Term 4 ~ Grade 1/2

Grade 1/2 students learned all about illustrator/author Barbara Reid this term. Rather than making illustrations for her books using pencils or paints, Barbara models her images out of plasticine.

Students really enjoyed using this modelling material to make their own images, with a focus on using space to create a background and foreground.

Students also enjoyed using watercolour pencils to draw some spring blooms, as well as investigating Monet and his water lily paintings.

Grade 1/2 ~ Projects from Term Two

Mixed-Media Owls

Bodies woven from paper strips, heads drawn and coloured with oil pastels, wings created with textured and painted papers torn into collage pieces...... aren't they just gorgeous?!

Weaving with threads and sewing beads and buttons on hessian

So many new skills to practice and master...... threading the needles, tying knots, sewing up and down through the cloth, pulling out threads to create a fringe, fastening on buttons, sewing on beads, cutting threads, stitching lines. The students all worked so confidently during these lessons!

Joseph had a little overcoat

We shared this lovely story and practiced cutting with fabric scissors to make our own little patchwork coats.

Prep-2 ~ Malaysian Moon Kites (Wau Bulan)

To tie in with the Prep, 1 and 2 Asia Literacy country of Malaysia, students learned about the traditional craft of kite making. We investigated the shapes of some of the kites and admired the patterns and colours of the materials used to make them.

Each student then made their own Malaysian 'moon kite' (or 'wau bulan' as they are called in Malaysia). The cardboard kite shape was cut out and then collaged with a variety of patterned specialty papers. Some sequins, gems, crepe streamers and ribbons added the finishing touches.

P-2 ~ Commonwealth Games Mascots and our Stars!!!

Not long now until the Commonwealth Games begin in Queensland! Do you remember in 2016, we folded stars out of recycled papers, which were to eventually go on display during the Commonwealth Games? Check this post if you can't remember, but the time has finally come and they are now on display in Brisbane for all to see. Wonderful to know that we contributed to this inspiring installation of One Million Stars. Well done Marlborough!

Our Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students learned all about this year's Commonwealth Games Mascot, Borobi. A cute little surfing koala, with indigenous paw markings. We also looked at some of the mascots from previous games in other Commonwealth countries.

Prep students had a go at tracing some hand templates and making their own 'paw markings' using a variety of dots, dashes, lines, patterns and marks.

The Grade 1/2 students experimented with a variety of collage materials to create and name their own Australian Commonwealth Games mascots.