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!

Today we went to Blue Pumpkin. The man told the us the three main ingredients in croissants salt, butter, flour, egg to make it. We went to the ice cream room he told us what degrees we need to put it at for ice cream then we went to make croissants. We rolled the dough. Next he let us eat two scoops of ice cream. Finally we waited for everyone to finish their ice cream then we went back to school.

My Playlist (describes who I am and what I like) I choose shape of you because I liked shape I choose don’t talk anymore because I like the song I choose closer because I like chainsmoker I choose take back the night because i like Minecraft and Justin Timberlake I choose thinking out loud because I listen it a lot of times My song sounds like me because I am come from calm My song that I create about myself is: My Composition

How to play Zombie Tag First you need to have friends then you do black and white and then the loser has to count to 20 then chase someone and then they are also a zombie then tag more people until there's only 1 person left and that person is the winner. When I first started playing Zombie tag with Jona it was a little bit hard but now I know a lot of places to hide.

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. The Principled Song by Panha Hey you need to be honest Then you can get along again You need to be more honest to each other Do not wait to tell the truuuuuuth Do not wait Do the right thing Don’t lie Be nice to each other Don’t lie to each other We need to not lie to each other at all Do not lie to eeaaaach other Do the right thing Don’t lie Be nice to each other My learner profile is principled. I wrote this song because it’s being nice to others and I think it 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.

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.

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...