Art Project

Our inspiration for our last art project came from the book Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew. It was about famous impressionist painters like Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh. We looked at Van Gogh's painting 'Field of Poppies' and then tried to recreate it using small brush strokes with quite thick paint.
We found out that the impressionists painted most of their paintings outdoors. They painted natural things like trees, fields and oceans.
Do you have a favourite impressionist artist?

Fish and Chip Friday

Today was fish and chip day at our school. We are raising money for Project Compassion. Our class goal is $140, this would be enough money to provide 2 goats to a family in South Sudan.

Shrove Tuesday

This week we celebrated Shrove Tuesday.  Our school had pancake races on the oval. Riley was the 2J champion! We had lots of fun.

2J Geniuses

Welcome to our 2J class of 2014!

Grandparents' Day

Today we celebrated Grandparents' Day at our school. First of all our grandparents visited our classroom. We showed them our technology museum; they remembered a lot of the items from when they were little. After that we interviewed them and asked them about life when they were at school. We learnt a lot from them. Finally we went to the hall for a liturgy. Some of our grandparents were unable to attend but we said a prayer for them as well.
Our teacher took some photos of us with our grandmothers and grandfathers.

The Way We Were

This term our history unit is about how technology has changed over time. We are creating a technology museum in our classroom.  We love looking at all the old items from the past that are in our museum. We have old cameras, a very old telephone and an old iron which is extremely heavy and lots of other items from the past We are discussing the impact of technology on our lives today.
What is your favourite object from the past?

 

Hullabazoo!

Yesterday we had a visit from an author, Lisa Hollier and illustrator, Tracey Roper.  Their book is called Hullabazoo! It is the story of a young boy, Lachlan, who goes on a trip to the zoo with his dad. Things start to turn a little crazy when Lachlan drops his hat into the water.

The illustrations are amazing with lots of detail and colour. Tracey told us that they took hundreds of photos at zoos and of their family. Then she put them on the computer like a collage. When she was happy with the final picture she painted it. She is a fantastic artist.

We also had a sneak peak at the 2nd book they are working on.  It is about a dragon under the bed. We can't wait until it is published and we can read it and look at the finished illustrations.