Specialist News

Performing Arts

Students are settling back into the specialist programs at CNPS. They are becoming familiar with new cohorts, teachers, expectations, and timetables while coping with the heat.

In the Performing Arts program, students have engaged in a variety of fun drama activities designed to develop their relationships and boost their confidence to perform. They have been listening to the orchestral composition, ‘Carnival of the Animals’ and reflecting on how musical choices can create feelings and mood. In week two, we discussed, and learned about, the Lunar New Year and listened to the ‘Year of the Snake Song’.

This week our focus has been on drama. Students have been thinking about how characters are created through using their faces, voices, gestures, movement and the space they are performing in. The Year 5/6 students had a lot of fun competing against each other to show emotions using different expressive skills.

We have all had fun finishing our lesson by dancing to the Macarena.

Visual Arts

YAYOI KUSAMA

Students across the school have been looking at the artwork of contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (whose work is currently exhibited at the NGV in Melbourne). 

Our Foundation students enjoyed their first Art lesson this week. After looking at Yayoi Kusama's colourful and vibrant dog sculptures, students made their own dog, inspired by Kusama's work. They worked on their cutting, pasting and stamping skills to create a dog with Kusama's signature polka dots. Look at their wonderful work!

ART SMOCKS

Students require an art smock for Art classes to keep their uniform protected. Art smocks went home at the end of last year (Years 1-6) to be washed. Students should return their art smocks to their class tubs as soon as possible for Art lessons. Art smocks can also be purchased at many stores such as Kmart, Target and Best & Less.

Alternatively, I have a lot of second hand art smocks and aprons students can wear if they don't have their own.  Here is an example of an art smock.