Year 1 Oak Class, from Navenby CofE School, have been learning about the history of their home by exploring the village of Navenby and visiting Mrs Smith’s Cottage to see how people lived in the past. This exhibition will display their Handmade Houses alongside a trail of hand drawn postcards of their favourite places in the village, showing Navenby from the point of view of its youngest residents.
Handmade Houses
Following a visit to Mrs Smith’s Cottage, Year 1 Oak Class from Navenby CofE Primary School have been working with Nicki Jarvis, our artist in residence, to create handmade ceramic houses inspired by their own homes.
My grandad used to fix the TV for Mrs Smith
Pupil from Oak Class
We learnt a lot about how memories of Mrs Smith have been passed through families to children in the village.
Sally Bird, Learning Officer
This was a really big challenge, they did fantastically well!
Nicki Jarvis, Artist in Residence
I like to watch sport on the TV, just like Mrs Smith did.
Pupil from Oak Class
I used sketches from the class to cut out windows and doors, so they could be brought to life with battery operated tea lights.
Nicki Jarvis, Artist in Residence.
Favourite Places Trail
On a second visit to Mrs Smith’s Cottage Oak Class were challenged to create a postcard of their favourite place in Navenby, creating a trail of the village from the perspective of its youngest residents.
Click here to see the trail on Historypin.