Van Gogh

van Gogh provided the inspiration for looking at a range of vibrant and rich colors.
Choosing to focus on his 'Sunflowers' we first looked at the textures and colors by creating paper representations. 

Bring on the paint - the children begin by using rich warm colors of the sunflowers.

Mondrain

The simplistic and effective work of Mondrian helped the children explore the use of primary colors, white and black. 

Learning TIme

Tick tock - What's the time Grade 1 & 2? Working to understand both analogue and digital time.

Fraction 'Loopy' - A group or whole class activity that challenges each player to know and recall their fractions - the visual representation and the written form.

Flower Painting

Searching the school grounds for inspiration -
Grade 1 & 2 explored to natural formations of plants, trees and flowers to help them paint their own piece of art. 

Class brain storm and idea generation.

Ms Donna showing one of the many different techniques the students were encouraged to try.

Their turn - artist's at work

Kandinsky

Next the class learnt about Kandinsky and the way he used colors to create beautiful pieces of art.
Maxi and Ye Seo explore secondary colors by using his circles as inspiration. 

3rd Unit of Inquiry - How We Organize Ourselves

Transdisciplinary Theme
How We Organize Ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnection of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.

Central Idea :

All members of a group have rights & responsibilities as they work towards a common goal.

Lines of Inquiry:

• How members of a group work together to achieve a common goal
• Groups in our local community and wider afield
• The reasons people form groups

Key Concepts :

Connection, Responsibility, Causation

Transdisciplinary Skills :

Thinking, social, research

Learner Attitudes :

Enthusiasm, creativity, curiosity, independence, cooperation

Learner Profiles :

Inquirers, knowledgeable, principled

Creating the central idea puzzle.

Crossing the Green Sea of the Dragon
It is all about working as a team, communication and knowing what your responsibilities are within your team.

Key idea shared by the class - things that helped them work together.

Maths - Measuring

Comparing non standardized units of measurement

Where do we use measurement and what do we measure?
The student's brainstorm

Exploring length.

2D shapes around the school

We found a range of different shapes throughout the school 

Our playground has many different shapes that we were able to name and  talk about.

Simple circles and rectangles are everywhere.