Ms Courtney's Class

Art- Grade 2- Unit 4 During this unit, we learned how to use elements of art to create abstract artworks with meaning.  Did you know that artists choose specific lines, shapes, and colors to repeat or emphasize in order to make their artworks more interesting?  Artists can also communicate their personal experiences in abstract art using simple symbols.  We practiced these skills by making our own stamps and printmaking.  We added several layers to our artworks to experiment with how to organize abstract artworks.  Ask me about the meanings of the lines, shapes, colors, emphasis and repetition in my abstract artworks!

We went to blue pumpkin for are field trip and we learned a lot of things, like we learned how to make croissants and we learned how to make bread and ice cream. The best part was when we got ice cream and we tasted vanilla and chocolate ice cream. There was a man with a dark red t-shirt and he said that there are five different rooms. One was for bread and the other ones were like salads and croissants and one really cold room for the ICE CREAM! We also got to make croissants.

My Playlist (describes who I am and what I like) You belong with me: I chose this song because it is calm and a little crazy I love you like a love song baby: I chose this song because it is loud They don’t really care about us: I chose this song because he is my favorite singer and he’s loud Sunni I chose sunni because it is funny and crazy Waka waka I chose this song because it is funny and they are awesome and loud and crazy My song sounds like me because it is crazy and I am crazy.   My song that I create about myself is: My Composition

Art- Grade 2- Unit 3 During our “Responsible Design” unit in art class, we learned about how to think like a designer by using the creative cycle.  We investigated objects and their functions (purposes).  We planned ideas for new objects, considered our audiences and how best to help them.  We created prototypes to show our designs using recycled materials.  We evaluated our designs by sharing with our friends, thinking of ways to improve, or adding new parts to our art pieces.  Here are some photos of my creative process:

For this unit we wrote lyrics for a song.  The song was about one of the learner profile.  Parents came to help us at Spotlight with some ideas for our verses.  Here are my lyrics. Love your friends by Elsa When my friends are down I will be there to make them happy And when I am blue They will be there for me I love them and they do too My friends help me all the time And I do too So they are happy We love each other And it is never ever going to end I love them and they love me for ever My friends help me all the time And I do too So they are happy My learning profile is caring. I wrote this song because people are mean to their friends. I think that my song is amazing because I worked hard.

This unit in art was all about public art.  We found locations around ISPP that needed public art and used the creative cycle to investigate, plan, create and evaluate our own ideas.  Here are some pictures of me exploring how to create public art for our school community.

We have come to the end of our How We Express Ourselves unit. This week the students completed their summative assessment. Please see their individual page for photos and their artist statement. Our next unit is under the theme 'Sharing the Planet'. The central idea is: By developing an awareness of an urban environment, we can understand and modify the way we live within it. Summative Assessment We shared our art work and artist statement with our Grade 5 buddies this morning. After the water festival break you will be invited to come and look at the work. I will send a separate email with details closer to the date.  Elsa's Birthday On Tuesday we celebrated Elsa's 8th Birthday. Happy Birthday Elsa!! Hope you had a wonderful day.  Guest Speaker This Thursday a family friend of Helmi's came to speak to us about the Breakfast Programme Kellogg's runs in schools for children who often are unable to eat breakfast at home. This links to our p...

This week's blog post is brought to you by Jona, Panha, Alethea, Itzia, Helmi, Naomi, Elsa, Eito and Takuto. Book Creator - Alethea and Itzia We have been working with a partner this unit and have been putting all our art work into book creator. This week we painted a banana and took a photo of it. Then we put the photo in the banana in book creator and recorded our artist statement. At the end of the unit we will publish our book creators on the blog. Picmonkey - Elsa, Helmi, Naomi We used Pic Monkey to change pictures and design new images. You can change the picture to show another feeling. We used Pic Monkey for the front cover of our book on Book Creator. Book Review - Eito, Takuto We wrote a book review to tell others the main part of a book and if it is a good book to read. I liked the book The Hotel is haunted and I liked the book The hunters of the great forest. MRISA Volleyball - Jona, Panha This week we watched MRISA volleyball. ISPP won a...

We have two weeks left of this unit. The students are making great progress in their understanding of the central idea. We will begin our summative assessment towards the end of next week.  Image Editing Math We continued with our inquiry into 2D and 3D shapes. We identified shapes with the saying 'What does the SHAPE say'. Students matched the picture of the shape, the name and the definition of the shape as a whole class and then made their own. We created our own 3D shapes by working out how to make our own nets and folding them into 3D shapes. Unit of Inquiry Inspiration boards The students have been very engaged creating their inspiration boards. There are a lot of strong themes coming from the boards and will help the students when creating a piece of art or their summative assessment. Best Friend Writing On Monday the students write a personal narrative of their best friend. They all did a...