We spent Tuesday and part of today discussing and doing activities about Terry Fox. A few of these are on the bulletin board between our room and the Office.
Category: Class News
Welcome to our new class!!
We are settling into our class now. Intake Interviews are happening this week. We have a ProD day on Friday. Our schedule is mostly set.
Next week we will get started on our routine activities: Jolly Phonics, Printing Books, Reading Groups, and Spelling / Daily Language (Grade Two’s).
Still Life – “Pommes” – in the style of Paul Cezanne
We read a story by Laurence Anholt called, “Cezanne and the Apple Boy” and learned a bit about Paul Cezanne’s life. Students then used oil pastels to re-create one of his paintings through a directed drawing lesson.
Sunflowers in the Style of Vincent Van Gogh
Oil pastel drawings with a paint ”wash” over top … some of the washes were a little heavy …
Butterflies!!
Most are out of their chrysalises now! They are enjoying sugar water and orange slices 🤤
Chrysalides!!!
We still have one lone caterpillar who isn’t quite ready to change …
The Caterpillars arrived 🐛
We have 32 caterpillars in their own little cup homes and 6 in their travel home = 38
A close-up …
All students had a chance to help re-locate one caterpillar.
Chalk Pastel Dinosaur Scenes
Students worked with chalk pastels to create these lovely dinosaur pictures 🦕 🦖
Playing with Texture
Using waxed crayons and bumpy objects …
Every Colour Has Value
As part of our study of the Elements of Art, we have been looking at ’value’ – lightness and darkness.
We experimented with our watercolour pallets and finger-painted some amazing pictures.
