abingdon.org.uk/prep 7 ART AND DT The Term in DT Students have been working hard on a variety of different projects spanning the many areas of DT, including product design, textiles, graphic design and food tech. Year 3s used their sewing skills to create their own tooth fairy cushions. Year 4s built excellent siege towers, using their wood working skills. Year 5s used the laser cutter and sublimation printing to create their own jigsaw puzzle and packaging. Year 6s had a lot of fun this term, designing and making their own chocolate bar and packaging using CAD software. Year 7s created fantastic clocks using the laser cutter and also created their own packaging for their clocks too. Year 8s used graphic design software to create room designs, and working on their technical drawing skills, focusing on 1 and 2 point perspective. The Term in Art Our highlights include: • Our Year 8s success in achieving their Arts Award, and trying the pottery wheel for the first time! • The Years 1 and 2 Amazing Artist Club experimented with Picasso ‘bull’ paintings, Basquiat dinosaurs and Mothers’ Day cards. • The art clubs have had lots of fun marbling and bookbinding their own notebooks. • Year 3 made terrifying Egyptian death masks. • Year 4 immersed themselves in chalking Indian mandalas in the playground and clay Mehndi tiles. • The Year 5 and 6 groups have been busy designing typographic T-shirts, and cakes made from clay. What a wonderfully creative, artistic and experimental Spring term!
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