Benton Dene School

We were finally able to put on our Summer Performance, which all of KS2 work on in their spring Art, DT, Music and Drama lessons. Professor Azaroth has stolen the Queens Jewels and it’s up to the brave wizards at Bogburps School for Young Wizards to find them! @bentondenesch

Benton Dene will be celebrating in style tomorrow for the jubilee! They’ve been working hard on lots of fabulous portraits of the Queen! #PlatinumJubilee #Jubilee

It’s always such a treat to see our resources in action! Thank you to everybody who facilitates this wonderful work. Find this warm up activity as part of the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum ‘Exploring Pattern’ pathway> accessart.org.uk/exploring-patt…

Red 2 had great fun exploring textures last week and how we can use texture in print and crayon rubbings. We then explored how we can press objects into clay to create textures and then their imaginations ran wild! Buildings, boats and Pinocchio! @bentondenesch

Red 1 completed their backdrop for the Summer Show yesterday. They’ve used marble art, printing and painting to create a moon scene and have really enjoyed it! @bentondenesch

Happy new year! Red 1 explored wet and dry clay today. We compared the different states of the material and explored what happened when the truth of dried clay had water poured into it. It hissed and gurgled! We then made thumb pots which we turned into dinosaurs! @bentondenesch

Wow! Look at the model of an elf like creature Lee in B7 has made at home! We are so impressed with his modelling skills, anatomy and ability to create textures! He asked his mum to open her mouth so he could copy how it should look. @bentondenesch

Benton Dene School are proud to announce that we have gained our Artsmark Gold Award! It’s been a challenge, with a maternity leave and a pandemic in the mix, but we did it! @bentondenesch @culturebridgene @NTLearningTrust @Artsmarkaward

G6, who are in Y2, had great fun last week exploring snail spirals, inspired by @accessart. They’ve been exploring line and colour and how different artists and architects, such as Bridget Riley and Frederick Hundertwasser, use line in their work. @bentondenesch

We moved onto flicking, boiling fire. Lots of fun! @bentondenesch @Red1_BDS

Catching up on a busy start to term! ⁦@Red1_BDS⁩ explored texture and colour through printing and painting Zog! ⁦@bentondenesch⁩

Brilliant to welcome back some of our Tuesday Club leaders for a pre launch meeting and further training! Excited to welcome back all our participants and families from next Tuesday 14th Sept! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at our club then get in touch!

Benton Dene School’s B9, B7, R4, G5 and Year 6 Benton Dene Primary worked on a collaborative installation in the style of #AntonyGormley’s Field for the British Isles for the sculpture trail and we all thought it’s was fab! So much character. @bentondenesch @bentondeneprim

@bentondenesch @bentondeneprim Big box Art

@bentondeneprim @bentondenesch A few more pictures from our brilliant sculpture trail yesterday.....

The Benton Dene Sculpture Trail is open! @bentondenesch and @bentondeneprim have collaborated on a huge sculpture trail on display in the Gym and the Hall today. More photos to follow…

Blue 6 painted some fabulous paintings in the underpass at Cullercoats as part of an Enterprise project. They are there for everyone to see and we have had some lovely feedback from those who have seen them. Please go and have a look for yourself. 🎨🐳⛵️

Blue 6 at Benton Dene School have done @RobBiddulph’s #DrawWithRob regularly all year as part of their daily mindfulness session. They’re so proud of their drawings and so are we! What do you think Rob?! They have a booklet each of all their drawings to take home. @bentondenesch