We have been learning about abstract art. It’s all about creating works of art that don’t actually look like anything. We focused on the American artist Frank Stella, who liked to make pictures using shapes like circles, triangles and rectangles.
Here is my work:
This week for play, make, create We read a book called I am peace it was a book about emotions. For our writing task we had to write 3 paragraphs about a time we felt anxious, nervous or out of control. For my create I made a anchor. Here is my work
Yesterday, for maths we had to read a step by step procedure for making a 3D clock. It was very tricky. We had to measure in centimetres to make equilateral triangles, measure the angles with a protractor to check they were 60 degrees, make a clock face and arrows and tie it all together with string. I was glad when I finished. The clock hands were the hardest part. Here is a picture of my clock.
We had to do a handwriting sample this week. My handwriting is not that good but it’s way better than the start of the year. Here it is:
Thanks to Covid we could only have
Ohaeawai kids in our cross country this year. I came I don't know where in my year group.
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: Wombat Stew. It was about a dingo who caught a wombat and tried to make wombat stew. But, it didn’t work….
I chose to make a safe way to trap a wombat and we also made a procedure about how to make wombat stew. Here is my work:
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: Maui and the sun.
It was about the Maori myth which explains how/why the sun moves across the sky.
I chose to make something that has white teeth like the sun in the book.
