold weather and took the fantastic lanterns the children had designed and made to the Illuminate
The judges have huddled. The prizes have been sorted and the certificates written and signed to congratulate our amazingly creative artists who have been chosen as our
“Make a noise” is this years theme for Anti-bullying week 2023. We must do something positive which helps to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes.
The Reception children were so excited today as many of them will be visiting a spectacular Fireworks Display to celebrate Bonfire Night on 5th November. As part of their art and design lesson,
In preparation for the forthcoming “Illuminating Rotherhithe” event this month, the children have been very excited to welcome back the team from the event organisers who have been
Another community Lantern Parade is planned this year for 5pm Friday 24th November from The Bermondsey Market Place to Southwark Park.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all our amazing parents and carers who helped to make our International Day such a success on Tuesday 17th October 2023.
Today our Year 6 children have been learning about the drawing and painting technique of chiaroscuro through diverse examples. Applying understanding of using light and dark to create form and impact to create
Rotherhithe Primary School has enjoyed an amazing week of art, DT and computing this week. We have been getting so creative and have been so greatly inspired by some of the amazing artwork that we
This week Rotherhithe Primary School has been celebrating all things artistic and creative for Art, DT and Computing Week 2023. We are focusing on two artists for our subject focus.
This morning for Art, Thames Class were looking at sketching “Still Life”. “Still Life” is a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these
Today is “Be Unique Day” and Rotherhithe Primary School is awash with the beautiful colours of the Rainbow. As part of Pride Month this June, Rotherhithe Primary School will be celebrating “Be Unique
It’s “Be Unique Day” today and the children and staff certainly rose to the challenge! As part of Pride Month this June, Rotherhithe Primary School will be celebrating “Be Unique Day
Whale Class have been busy today as they have now moved onto Art & Design and are working with clay! Having spent some time outdoors today already, the children were tasked with looking at some of the shapes that they
During half term, children were asked to take part in a very special design competition to create some new and functional products from old plastic bottles in
What a fantastic start to our last day of term and the build up to Easter. The Easter Bonnet Parade this morning was a real spectacle. A huge well done to all of our talented children who clearly
In honour of World Poetry Day this week, here is Wandle class performing the poem “Strict” by Michael Rosen. They worked hard to learn the poem from memory and
It’s British Science Week this week at RPS Primary and one of the many subjects we have been looking at this week is “Global Warming” and how this phenomenon has
Last week, the children from Year 1-6 took part in diversity workshops. The children immersed themselves in the workshops and spoke about
We are all having an amazing World Book Day today and the costumes have all been absolutely fabulous. Pictured below are our prize winning
Today each class has been tasked with a very exciting job. To write and illustrate their very own class book! Each class will have the
It’s World Book Day today at Rotherhithe Primary School and what a great day we are having! For this special celebration of books and
The Big Reveal!!! Its World Book Day this week and to celebrate this annual celebration of reading, Rotherhithe Primary School
To compliment their study of World War 2, Thames class thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Southwark Heritage Centre where they explored
As part of LGBTQIA+ month, Year 6 have observed the final piece of work by the bi-sexual artist Frida Kahlo titled ‘Viva la Vida’. The watermelons have hard
Seal Class had a lovely visit to the National Gallery where they participated in a workshop based on Bridget Riley’s wall painting,
Year 6 have commenced a unit of online safety workshop this week where presenters from a local theatre will come to our school and teach year six
We are back in early years and today our budding artists in the making are learning about colour mixing. Did you know that you can mix colours together to make
Today is Spanish Day and we have all been celebrating Spain throughout the day. As well as the many exciting activities happening throughout the day, the
One of our Parents very kindly joined our Reception children today to teach them how to make a delicious Spanish dish,
After our Spanish Assembly this morning, the children took part in a series of exciting workshops hosted by Ramon and Anita so that they could learn some Flamenco
It’s Spanish Day today and to start the festivities off, Ramon and Anita hosted a magnificent assembly
As part of their science unit on Living Things, Year 6 have been exploring the different uses of microorganisms, particularly yeast in dough.
On Friday 10th February, RPS Primary will be hosting an amazing day celebrating everything Spanish.
