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 you belong with me because I get jealous like her sometimes I love you like a love song baby: I chose I love you like a love song baby because I like to sing They don’t really care about us: I chose they don’t really care about us because I really like it Sanni: I chose Sanni because it is good taste Pretty little psycho: I chose pretty little psycho because I love it My song sounds like me because I like being calm and it is calm   My song that I create about myself is: My Composition

In class I made a mini book with Elsa and Helmi it is about dogs we printed pictures and drew pictures to I really enjoyed doing my mini book with my friends!!

At after school I played Minecraft and I learned that it is ok to ask for help because everybody has different skills I builded a turquoise house I loved it!!

We are at the end of other week of great learning. We are in the middle of our current unit of inquiry and discovering a lot of interesting information. UoI Staple Crop Research Students have continued to research and create a staple crop this week and are becoming very knowledgable on the crop they are looking at. Minecraft We started working on our Minecraft market with Mr Matt this week. The students are super excited and learning a lot about growing, harvesting and selling products. 3rd World Farmer We spent some time on Friday playing 3rd World Farmer looking at some of the challenging farmers can face. Math Money We have been looking at money in math. Many students have taken action and brought money from different countries into school this week. Naomi's Birthday On Thursday we celebrated Naomi's birthday. Happy Birthday, we hope you had a wonderful day! Next Week Field Trip Grade 2 students are currently studying a unit of i...

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. Friendship by Naomi Friends make the world go around They pick you up when you are feeling down. I want to be a very good friend Standing by my friends to the very end We need to help each other And be kind that is what friends do Helping me helping you As my friend I will always give you a helping hand Make you laugh when you fall in the sand Cheer you up when you are feeling blue That is what helping friends do We need to help each other And be kind that is what friends do Helping me helping you Here is my recording of my music with lyrics. My learning profile is inquiry. I wrote this song because I thought it would be fun. I think my song is amazing because I worked hard on it.

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.

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...

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.