Mrs Bowden’s class have been busy in the playroom, creating paintings of the Galaxy, building rockets from Lego and writing a diary about life as an astronaut.
November 25, 2013
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Category Archives: Expressive Arts
November 15, 2013
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Space Cadets
The pupils in Primary 1/2/3 are all set to launch into outer space as their wonderful space helmets are now finished. Once the papier mache had dried, they carefully burst the balloon inside and shaped the helmets to fit on … Continue reading
November 6, 2013
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Space Helmets
Continuing with their current I.D.L. theme of Space, Mrs Bowden’s class have been getting their hands sticky with papier mache. They have been covering balloons with strips of newspaper dipped in wallpaper paste, to make space helmets. A messy, but very enjoyable … Continue reading
November 5, 2013
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Castle Campbell
Mrs Dodd’s and Mrs Kent’s classes have now gone on to explore Scottish castles as tourist attractions. They have designed posters and leaflets to advertise Castle Campbell near Dollar. They have also used ipads to film their own adverts for the … Continue reading
November 5, 2013
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Pumpkin Carving
Pupils from Mrs Black’s class had some spooky fun carving Halloween pumpkins. Some liked to spoon out the seeds and insides but others were happy to get stuck in with their bare hands! We hope you like the results.
October 24, 2013
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Knights and Castles Artwork
Pupils from P 4/5/6 and P 5/6/7B have been thoroughly enjoying their current Topic of Knights and Castles. Having recently taken part in a workshop at the Heritage Centre in Motherwell, they have been applying their knowledge to their art lessons. … Continue reading
October 9, 2013
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Cool Colours and Collage
Following on their current Art theme of Warm and Cool Colours, Mrs Dodds’ and Mrs Kent’s classes have been creating designs for t-shirts. They had to draw a simple pattern on their template and then use paper in only cold … Continue reading
October 8, 2013
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Circus Crafts
Primary 1/2/3 have been busy doing arts and crafts on a circus theme. They have all been making a circus big top from a cardboard template which incorporated colouring, cutting and sticking skills. They were delighted with the end result. They have … Continue reading
October 3, 2013
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Art lesson on Pointillism.
Primary 4/5/6 and Primary 5/6/7/B have been studing Pointillism in Art. This is an interesting technique which was developed by a French artist, Georges Seurat, in the 1880’s. It involves the entire painting being made up of tiny dots which when viewed … Continue reading
October 1, 2013
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Warm and Cool Colours
Primary 4/5/6 and Primary 5/6/7/B have been studing the warm and cool colour palletes in art. They created colour wheels and contrast paintings and have made a lovely display in the corridor.
