What a stunning celebration our gallery event was on Thursday the 6th of December, showcasing all the gorgeous work created by the children across the school from Creativity Week. We are so proud of our Barnfield artists and to quote one mum ‘’it just keeps getting better every year … so impressive’’. Thank you to all for coming to support the event. I think all the artists studied in Creativity Week including Alexander Calder, Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Kandinsky, Antony Gormley, … Continue Reading

We just had our 7th Creativity Week at Barnfield Primary where children look at the work of various artists and pull it apart across the curriculum. Across the school the children tackled this with such impressive flair and an artistic explosion took place!  This year the children looked at some real rebels in the history of art who did things outside the norm. Many of the children explored abstract art, which challenged the children to look at shapes, space and … Continue Reading

In our last week of the Autumn term we celebrated ‘Diversity Week’. We are very proud at Barnfield of the wealth of different cultures that make up our community. Some of our parents kindly volunteered, teaching us about different traditions which classes thoroughly enjoyed. The children participated in a range of activities which encouraged the children to develop their understanding and respect, enriching their own experiences. This included food tasting, looking at traditional dress, bringing in items symbolic to our … Continue Reading