Today we joined Whale Class for a cross curricular activity making Diva Lamps out of clay balls.
This week in Year 6, children have been making portrait’s of emotions that someone in World War 2 (or 1) might have felt during the war.
For art this week, Whale class have been looking at “printing”. This style of art uses a mould or in this case a stencil. The subject is “The
Thames class thoroughly enjoyed visiting Dulwich Picture Gallery and participating in ‘Mark Makers’
Whale class were learning about print design using shapes and paint. In this case, the children were using different Lego blocks dipped
Today we were joined by two Art Ambassadors who tell us how art is taught at Rotherhithe Primary School.
Christmas is a fantastic learning opportunity in nursery. From sharing Santa stories to writing a letter to
Rotherhithe Primary School Christmas Performances 2022 All parents and carers are warmly invited to join us
As part of their Art & DT topics, Year 6 children were lucky enough to get a trip to the Cinema in Leicester Square to watch the preview
Street artist Marc Craig has come to visit the school where he has let the children create characters using A.I.
The judges have huddled. The prizes have been sorted and the certificates written and signed to congratulate
Exciting news! We have been extended an exciting opportunity by Marc Craig, a local street artist, to collaborate on a very large-
Art and being creative play an enormous role in our learning at Rotherhithe Primary School. Every child is given every opportunity to
To prepare our pupils for future life, we encourage pupils to take on roles of responsibility within
This afternoon, Wandle Class got busy in the kitchen to create some culinary masterpieces in the form of Pizza!
Fleet Class were delighted to be taking part in the Classical Road Show at Milton Court Barbican on Monday the 17th
We joined Whale Class today who are looking at Churches as part of a cross curricular activity combining art with
As part of the art curriculum, our year 6 classes have been looking at world famous artists. In this case, they have been studying the life and
National Poetry Day is on Thursday 6th October. Children will be reading and performing poetry within their classes on this day.
Children are being offered places at art and sports clubs over the next week. We know some children will be disappointed as there are
Dress up as art or an artist It’s Friday 1st July and the close of this weeks amazing week of all things art. To close the week, we asked the
Next week is art and DT week and you may have already noticed that classes across the school have been visiting the Tate Modern.
Don’t miss out on the amazing half term dance workshop offered at
Year 5 have been studying Ancient Greece this term, including Greek Mythology
Wandle Class have been studying Ancient Greece as part of their History topic and today they moved on to
Octopus Class have made beach collages using watercolours and a range of materials to replicate the
Just before the half term, Brent Class got very technical and extremely resourceful during their Design and
We visited Walbrook Class today who have been very busy looking at their topic on “The Romans”.
In Year 1 Art we looked at creating landscapes using different media. We learnt about composition and
Today, April 22, 2022, is Earth Day, a time set aside to celebrate the Earth, learn
We had an amazing afternoon of Easter fun today as children from every class
On Monday and Tuesday children across the school took part in dance workshop provide be West End In
As part of our World Book Day 2022 activities, Year 3/4
On Friday 4th March lantern processions will leave Mayflower Hall, Neptune Street, Rotherhithe
To prepare our pupils for future life, we encourage pupils to take on roles of responsibility within the
To prepare our pupils for future life, we encourage pupils to take on roles of responsibility within the
Year 4 have used the traditional design style ‘Willow Pattern’ (designed by Thomas Minton) to depict the
Our art project for the end of Spring term gave us a look at climate change and what can
Great news for all of our budding drama enthusiasts. Rotherhithe Primary School in association with Margaret of Margaret’s Music and LAMDA Drama will be hosting a weekly drama class for all pupils. The class starts every Tuesday afternoon at 3:15pm through to 4:30pm and is
Over the past term we have been privileged to have Georgia Hayes, a teacher from Time & Talents teaching our after school art club. This culminated in an exhibition of the children’s work on Tuesday 25th June after school.
As you know, the majority of our Year Six children set off for their residential to Condover Hall this week; however, those children that could not make the trip didn’t miss out on fun and creative
Children from all year groups are enjoying some very new art experiences and learning some exciting new skills during lunchtime art club this term.
If your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020, they will start reception in September in 2024. To help you make your choice for your child’s first steps into their learning journey, we have created a video of our learning environment for you.