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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

In  grade 4 students have to be much more self directed and so at the start of the year we decided that they had to design and create their own piece of art. Sounds simple enough but this piece of artwork must be one which all members of the class can contribute to and it must be able to express Read full article »