As part of the National Gallery’s Take One Picture project, the whole school spent Art Week studying Claude Joseph-Vernet’s A Shipwreck in Stormy Seas; our discussions of the painting led each class in different directions, finding out more about the undersea world, the history of the spice trade and other shipwrecks.  We had great fun producing dance and drama interpretations and making our own art works inspired by the painting – from collaborative collages to spice-coloured tie-dye and wire underwater sculptures.  A sample of the children’s work was included in the Clavering Easter Art and Craft Show and some can also be seen in the school reception area this term.