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ART

In Art the preps have been practising with paint: stippling and 'wet in wet' watercolour techniques, after reading the story of Samuel Crocodile.

In grades 1 and 2 we have made Balloon dogs in the style of Jeff Koons,

practising gradients, highlight, shadows, depicting rounded forms on paper,

as well as assembling the dog parts on background paper. 

Here are a few for you to enjoy:

Over the last few weeks the grades 3 and 4 have outdone themselves with 'Dapper Dogs',

inspired by Heather Caller. They have completed a dog picture, added zones and patterns, both on the dogs and on the background:

The grade 5 and 6s delivered hand-made boxes. This required cutting, folding and glueing.  Some students even took the trouble of adding items inside: