Arts At Arkwright

Music- Design and Technology- Drama-Art

Welcome to the Arkwright Arts Page! At Arkwright, we love to promote Arts through our curriculum and also wider curriculum too. Arts encourages children to be creative, enthusiastic and confident children who can achieve their highest potential. At Arkwright Primary School, DT, Art and Music are taught as standalone lessons and Drama is weaved into the curriculum in a range of subjects.

You can click on the individual pages to see in more detail about what the children have been up to! :)

We are proud to say that we have achieved SILVER status Arts Mark Award.

If you would like to find out more information about the Arts Mark Award, please see this link: https://www.artsmark.org.uk/about/what-artsmark

Since we have signed up for the Arts Mark, Arkwright Primary School have done the following:

At Arkwright Primary School:

2021/22

Sketch Books for KS1 and KS2 children for their Art and DT lessons
Arts Certificate in assembly to showcase children’s enthusiasm and creativity in the Arts sector
KS1 ‘Little Explorers’ music lessons with the Derbyshire Music Partnership
KS2 ‘Ukulele’ music sessions with the Derbyshire Music Partnership, finishing off with a performance to showcase what they had learnt to parents
High School Musical after school club ran by Mrs Rowland and Miss Martin. The children showcase their amazing work at the end of the term with a performance to the school and parents/carers. Children have performed: Annie, Disney Songs and Sound of Music!
Easter Egg Competition for all children in school
Ukulele after school club ran by Mrs Wells
Raised money to buy tickets for all KS2 children to attend Young Voices in 2023
Musician of the Month was introduced whereby the children listen to a new musician of the month whilst walking into assembly.
Cluster meetings for Arts Mark and CPD for Arts Lead

2022/23

Autumn Term

High School Musical after school club, ran by Mrs Rowland and Miss Martin
Musician of the Month continues for the children listen to a new musician of the month whilst walking into assembly.
Inventor of the Month was introduced whereby the children will become familiar with a different inventor every month, which is to promote design and technology
Arts and Craft Club ran by Mrs Gould
Pumpkin Competition- The winner will be announced on Friday 4th November in assembly. Here are the winners, from EYFS- Y6 (1 per year group).
DT competition- The children were to design and make a model, to promote recycling, to be in for a chance to win some BIFFA prizes, which were kindly donated.

Spring Term

Mrs Gould delivers and Arts and Crafts club on a Monday after school, where every week the children are using different media and learning different skills to produce an art outcome.
Mrs Rowland and Miss Martin deliver an Arts club called 'High School Musical', on a Tuesday. The children are encourage to be expressive through singing, dancing and drama. At the end of the term, the children perform in front of the school and parents/carers to showcase what they have learnt.
Ruth Amos who is a children's Youtuber and engineer came into school to deliver a DT session for the children in KS1 and KS2, where the children had a challenge to design an invention for Ruth to make which was linked to either a vehicle or a piece of clothing.
Y5/6 children showcased the skills they have learnt in their music lessons with Nigel and Ellie, from the Derbyshire Music Partnership, to parents/carers and the school in their assembly. The children learnt to play a wide range of instruments: Ganzas, Surdos, Tamberims and Agogo Bells. Through playing these instruments, the children created 3 pieces of music of Samba music.

Arkwright Arts Adventuring Out

2021/2022

KS2 children attended a Tengo Taiko Drumming workshop at The Bolsover Secondary School
KS2 children attended an Art Workshop at The Bolsover Secondary School with an artist called Clare Taylor
KS2 children made Christmas Crafts to sell at The Bolsover Secondary Winter Arts Showcase’ and raised money for the school
Cluster meetings for Arts Mark and CPD for Arts Lead

2022/23

Autumn Term

All children from EYFS to Y6, went to the Winding Wheel to enjoy 'Sleeping Beauty' Pantomime.
KS2 children, children at craft club and Mrs Wells made Christmas Crafts to sell at The Bolsover Secondary Winter Arts Showcase’. Mrs Rowland, Mrs Gould and Mr Roberts sold the crafts at the showcase to raise money for the school.

Spring Term

KS2 children went to Sheffield Arena for Young Voices