We've been meaning to post a bit of the footage from our community clothing sale at the end of last term. Thank you to everyone who donated. A portion of the profits have been given to each of the senior school classes for enhancing their physical environment in some way.
All Room 14 children contributed their ideas on a wiki page we created online. After much discussion in class, the money we received was used to buy some lanterns and new book storage units.
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Thursday, 21 August 2014
City Centre Walkabout
This week we went on an adventure around our city as part of our 'Imagination' theme for this term. It was interesting to discover how few of us have been into the central city since the earthquakes. In our travels we found that many streets and empty lots have been used as blank canvases for artists to share their works.
We took hundreds of photos. Over the next week or two we will be looking through these, trying to interpret what we saw and possibly taking inspiration for some of our own work.
We took hundreds of photos. Over the next week or two we will be looking through these, trying to interpret what we saw and possibly taking inspiration for some of our own work.
Thursday, 7 August 2014
Art - Charcoal New Zealand Landscapes
Aotearoa has some amazing scenery. This has been a centre-point of our artwork.
As well as this, we have been investigating what artists do, how they approach their work and where they might get their inspiration.
We studied work by New Zealand artists like Grahame Sydney, who captures the beauty of our environment and the people who live here. We have also watched videos of artists talking about how they prepare their workspace and their mental state before working on their art.
We haven't just jumped in to creating our own work. We have tried to get to know our medium, charcoal, and how we can create contrast by experimenting and thinking carefully about how we are using it.
Take a look...
As well as this, we have been investigating what artists do, how they approach their work and where they might get their inspiration.
We studied work by New Zealand artists like Grahame Sydney, who captures the beauty of our environment and the people who live here. We have also watched videos of artists talking about how they prepare their workspace and their mental state before working on their art.
We haven't just jumped in to creating our own work. We have tried to get to know our medium, charcoal, and how we can create contrast by experimenting and thinking carefully about how we are using it.
Take a look...
Geometry - Position and Orientation
We have a focus on geometry this term. If you've been following our Twitter, you would have noticed the work we have been doing with shapes.
This week we've been looking at position and orientation. Today we discussed times in our lives when we have used maps. When talking about travel maps in particular, we highlighted the grid patterns we often see and how these help us to pinpoint specific locations.
Our challenge today was to set up a scene (using toy animals from the junior school, maths equipment and other items we could find) and write a description so that others could try and recreate our scene.
We needed to use the co-ordinates as well as compass directions in our descriptions. This video has a few snippets of our work this morning.
What would happen if we wrote instructions for the reader to rearrange the pieces? Would that change the language we might use? What new knowledge might we need?
This week we've been looking at position and orientation. Today we discussed times in our lives when we have used maps. When talking about travel maps in particular, we highlighted the grid patterns we often see and how these help us to pinpoint specific locations.
Our challenge today was to set up a scene (using toy animals from the junior school, maths equipment and other items we could find) and write a description so that others could try and recreate our scene.
We needed to use the co-ordinates as well as compass directions in our descriptions. This video has a few snippets of our work this morning.
What would happen if we wrote instructions for the reader to rearrange the pieces? Would that change the language we might use? What new knowledge might we need?
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