Grade 3/4 ~ Clay Birds

I think you are going to love these exotic birds, hand crafted from clay by our Grade 3 and 4 students. Each and every one with its own unique personality and style. Gorgeous!

P-2 ~ Clay Butterflies

As mentioned in a previous post, the Preps, Grade 1s and Grade 2s have been enjoying creating with clay these past few weeks. In fact, the whole school has been modelling with clay this term!

We experimented with modelling slabs, adding texture to the clay, rolling spheres and coils as well as using the method of scoring (scratching) the clay and using slip (watery clay) to join pieces.

Students were given the choice of adding pipecleaners as antennae and making their butterfly into a wall hanging. They really want to bring these home asap, so I will have to make do with taking photos for a display! They can't wait to show you their masterpieces!

Prep A

Prep B

1/2A

1/2B

1/2C

And here are some close-ups....

Preps ~ Corduroy Bear and creating with clay

Both Prep classes have been combined for the remainder of this year for our Art lessons. To link in with their topic of Toys, we have been practising our drawing, painting and collage skills to create Robots as well as Teddy Bears, based on the book Corduroy Bear.

For the past few weeks, the whole school has been working with clay. Prep students were introduced to the techniques of modelling using playdough. We learned about rolling coils, making slabs, modelling spheres, forming pinch pots and adding texture.

We then moved on to working with clay and trying out these techniques. Students were taught how to use the slip and score method when joining pieces of clay. The Preps have made adorable butterfly wall hangings using these techniques. I will post more photos of them once they are complete - at this stage they have been painted and are waiting for the final touches.

5/6 ~ Leonardo Da Vinci and his Flying Machines

Inspired by the book 'Leonardo and the Flying Boy', Grade 5/6 students were set the challenge of designing and constructing their own flying machine using a variety of recycled and construction materials.

I think Leonardo would be suitably impressed! I certainly was. Great work Grade 5/6.

3-4 ~ Puppet Making

Did you know that 'Muppet' is a mix of words, made from the words Marionette and Puppet? We learned this while investigating different types of Puppets and their origins. In class, we watched some videos of a very talented Puppeteer, named Scott Land. His Marionettes are amazing, but his puppetry skills were even better.

Could Grade 3 and 4 students construct their own Marionette using recycled and various construction materials available from the Art Room? You bet they could!!

It was tricky tying on those strings, but we were very patient. A lot of students had to refine their original plans (all part of being an artist) and some of us re-designed ours into hand-held puppets. In the end, they are all so unique and you all worked so hard to create them! Well done Grade 3 and 4 students.

Grade 1/2 ~ Fairy Tales

Grade 1/2 students enjoyed reading and singing along to Puff the Magic Dragon and then having a go at drawing their own dragons, using black fineliners and watercolour paints.

 

During another lesson, we looked at the different parts and features of a castle and discussed how we could draw these parts (turrets, battlements, towers, portcullis etc). Students then drew their own castles using black oil pastels and poster paints. They look amazing, don't you think?