In order to help our PCF buddies understand how we want to make our community art murals 4 McElhinney created a small mural with recycled materials to demonstrate the process and welcome out friends when they came on Tuesday. The grade 4 students created a design to be hung in the PCF school and the Pcf kids have created a Read full article »
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What did we learn?
At the end of this unit of exploring how to draw more accurately the human form and how to consider line, shape and proportion the students had to create something using the skills and techniques they had learnt. It is a good way to see how the children have understood the lessons if they can use them to create something Read full article »
Looking at the Lines
Having investigated the proportions of the body and how the body moved, grade 4 wanted to move on to look at the face in more detail. Many of them reflected that this was an area they needed to improve on. What is difficult about drawing the face is that the lines are not always clear and we tend to imagine Read full article »
How do I look?
Now that we are thinking more carefully about proportion we also need to think about shapes. The students looked more carefully at how the shapes of the body go together by using a drawing figure, which they had to construct and recreate. They then posed as models for each other so that they could practice getting the basic shapes of Read full article »
Are we all in proportion?
How big is the giant who left this footrprint? If the giant was the same proportion as a human only much, much bigger, how could we use what we know about our own body to work out how big the giant is? This is a question grade 4 had to work out as a way to help them understand proportion. Read full article »
Classroom collaboration projects
All the grade 4 classroom collaboration projects are now in the homeroom classrooms. I have been very impressed with how the students generated ideas and how they worked as part of a team to create a shared goal. The work looks amazing and where possible the kids had a role in the installation of the work in the rooms. I Read full article »
JO’s cartoon creations
Miss JO's class decided to start the year off with some cartoons. They spent some time practicing drawing cartoon characters with an emphasis on how the eyes show how the character is feeling. The children wanted to create different characters but to show that they represented each of them. They worked hard and gave each other help and support along Read full article »
Costa’s serpent
Ms Costa's class have worked hard to find an idea that they can all work on, be able to express themselves as individuals whilst maintaining unity in the finished work. By creating a many sectioned serpent they each were able to take a part to work on individually. After a lot of engaging discussion they decided to use color as Read full article »
McElhinney City
4 McElhinney wanted to create their very own cityscape and each person has ideas about the building that should go in it. They have become very thoughtful town planners and have to solve problems of space and scale. So far we have a swimming pool, a zoo, a football stadium, and an ice cream vendor and a shopping mall, what Read full article »
Walshe’s Comic Class
Ms Walshe's class decided to create their own comic characters to express themselves for this project. The first step was to learn how to draw comic strip characters. The art department's Mr Gari was a handy expert to help us with some tips and the students found his advice very useful. The most important thing to remember is that comic Read full article »
Grade 2
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
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Ms. Nadia Hartley