CAPAL
VISUAL ARTS
SCAMP – School Contemporary Art Mentoring Program
Jada-Lee Stevenson (Yr. 10) was selected by her Visual Arts teacher to take part in the SCAMP program. She is one of eight students from four high schools in the Cessnock LGA who has been given the opportunity to experience Art beyond the classroom. As part of this program, throughout the term Jada has been developing her ideas for her Body of Work in collaboration with her mentor, Contemporary artist Merryn Hull. Her work titled
‘Apocalypse in Politics’ is based on a concept which explores the lack of humanity displayed in Australian politics through the playful representation of politicians past and present. Jada is currently in the experimental stages of her work where she has shown focus and grit during lockdown, communicating with her mentor to further finalise her ideas. When completed, her Body of Work will be exhibited in the Cessnock Contemporary Exhibition which will held at the Tennis Club in early December. The exhibition will showcase all students works involved in the SCAMP program where the diversity of the artworks being explored by the local students in our community will be on full display.
Canal to Creek Art Competition
Year 8 Visual Arts students have been keeping busy at home during lockdown developing their artmaking skills to create an artwork for the Canal to Creek Art Competition. In their Canvas online lessons students have been given the opportunity to plan and sketch out their ideas for their artwork using the WOW (Wonderful Original Work) planning sheet. Students have been encouraged to show curiosity in thinking about the materials they could use to create their artwork either in 2D or 3D form. There are some amazing prizes up for grabs ranging from winning an iPad tablet or receiving a $250 gift voucher for Eckersley's Art and Craft store. This competition is open to Years 7 –10, so if you are student who is keen to step away from laptop screen and create a work of art for this competition, I encourage you to explore the virtual world of Canal to Creek - https://canaltocreek.com/wcx/art and check out the many different types of artworks and how the artists have brought their ideas to life! Then take this knowledge to create your own masterpiece, choosing from one of the Canal to Creek themes: Ecology, Community, Transformation, Indigenous Culture and Heritage. Please visit the Canal to Creek website for further details and information on how to enter. Entries close November 5th - https://canaltocreek.com/wcx/art/prize
MUSIC
Year 12 Music have been busy during lockdown rehearsing their performances and preparing for the upcoming Higher School Certificate. Using online platform Flipgrid as well as Microsoft Teams, they have been able to engage with their teacher and film their practice and rehearsals for teacher feedback. Although it's not the same as being in class, students are still improving their performance skills. Year 12 have also been completing numerous past HSC Aural papers as well as using study shack to revise the Concepts of Music through flashcards and interactive games. Miss Bailey and all the CAPAL teachers would like to wish Year 12 Music the best of luck for their upcoming exams.
DANCE
Year 12 Dance student, Makayla Patterson was all ready for her practical Dance exams when lockdown was announced three days before her exams were due to take place. The lockdown period has been challenging; however, Makayla has adapted extremely well and continued her preparations for her performance and written exam. Ms Lewis and the CAPAL faculty wish Makayla the best of luck for her HSC Dance exams.
Year 9 and 10 Dance students have been working hard during lockdown on both the theoretical and practical components of their course as Year 10 prepare for their final assessment task for their ROSA. Year 10 Dance students also had a ball on their Site-Specific Excursion to Newcastle at the end of Term2. Year 9 students have developed mini-Dance lesson from around the world in the hope to deliver these lessons to the primary school's once restrictions ease.
LANGUAGES
Gold and Blue Hub Year 7 French students have been studying the weather this term. Before lockdown all students were working on developing and creating a weather report to enter in the Hunter Languages Film Festival. We have had to put a pause on filming until we return to school, but the students have transitioned well to online learning and have even been learning some new, difficult grammar concepts and having lots of fun playing games online to enhance their learning! Silver and White students Year 7 French students have been doing a topic called “C’est Moi” (This is Me) this term – Learning greetings, and how to introduce and describe themselves and their families. They are currently working on submitting a Flipgrid video of themselves conducting an introductory conversation.