We are a class of creative Year 6 & 8 students at Yaldhurst Model School who continually aim to be 'Heroes' in everything that we do. This year we hope to develop our skills and confidence, collaborate with others, reach our goals and extend our learning in a 'Learn, Create, Share,' environment. Come along on our 2021 journey!
Normally on a Tuesday, we would be working on Being a Detective, but since Mrs Taylor wasn't around Mrs Spragg decided to get arty. This was very exciting because as much as we love being detectives, we also love art!
Did you know that Rimu Year 5/6 have a really good idea what Matariki is?
Well, they do and after a brief discussion, we watched a wee video to help to fill in any gaps we had. Mrs Spragg also asked us to look at the style of the art that is used to tell one of the Matariki stories. It is in Te Reo, so we had to use our reading skills to follow along.
Mrs Spragg then read us the story of Mother Earth and Father Sky by Gavin Bishop to help us understand the background of the story we saw in the video. It is in this book.
Mrs Spragg also zipped us through a different Matariki story to help us understand that there can be one or more stories to explain phenomena, like the Matariki stars.
We did have to keep an eye out for interesting artwork to inspire us in our own artistic creations.
Explaining the process of what we were going to do, Mrs Spragg drew a design on the board. She then explained that we were going to create our own design inspired by the stories and artworks we had seen. Next, we were to sketch the design onto our pieces of paper, drawing lightly so the pencil wouldn't show through. Using black PVA glue we were to paint over the pencil line and let it dry.
Once our paint was dry we began to add watercolour paint to our pictures. Mrs Spragg explained how we use watercolour, adding a little bit of water (not too much or we soak our paper) to the paint. We had to make sure it wasn't too dry either. We were then shown how we can blend the colours. We had to be careful not to mix the paints together, this was very important!
What a lot of fun we had. These photos probably say more than words can. What do you think?
Mrs Spragg is going to back them onto black paper and hang them up. These will be shared when it is finished.
Do you like art? Have you used watercolour before? Does your school or class have plans for Matariki?
As part of our Super Hero Project, Year 5 and 6 are sculpting their own Super Heroes in the style of Alberto Giacometti. Now I know you are thinking, "Who is this Alberto person?"
Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor who was born in 1901. He has a very distinctive style. Have a look at some of his sculptures on this slide and see if you can identify what things his sculptures have in common.
To make our Super Heroes we are using pipe cleaners and tin foil. We are using videos to help us remember how to make the different parts. We have only just started but we are enjoying what we are doing. Most of us hope to finish next week. Here we are at work:
