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) I chose Maps because it has a good beat that I like. I chose Tristam and Braken even if it is computer music. I like computer music. I chose Light it Up because I can dance to it. I chose Lucky Strike because it makes me happy. This song sounds like me because eden part is a feeling that I have My song that I create about myself is: My Composition

When I started the first day of school I didn't know what zombie tag was but then one of my friends told me we could play zombie tag. My friend told me the rules and now I know to play it. Before you start you need to do black and white. The last two have to do rock, paper, scissors to one point who loses is the tagger. The tagger counts to ten then he can try to tag the other people. When the tagger tagged one person that person is the tagger with the first tagger. When everybody is tagged except for one person. The person that is not tagged is the winner. The first person that is tagged is the tagger for the next game. Now I play zombie tag every day at lunch and break. It is fun!

This week's blog has been made by Eito and Jona. Please note the 10am start on Monday.  This Wednesday is Student Led Conferences. The students have been very busy preparing for this. I am looking forward to seeing you then.

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. Care by Jona We can stand up for each other We say sorry if we do something mean We share things with each other Care for other people Help them if they fall Care about everybody Not only you We can help each other clean up We can help each other if we are stuck on something We can cheer each other up Care for other people Help them if they fall Care about everybody Not only you My learning profile is caring. I wrote this song because some people don’t ask for other people. My song makes me feel happy because maybe when people read my song they will care. My song is good because of what would are in my song.

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.

Welcome back and Happy New Year. I trust you all had a wonderful break. We welcomed a new students to our class this week. Her name is Yuzuka and she comes from Japan. Unit of Inquiry This is the final week of our Sharing the The Planet unit. The students have been very busy this week completing research for their investigation and creating a plan help overcome the issue they had identified before the break. Over the next week their individual pages will be updated with their summative assessment. Please check back to see your child's work.  Jona's public awareness campaign We recreated our classroom city this week. Now we have a lot more knowledge on urban environments the students were able to create a detailed and well planned city. We compared both of our cities and visited Ms Karyn and Ms Anita's redeveloped cities as well. Students wanted to create space in the city. The added bike paths, recycling and trash bins, less roads, more green space a...

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...