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 get to taste ice cream and drink water the ice cream flavor is vanilla and chocolate We got to make croissant. We went to Blue Pumpkin to see how they made ice cream and croissant

My Playlist (describes who I am and what I like) We don’t talk anymore: I like it Closer: I like the music and singing Take back the night: I like the music and the picture Thinking out loud: I like it Treat you better: I like the song My song sounds like me because it sounds like me 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. by Nak Caring for other people Helping other people Sharing for other people Make friend with other people You need to share with people It makes them feel good You need to share people help others Not lieing to other people Tell the truth to other people Tell the truth about you life So you can have friends You need to share with people It makes them feel good You need to share people help others My learning profile is principled. I wrote this song because I want to be principled. I think my song is amazing.

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 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...

In art classes we learned about how artists use the creative cycle to investigate, plan, create, and evaluate.  I used the cycle to make multiple artworks that were inspired by what I saw, imagined, and wondered.  Here is some of my art making process using the creative cycle.

The weeks seem to go quicker and quicker. We have had another fun week of learning in Grade 2. Readers Theatre This week students presented their Reader's Theatre scripts. The students demonstrated excellent viewing and presenting skills. Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form.  Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Scripts are held by the readers. Lines are not memorized. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures. http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm The hungry little caterpillar One Fish, Two fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Paperbag Princess Where the Wild Things Are Community Development We had the opportunity this week to have six guest speakers come to Grade 2. Each guest speaker did two workshops with the students on an art form they are passionat...

It was about bats flying around at night.  There were frogs and many other animals making sounds.  There were trees swaying and creepy sounds.

Welcome back. I hope you all had a very relaxing break last week. We commenced our second unit of inquiry this week under the theme How We Express Ourselves. Our Central idea is: Personal perspective influences how we create art. We will continue this unit until the water festival break. Please check the previous post for upcoming dates. Next week is book week. Every day the students will be participating in a wide range of activities and taking part in a number of writer and illustrator's workshop with our author in residence. It is going to be a great week ending in a Book Character dress up day on Friday. Please help your child create a costume for this day. Welcome Takuto We welcomed Takuto to our class this week. Happy Birthday Jona! On Monday we celebrated Jona's 8th Birthday. UoI Central Idea We looked at our new central idea on Tuesday. Students spent time translating this into their mother tongue and finding the meaning of unknown words. ...