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SPECIALIST FEATURE NEWS
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The art room has been a hive of activity with lots of projects on the go, filling the shelves, benches and drying racks as the students work hard to complete works for our Evening with the Arts celebration in Term 4.
Foundation students have explored line, colour and pattern whilst creating some vibrant abstract artworks where they practised using different materials from around the art room. They have begun looking at self portraits, exploring the features that need to be included and what makes us all unique. These portraits will form part of an exciting collaborative class artwork that will be present during the art show.
Year 1 and 2 students have been busy exploring colour through new watercolour painting techniques, seeing how it reacts to oil pastel and even salt. They had fun creating neurographic art with bold colours and lines and this week, were excited to paint bright flowers onto CDs as a part of a project that combines 2D and 3D art elements to finish off the term.
The 3/4 Students have spent the term exploring pop artists and their use of art elements. We begun by looking at the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lictenstien with students creating their own Warhol-inspired artworks using mixed mediums. This week students discovered the amazing work fo Claes Oldenburg, discussing his use of scale before starting their very own scaled up fruit and vegetable sculptures.
Year 5 and 6 students have done a lot of work exploring health and nutrition during wellbeing lessons to help guide our exciting school cow project, brainstorming concepts and sketching design ideas. We studied and discussed the 20th century Fauvism movement and used this to inspire cow portrait paintings. This week, the students have enjoyed getting their hands dirty, creating animal pinch pots that are currently filling all the benches, ready to be painted and glazed.
School Cow Update:
After the awesome work of the whole 5/6 Cohort, our school cow (provided by Dairy Australia) is well underway, having a design finalised and getting her first coat of paint by the art leaders this week.
Stay tuned for updates regarding our upcoming Evening with the Arts, a celebration of art, music and culture across the school. We have an exciting event planned with opportunies to be involved and showcases of the amazing work each student has done across the year.
Physical Education
5/6T:
5/6R:
Performing Arts
1B: Shyaama S
For showing such incredible growth and musical skill on the chime bars. I can see the focus and effort you put into building your skills and technique; you should be super proud of yourself, Shyaama!
FA: Felix T
For demonstrating the school value of 'lifelong learning' by being willing to try new things in the Performing Arts space. It's great to see you develop your musical skills and try out new experiences. Keep up the great effort, Felix!
Visual Arts
5/6R: Elspeth M
For demonstrating creativity and care when creating your pinch pot frog. You have done an amazing job bringing your idea to life. Well done Elspeth!
3/4N: Jakob R
For demonstrating creativity and perseverance when creating your pop art banana form ready for paper mache. Great work Jakob!
Chinese
1C: Mia H
For consistently demonstrating a positive attitude towards learning, always approaching every task with a smile and giving her very best effort. Keep shining bright, Mia! 🌟
FA: Henry H
For ALWAYS putting forth his best effort to read clearly after Huang Laoshi and enthusiastically applying the Chinese phrases he has learned beyond the classroom. Henry, your commitment to learning are truly impressive! 🌟
Science
2E: Olivia M
For your outstanding work creating a ‘polluted’ and ‘not polluted’ poster. You have demonstrated how people can impact Earth’s water, land and air. Keep up the fantastic work!
1B: Amira K
For showing a love of learning and persistence in Science this week while learning about different physical changes. Well done!
Friday 18th September (last day of school) - School disco 'Off to the Movies!'
Wednesday 14th October (Term 4, Week 2) - An Evening with the Arts whole school event
Warm regards,
⚽ David - Physical Education
🎵 Kate - Performing Arts / Visual Art (Foundation)
🎨 Sam - Visual Art
🐼 Huang Laoshi - Mandarin
🔬 Steph and Suzie - Science