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!

My Playlist (describes who I am and what I like) You belong with me: I chose this song because it is kind of Romantic. I love you like a love song baby: I chose this song because the singer has a nice voice They don’t really care about us: I chose this song because the singer made it really detailed Sanni: I chose this song because even if it’s in finnish I like it Pretty little Psycho: I chose this song because it’s loud and I like loud Waka waka: I chose this song because it loud and I like loud. I chose this song because it has nice music I like my song because it sounds like me of soft, sometimes because it is kind My song that I create about myself is: My Composition

A few weeks ago i made a mini book about dogs. It was called what are dogs? I drew some of the dogs and printed some of the dog photos. I am done the book now and i loved it!!!

AT COMPUTER FUN ( AFTER SCHOOL ) WE PLAYED MINECRAFT! I PLAYED WITH NAOMI, ELSA AND A FEW OTHER BOYS. WE MADE A TURQUOISE HOUSE. I ALSO BUILT 2 OTHER HOUSE’S. nAOMI HELPED ME BUILD THE SECOND HOUSE I BUILT. I LOVE MINECRAFT.

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. By : Itzia This is friendship, friendship, friendship And it never ever ever to end What about the day when you leave me It makes me feel so sad I have best friends They help me when it comes to friendship What would it be like with them If you leave me I’ll be alone Will never ever see each other again again again It will be so sad for ever ever ever I have best friends They help me when it comes to friendship What would it be like with them My learning profile is caring. I wrote my song about caring because I like to be nice to my friends and I like to be helpful to anyone.

We are at the end of another week. We are half way through this unit and the students are making excellent connections in their learning. Math We started our module on Multiplication and Division this week. The students have been making arrays to represent different multiplication problems. UoI Egg on an Incline On Thursday students got to work creating an incline plane to help get an egg from the top of the chair to the bottom without breaking. The students were given 6 pieces of A3 paper, 10 pieces of paper towel and a roll of sticky tape. With this equipment they made their incline plane. After completing the experiment we wrote a procedure piece of writing to explain what we did. Labeling and Contraption Maker On Tuesday we worked with Ms Rachel in the library on labeling images. We looked in magazines an images for examples and posted these on a Padlet. After we completed another contraption maker challenge from Mr Matt in the l...

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 are getting very close to the end of semester. If you are leaving for holidays before the 16th December please let me know. Your child's report was made available on Managebac this morning, if you are having trouble viewing this please let me know. 3 Way Conferences Next week is a busy week. On Tuesday the students will have their 3 way conference. They have been working hard this past week to select work they are proud of and writing learning goals for next semester. At your child's conference we will meet with your child to discuss the goals, look at work samples and discuss ways we can support your child in achieving their goals. After the conference please take some time to visit Art, music, PE and your child's foreign language teacher. If you are unsure of your conference time please let me know. Anna's Birthday We celebrated Anna's birthday last week. Art We have been working with Art during this unit to create some public art to display aroun...

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...