15 Fact Art

Two weeks ago we did some research on a leader of a countries, the options were Bashar Al - Assad  from Syria, Adolf Hitler from Germany and Fidel Castro from Cuba. We only had those choices because we are reading this book called Refugee which is a book about three kids in different countries (Syria, Germany and Cuba) trying to escape with their families.

What we had to do was find fifteen facts and one portrait of the person, then we had to cut out the person in the picture, outline the picture in the middle of an A3 piece of paper. Once that is finished draw 15 diagonal lines leading from the picture to the edge of the page, use a fine tipped black pen and go over the pencil. Then write the fifteen facts and go over them with the black pen, instead of dye to colour the background we used water colour.

Metaphorical Poem

Last year we did  pa metaphorical poem and Mrs Hancock decided to do it again this year, we had to write a poem about ourselves using metaphors. The first little verse was what we would be as a car, then it was a tree, next it was something in the community, a sandwich and a piece of clothing. When we had finished writing the poem we had to change a fonts that suit the word and decorate with tiny pictures.

Mean, Median and Mode

Mean, Median and Mode

This week learnt how to solve mean, median and mode problems, The we had to get into groups of three (I was with Aylah and Mackenzie W) and make a short video using an app called Explain Everything to show our understanding of mean, median and mode.

The Story Of Waitangi Day

At the start of the term we did some research on Waitangi Day and we had to put together a movie of Waitangi from when the Maori’s first discovered New Zealand to now. It took about five weeks to do the movie. In my group was Pascoe, Arnika, Brock, Gus, Xanthe and I.

Modigliani Art

At the start of the years when I have Mrs Hancock, she would get us to do a self 
portrait to get put up on the wall. This year she found pictures from an artist called 
Amedeo Modigliani. Before we started the art we did a bit of research on Modigliani 
and I found out that most of his portraits are of lady’s and they have very poor detail.
Also he did them in dark and dull colors that don’t stand out.  Our portraits are a 
little different because we are using bright colors black outlines.

The features of his art are long necks maybe about twice as long then they normally
are, eyes higher than normal practically on their forehead, longer noses and very 
dull and 
dark colours. In Modigliani’s art some of portraits eyes have no pupils so they look 
pretty creepy to me.

Mrs Hancock found some step by step Modigliani portraits of how to draw yourself, first 
of all we had to divide an A3 piece of paper into eight boxes and then draw the body, the long neck and the head. Then we drew the high eyes, long nose, mouth and hair. Instead 
of dark and dull colours we had to do bright pastel colours. Since my hair is the dirty 
blonde colours I mixed yellow, brown, silver and gold, for the background we had to do pastel so I did pink with blue, yellow, purple and green dots.

The things I found frustrating about my art was the long necks because when I draw I have to get the neck looking normal otherwise it looks odd (to me). Also the pastel when it smudges.

Draw It

Draw It

 

On 1st of February we did a drawing activity called Draw It where we had a picture and we had to describe the picture to a person who had to draw it. And you are not allowed to ask questions or talk if you are the drawer.

The challenges I faced when I was the ‘describer’ was finding it difficult to describe how to draw the shape and what type of line it was (some examples: horizontal, vertical, diagonal). As the drawer we couldn't ask any questions or talk, it was really difficult! It was also hard when you didn’t understand what they meant.

I learned that you have ask questions when you need help. And you have to use gestures and when you’re the ‘describer’ you have to be precise otherwise the drawer won’t get it.

Toko School Learning Stars

At Toko School we have learning stars. They represent a set of values and beliefs that we think are important.

One of the learning stars is Personal Best. This star is about pushing yourself to do your best even when you’re struggling.

When I am doing my personal best you will see me taking the challenging path, always trying to do my best, asking for help when I need it. Always trying to have an I can attitude, taking care of each other and my belongings and to think and figure out different ways to complete the problem even if it was difficult. Also communicating well in a group even if I don’t work with some of the people very often.

Another one of the learning stars is Connected. This star is about taking ownership and participating.

When I am being connected you will see me making sure my words or actions don’t affect anyone, being involved in things happening around me such as paying attention when I’m in a group or helping out with an event. I will also, be taking ownership of my learning an example is making the right decisions, seeking responsibilities and taking on roles and working as a team. Also making sure everyone feels like that they are part of the team or group.