Specialist
ITALIAN
Leonardo da Vinci
Students in Grades 3/4 and 5/6 have been learning about the great Italian genius Leonardo da Vinci. Through classroom activities, students discovered that Leonardo was not only a famous painter, but also an inventor, scientist, sculptor, and designer — truly an all-rounder ahead of his time. Students watched videos about Leonardo’s fascinating life and explored his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. Inspired by his work, students created their own Leonardo and Mona Lisa portraits using a variety of artistic techniques. Learning about Leonardo has helped students gain a deeper appreciation of the important role he plays in Italian culture, history, and the world of art and invention.
Some thoughts: -
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist, designer, engineer, sculptor and inventor.
He is well known for his painting, “The Mona Lisa “and he also designed buildings and bridges.
I think that he was a very talented person and he also invented the helicopter which is very impressive. By Layla 5/6M
Leonardo was an artist, mathematician, scientist and sculptor. He played the flute. He was born in 1452 and died in 1519 at the age of 67. By Viraj 5/6M
On Wednesday I learned about Leonardo da Vinci. “Da Vinci” actually means “From Vinci” since there weren’t last names back then. He was also born at the start of the modern age. Here’s another fun fact, Leonardo DaVinci wasn’t only a painter he was an inventor and sculptor. His drawings/plans were used as blueprints to build planes. Leonardo was a very inspiring and talented man and I admire him. By Callix 5/6M
Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by many people including the King of France to paint and design many things for them. By Natalie 5/6J
Leonardo da Vinci was a great and famous inventor and painter. By Azariah 5/6J
Leonardo painted the famous portrait the Mona Lisa which was once stolen for 2 years and kept in Italy under a bedside table. By Georgia 5/6J
Leonardo da Vinci is a famous painter, inventor and many more other things. He designed a blueprint of a plane which was used in designing modern day planes. By Kaitlyn 5/6J
Leonardo da Vinci means from “Vinci”. People called him a genius because he was successful in everything. He painted the Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world which was painted on a wooden plank. By Brenton 5/6J
Leonardo da Vinci was a very famous man. He is most famous for one of his paintings called the Mona Lisa. Back when he was alive people thought he used witch craft because he designed blueprints of things way out of his time, for example today in modern times designers have used his blueprints to design modern day planes. By Laura 5/6J
Leonardo wrote backwards so only he could understand his notes and no one else. By Olivia 5/6J
It was wonderful to learn about Leonardo da Vinci’s many fascinating blueprints and his countless, miraculous achievements. By Nirav 5/6J
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor, architect and so many other things. He loved birds and flying. Every day Leonardo Da Vinci would write down precious ideas in his books. He wrote more than 20 thousand pages of his ideas. Sometimes, Leonardo would write his ideas backwards so no one would copy them.
Leonardo da Vinci’s name means “Leonardo from Vinci”. When Leonardo was alive the people had Christian names and their last name was the name of the village they came from.
A king in France wanted Leonardo to paint and work for him. Leonardo painted “The Mona Lisa”. The “Mona Lisa” painting is now in France because Leonardo Da Vinci died there. He was born in 1452 and died in 1519. He died at the age of 67. We remember how he was creative. By Tazlyn 3/4AL
Leonardo was a great inventor. He created designs for a flying machine that we have used today to create helicopters and airplanes. He was a genius. By Joseph 3/4T
Leonardo da Vinci was the smartest person on earth
Every day he would invent something new
On a project every day
New things he made
Afterall he was a genius
Reading was the best
Da Vinci was his surname
Our favourite person Leonardo by Madelyn 3/4T
Leonardo da Vinci was a genius, he was a painter, inventor and scientist. He mixed eggs
in his pigments to create paint. His name means Leonardo from Vinci, a place in Florence.
He worked for the Duke of Milan and made war machines. He started working as a painter
when he was fifteen and then worked for the Duke of Milan. He came from a poor family.
He wrote his ideas backwards so no one could copy his ideas. He made machines that were modified to make modern day things like the helicopter and airplanes. By Ezra 3/4T
Mi piace Leonardo da Vinci (I like Leonardo da Vinci) because he created a lot of blueprints for inventions that we have used today. By Rayzon 3/4T
Mi piace Leonardo da Vinci (I like Leonardo da Vinci) because he did interesting things and his paintings were great. By Alena 3/4T
Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist but he never finished some of his art work. He made inventions and one of his most famous paintings was The Mona Lisa. By Leo 3/4T
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Our students have been working on developing their AFL fundamentals. We have been focusing on skills such as handballing, and incorporating these skills into modified games.
Students have also been learning techniques to keep themselves safe - for example, contesting ground balls in a fashion that protects their body from injury and minimises physical contact.
STEAM
Year 3/4
In Year 3/4, students have been using Paper Magiclay to develop their modelling skills by creating a map of the school. Students were able to go outside and draw the layout of the school and then transfer the information onto a flat canvas. They then used the Paper Magiclay on the canvas to create the layout of the school.
Year 1
In Year 1, students will be focusing on Print Making over the next few weeks. We will be using paints and it will be a little bit messy but a lot of fun. Students used different items as stamps to make different prints on paper.
Reminder - Art Smock
The students will be using paint over the next few weeks and your child will need an art smock or old Tshirt that will stay in the STEAM room. Thank you to those parents who have already brought in an art smock for your child.