Blog by Tag: Art and Design

Christmas Cards

Class 3 carefully followed step-by-step instructions to draw a picture of the Grinch! Aren't they fabulous?

Christmas Week!

Christmas is in full flow in Class 3, we're having a magical week filled with crafts, fun and smiles! The children have worked so incredibly hard this term and definitely deserve a well-earned rest!! 

Snow scape Christmas Cards

Class 4 produced some stunning, unique snow scape winter scenes with silhouette tree for their Christmas cards designs this year. In just one afternoon the children delicately painted their colourful wash using watercolours, blending the pigments together. Next, they…

This Little Light of Mine...

The whole school is embarking upon a new, innovative and inspirational collaborative musical/art project which will be displayed collectively in the hall for all to see and celebrate. Each pupil will make a musical note featured in the composition of the song ' This…

Objects and Meaning

This half term Class 4 have been studying different compositions by various artists and looked at how the objects were positioned in the background, foreground and mid-ground. The children evaluated the position, colours and meaning of the objects drawn by the artists and…

Observational Drawing

This half term Class 3 have been developing their observational drawing skills by focusing upon looking specifically at how to create texture, pattern, form and shade in tonal pencil. 

African Arts Week

This week we have been celebrating the continent of Africa for our Arts week based upon the Zulu Nation warriors. The children have looked where in the world Africa is and undertaken a range of activities designed by our very own Arts Council.

In class four the children…

African Art

This week is Arts Week, our fabulous Arts Council planned and prepared a fantastic range of activities us to complete. We're very proud to be working towards our Artsmark Silver Award. In September 2018, we put together our Aberford Arts Council and began our pathway to working…

The Gingerbread Man!!

To our surprise, the gingerbread men came to visit us in class one! They made quite a mess and the children enjoyed the mystery of trying to find out how they got in. 

Excitingly, they did leave us with a new…

Skeletons!!

This afternoon we looked carefully at what makes up the human skeleton, we then made our own! 

Eatwell Plates

Today we looked at the 5 different food groups that make up the Government recommended Eatwell Plate;

• carbohydrates
• fruit and vegetables
• proteins
• dairy
• sugars and fats

We have been learning about what each food group does for our bodies and what proportions we…

Christmas...in October?!

Christmas has once again arrived early at Aberford Primary School as the time has come for us to design our Cauliflower Christmas Cards.

Keep an eye out next week for your order forms and your child's amazing design.

Here is a sneaky peak of some of our…