Our Year 5–6 students continued exploring the Being Human topic this week through a creative 3D face sculpture activity using colourful pipe cleaners. Students explored the structure of the human face by identifying key features, including the eyes, nose, mouth and eyebrows. They bent, twisted and connected the pipe cleaners to create their own unique […]
Mr Browning’s Class – Art Update T1 W6
Our Year 1–2 students returned to their All About Me topic this week after completing their Chuseok Art project, continuing to explore the theme of home and family through creative activities. We began by exploring the different shapes that make up a house. Students learned to recognise and name basic 2D shapes, compared their features, […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update T1 W6
Our Year 3–4 students have been exploring the colours, patterns, and textures of autumn through a series of leaf-inspired Art activities. We began by observing the changing colours of autumn leaves and looking at real autumn landscapes to understand how colours appear in nature. Students then used these observations as inspiration to create their own […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update T1 W6
Our Year 5–6 students completed their Being Human sculpture project this week, bringing their tin foil figures to life through different poses and movements. After exploring how to use tin foil to create three-dimensional figures, students moved on to an extension activity using clay. They shaped their clay into figures showing different body positions, activities, […]
Ms Murray’s Class – Art Update T1 W6
Our Year 7–9 students began their new topic, Carnival, by exploring its meaning and learning about Carnival celebrations around the world. Students researched Carnival in a country of their choice, using a range of guiding questions to discover its traditions, cultural significance, costumes, and celebrations. They organised their findings and created their own presentation slides […]
Mr Browning’s Class – Art Update T1 W4
Our Year 1–2 students continued exploring Chuseok through Art. They learned about the traditional story of the rabbit on the moon, which is said to be making rice cakes under the bright full moon. Inspired by this story, students created their own Chuseok lanterns. They explored the round shape of the lantern as a symbol […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update T1 W4
Our Year 3–4 students have successfully completed their Chuseok Art project. After learning about the meaning and cultural significance of the traditional Cheongsachorong lantern, students created their own lanterns to accompany the full moons they made earlier. They were delighted to see their handmade full moons and Cheongsachorong lanterns come together, and it was wonderful […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update T1 W4
Our Year 5–6 students have successfully completed their Chuseok Hanbok Art project. They were very proud of their finished work, and the project was a great opportunity for students to work together, share ideas, and develop their teamwork skills while exploring Korean traditional culture. This week, we returned to our IPC unit, Being Human, and […]
Ms Murray’s Class – Art Update T1 W4
Our Year 7–9 students have completed their Chuseok Art project, exploring Korean culture through traditional symbols, patterns, and design. This week, students also continued sharing their learning about celebrations around the world. Students who previously created a Celebration PowerPoint presentation were randomly selected to present their work to the class. This week, Sutheep presented his […]
Mr Browning’s Class – Art Update T1 W3
This week, our Year 1–4 students had the exciting opportunity to visit the Anthony Browne exhibition. Before the visit, the students explored a variety of Anthony Browne’s picture books and discussed the difference between an artist and an illustrator. We also learned about Anthony Browne’s journey into the world of illustration. The students discovered how […]