Seasons

By Sacha Guppy

Posted May 26, 2025

Creative Showcase and Grandparents Day

Our recent Creative Showcase provided an excellent opportunity for students to see their work displayed. This was perfectly timed to coincide with Grandparents Day. The exhibition, themed around “Seasons,” included work from Reception to Year 8 students.

Visitors entering the ground floor were warmly welcomed by Year 7’s varied landscape paintings, which capture nature’s changing moods, alongside impressive large-scale tree paintings created by our Art Scholars. Moving through the exhibition, the charming Year 1 rooster drawings and Year 2 chicken artwork delighted everyone who passed by.

The artistic journey continued upstairs with Year 8’s charcoal drawings and a remarkable collection of animal sculptures. From delicate robins, hedgehogs, rabbits and foxes to a majestic Stag, the range of creatures showcased our students’ sculptural abilities.

The exhibition offered two paths to chose from, the route around the display or the adventurous option of crawling through a specially created hedge. Several grandparents were embracing their playful side by choosing the crawling route, much to everyone’s delight.

Beyond the hedge entrance, visitors discovered an enchanted forest with an overhead canopy of suspended leaves transitioning from vibrant greens to autumn colours, complemented by scattered brown leaves on the ground. This magical space featured painted bird nests and whimsical birds wearing natures hats, and printed leaf glades with hidden animals to discover. Oil pastel insects and modroc ones creeping and flying about, expressive oil pastel animal faces and creative masks, and many more artistic treasures completed this immersive seasonal experience.

The atmosphere buzzed with joy as students proudly shared their work with family members, especially their grandparents. Based on this year’s success, we’re already looking forward to next year’s Creative Showcase!

A craft project featuring a sculpture of a deer with antlers, surrounded by a tree trunk and colourful leaves attached, set against a background of painted paper plants and forest-themed artwork.
Colorful art display in an art classroom, featuring paintings of animals and nature, cardboard trees, hanging leaf decorations, and painted cutouts.
Painted art sculpture of a squirrel with a bushy tail, surrounded by colorful, abstract painted backgrounds and objects.
A colorful landscape painting of rolling green hills, trees, and a pink and purple sky at sunset.
A landscape painting of green rolling hills, bushes, and trees under a pink and purple cloudy sky.
A painting of a rural landscape with two trees, green fields, a blue sky with clouds, and a wheat field in the foreground.
Painting of a green hill with a small red building at the top, under a sky with clouds.
Painting of a forest with tall trees and a small bright yellow tree in the center.
Colourful dry pastel drawing of a pigeon with a pink background.
Painting of a black bird with a yellow beak and eye, with a snail on its head and a butterfly perched on the shell.
Two colourful paintings of animals are displayed on a wall. The left painting depicts a bird and the right a deer. A small note beside the paintings reads: 'The most important thing is to keep going and never give up.'
Colorful painted paper flowers on display, with a small, brown, textured sculpture of a rabbit in front.
Indoor art display featuring painted and crafted nature-themed artworks, including a large sketch of a tree on a wooden panel, colorful cartoon flowers, insects, and animals, with some 3D butterfly and bug sculptures.
A handmade paper mache sculpture of a bird sitting on a wooden chair with a slatted backrest. The bird has painted features, large eyes, and a beak, with textured, multi-colored feathers.
A collection of black and white sketches of various animals, including a rabbit, a bird, a ferret, a whale, and a dog, displayed on a dark wall with some sketches pinned with colorful thumbtacks.
Hand-painted owl mask with prominent eyes, beak, and owl feather pattern, mounted on a wall.
Handmade mask of a black and white badger’s face, viewed from below, mounted on a wall with horizontal wooden panels.
Charming handmade Beaver mask face with black eyes, black nose, and teeth made by a child.
A colorful chalk drawing of a bear's face with a green background, featuring black eyes, a black nose, and a yellow and black lower jaw, on a chalkboard.
A drawing of a skunk with black and white fur, lying on a green background.
Painting of an owl with bright orange eyes on a green background.
A display of various colorful, child-like paintings. The top section features painted animals like a deer, a raccoon or small mammal in a foliage background. The bottom section includes a painted flower on a blue standing board, another large yellow
Four children's paintings of bird nests with eggs, each with different colors and styles, painted with bold brushstrokes.
Interior of a colorful children's play or art area with paper lanterns resembling clouds and hanging leaves, painted trees, animal sculptures, and decorative cutouts of flowers and insects.
A zoo or nature-themed art display featuring a carved and painted deer with antlers, surrounded by colorful painted cutouts of flowers and insects, with small leaves scattered on the surface.
Six painted animal portraits on blue backgrounds, including a cheetah with a hat, an owl with green plants on its head, a snowy owl, a penguin wearing a green scarf, a woodpecker with a feathered headdress, and a tiger with a crown.
Art display on a staircase featuring painted landscape and nature scenes, including a large tree with flowers at its base, and animal sculptures on the floor.
Colorful paintings and handcrafted art displays of birds, animals, and flowers on a wall and cut-out shapes on a table, with vibrant colors and detailed designs.
Indoor art display with a painted cardboard tree, paper clouds, colorful cutouts of flowers and insects, hanging leaves, and a wood sculpture of a deer. Decor includes painted panels of nature scenes and autumn leaves scattered on the floor.
A white, handmade sculpture of a dog with pink on the inside of its ears and a pink nose, with a brown, homemade animal figurine resembling a rat or squirrel placed on its back.

Creative Showcase and Grandparents Day Our recent Creative Showcase provided an excellent opportunity for students to see their work displayed. This was perfectly timed to coincide with Grandparents Day. The exhibition, themed around “Seasons,” included work from Reception to Year 8 students. Visitors entering the ground floor were warmly welcomed by Year 7’s varied landscape…