Samir

Friendships

My friends were Mathis, Panhavuth ,George,Visal,Cathal, Lucas,Oliver, Tylor and Simon.We play run away from the girls and sometimes the girls catch us. we always have snack on the wooden house.At lunch recess we play inside gym and sometimes we run to the field when the girls chase us for along time. we go to the library every Wednesday.

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. This sample is in my portfolio.

Playground Reflection

Unit: How the World Works - Simple Machines

Samir was absent during our trip to Wat Botum Park, but used an image of a playground to reflect on how simple machines are used in everyday life. He made a green screen and explained in his own words about the simple machines he saw.

Teacher Comment: You spoke clearly and learned which way to point with the mirror image on the screen even though it was tricky! You identified the following simple machines correctly; inclined plane, and lever. You started to explain how these were used and what force was needed. 

Clues From The Past Summative Assessment

Garuda - Samir

Form:

This is a big statue - as big as two people. It is made of stone. It has the beak and wings of an eagle and a human body and head.

Function:

I think it was made by someone who wanted to keep the memory of the Hindu Gods, because before in Cambodia there were a lot of Hindu people. I think it might have been made for a special temple of place where people prayed.  I found out that the god Vishnu used to ride on Garuda’s back.

How This Helps Me Understand Cambodia

This helps me because it tells me that there were a lot of people in Cambodia that believed in Hindu gods. I found this interesting because I like eagles a lot and I noticed the eagle wings. I was surprised that there was this statue in Cambodia because  Cambodian people are buddhist.

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 - Samir

“My art is called Super Diver. It is interactive art because it is something that moves like science. I wanted to do it because I like making things especially with science. Science inspired me and so did the sea because I like diving. I used a bottle, a pipette, plastic card, sharpies, pipe cleaner, and hot glue”.

Favourite Book

'This book is about Geronimo Stilton. He goes into a world below the ocean. The book is in Italian. I look at the pictures to find out what is is about. The person who drew the pictures does a good job showing us what it is about. It has some words in colour that I try to find out the meaning of"

By Samir