Warren Pohatu paintings

We have been learning how to use elements of good composition in our paintings of a New zealand animal in the style of the artist Warren Pohatu. Warren Pohatu was the artist model used for the mural on the end of Room 7. The paintings have definitely been a work in progress as each layer of paint needed to dry before commencing on the next step. The children learnt about underpainting, the effects of using opaque and transparent colours and how to mix colours. Blending the paint to make animals appear 3D was the aspect of the paintings that the students found the most difficult.

Learning Intention
We are learning to use features of an artist’s style

Success Criteria

• Will have used colour effectively
• Will have Maori patterns as shown in artist models in the painting
• Will show use of shading and tone to make animals appear 3D
• Will be a balanced composition with the animal the main focus

https://sps-superstars.wikispaces.com/Warren+Pohatu

Run Jump Throw 2010

Science Fair photos 15th September 2010

What fabric burns the fastest?

Today we did an experiment looking at how quickly different fabrics burn. The experiment is relevant to our lives in terms of the safest fabrics to wear in relation to fire resistance. Last week we had looked at fabrics and how easy or hard they are to tear or rip and explored some of the properties of various fabrics.
We discovered today that fabric that had polyster or nylon often took the longest to burn but melted slowly and gave off toxic smelling black smoke and this would not be an ideal fabric to be wearing in the event of a fire. Silk was very hard to ignite and melted around the edges and quickly went out. Cotton burnt quickly but didn't melt. Flannelette burnt extremely quickly and we discussed that this fabric is often what children's pyjamas are made of. Acetate often used in lining of jackets and dresses burnt quickly and melted. We timed how long each piece of fabric took to burn and these results will be analysed in conjunction with our observations.
We had made a hypothesis before doing the experiment stating that "the finer the fabric the quicker it will burn"
Tomorrow we will write up the procedure, observations, results, graphs and conclusion as practice for doing our own investigations for the science fair.

Burn It

Fun Afternoon End of Term 2 2010

At the end of term two we had a fun afternoon. We were given choices of what we wanted to do. The options were

COOKING
BUILDING
TRASH FASHION
SOCK PUPPETS AND USING PE EQUIPMENT
BMX TRACK WITH BIKES

EVERYONE HAD FUN!

Fun Afternoon End of Term 2 2010