Kim Veng

Unit 4: Creating movement to a piece of music

Students used their knowledge of the elements of music from their last unit and applied them to movement.  They chose a song and style of dance that they liked and tried to show a variety of movements that fit the music.

Student Led Conference

We shared our learning with our families on Friday.

Friendships

My favourite place in the playground is ground floor near the building because that place is cool and quiet. I away play Pokemon cards.
People I like to spending time with from this class are Sorriaj,Stephen and Ngy Meng because they are very kind and always play with me.
I usually spend time at lunchtime because I like to eat and play with my friends. At lunch time I play mystery games all the time at the gym.

G2 Music, Unit 3: Composing a song to tell the audience about an idea, feeling or story

Student explored the elements of music, such as tempo, pitch, dynamics and duration, to create a piece of music that would allow the audience to have an idea, feeling or story.  They started to work on this individually and later some students chose to work collaboratively.  Here is their final composition.

G2 Art-Unit 2- Nature and Architecture

We observed shapes in architecture and shapes in nature.  We investigated the functions (purposes) of nature and architecture.  We used our imaginations and feedback from friends or family to draw and build architecture inspired by nature.  Here is my artwork:

G2 Art- Unit 3- Finding and Making Meaning in Abstract Art

We found shapes, colors and lines in abstract artworks.  We discussed our experiences and emotions connected to the colors, lines and shapes.  We used this to guess the meaning of abstract artworks.  We sorted abstract artworks to explore how some are “a little abstract, very abstract or not abstract”.  We also made abstract artworks about ourselves for others to interpret.

Rube Goldberg

Question Prompts for Parents:

Who was Rube Goldberg and what is a Rube Goldberg Machine?

What was the objective or goal of your machine?

Was it successful? Why or why not?

Can you explain the simple machines you used to make it?

'Don't Crack The Egg Challenge'

In writing we are learning to write a procedure. In this example we completed a task related to our unit of inquiry (How the World Works - Simple Machines). We then wrote a procedure demonstrating what we did.

Title: Egg incline Kim Veng

Introduction: My is to make the egg go slow from the chair to the floor without breaking the egg on an inclined plane.

Needs:

• Meter long ruler
• A3 paper
• 1 hard boiled egg
• Sticky tape
• 10 paper towels

Steps:

Make a tunnel out of A3 paper

Attach the paper tunnel to a ruler to the chair.

Then make a cushion out of paper towels and put it on the floor at the end of the ruler.

Use the sticky tape to fix the ruler for it not to move.

Evaluation:

I learn that incline plane if it goes fast it will break the egg. The paper towels stop the egg.

Playground Reflection

Unit: How the World Works - Simple Machines

Here is my drawing of the playground. I made a green screen and explained in my own words about the simple machines I saw.

Teacher Comment: You did really well with this Kim Veng! I know it is hard for you to explain your thinking, but you tried hard and did well understanding which way to point with the mirror image on the screen. You identified the following simple machines correctly; inclined plane, lever, pulley, and wheel and axel. You just got a little confused with the wedges. The 'wedge shaped' climbing frame were actually levers...but this was tricky! I was pleased you used words like force, up, and forwards and backwards in your presentation. Great job!

Howdah - Kim Veng

Clues From The Past Summative Assessment

Form

It made from wood.

It had carvings on it.

This is howdah is a primary piece of evidence because it was made in Cambodia long time ago and it is very old.

Function

It made a saddle for animal it is called a Howdah. it made it easier to ride the elephant.

Howdah were used to carry farmers on elephants backs, to carry soldiers during the war, to carry the king, and to carry travellers.

How does this help me understand  Cambodia ?

I learned that long time ago elephants were very important in Cambodia. Elephants help Khmer people to build Angkor Wat. Cambodian Kings and their servants travelled on elephants. It shows that elephants helped people a lot in Cambodia long time ago.

Today howdah are sometimes the same. They are still used for people to ride but people pay to go on them when they are travelling. But elephants are still important. There are carvings of them at the temples.

Music - My Song

Here is the link to the music blog where you will find a recording of me singing the song I created in music.

How We Express Ourselves

Artist Statement - Kim Veng

“It is called Sharks. It reminds me of when I went in the ocean and I see a shark. I make it from toilet roll, paper, paint, hot glue, pipe cleaners, and I used a box. I feel cool about it, because sharks eat meat. I find a picture that remind me of the water, I try to paint that in my box”.

Favourite Book - Big is Big and Little is Little

"I chose this book because it rhymes like a poem and I like the pictures. I think the author and the artist have a good imagination".

By Kim Veng