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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 the new place ground near the library because it has a lot of things to play.
The most fun I've ever had at recess was playing tag with my friends. At lunch and recess we play family and sometimes we also play in the sandpit.

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 Challenge

Introduction: My goal is not to break an egg.Make the egg goes slow from the chair by using incline plane.

Needs:

- Meter ruler

- chair

- paper

- boiled egg

- celer tape

Steps

1.Make a tunnel from the paper.

2.Tape the tunnel paper on the ruler.

3.Tape the ruler on the chair.

4.Put some paper towel on the floor at the end of the ruler.

Evaluation:

I learn that incline plane make things go fast from the top. If I want to make things go slow I need to use friction.

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 Sothearath! I know it is hard for you to speak loudly, 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. The next step would be to explain how these were used and what function they served.  

Clues From The Past - Summative Assessment

Chair For a Monk

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Form:

It is a chair made out of wood. There are animals holding up the chair. They are called Garudas and Yashkas.

Function:

The chair is used to carry a monk. Monks sit on a platform. The rule is that you are not allowed to have your head above the level of the Monks head. When people go to the pagoda they make the chair for a monk higher because in Cambodia culture the monk is representative of buddha. People need to be respect for the monk, so we can’t sit above or the same level.

How This Helps Me Understand Cambodia

This helps me understand because it shows me about Cambodian religion. I have learnt that Cambodian people always go to pagoda or are invited monks home for giving the blessing. They show greeting to the monk when they meet him. It is a primary piece of evidence because it is old.

How We Express Ourselves

Artist Statement - Sothearath
“I used clay to make a picture. I wanted flowers in it because flowers make me happy. I looked at pictures in the internet, I like the one with rainbow flowers by Dsu Dsu. I like the flowers I made and the way I mixed the
colours. ”

Barbie Sails The Hawaiian Regatta

"I chose this book because I have had it for a long time and it is my favourite. I like the pictures. When I read it to the class I felt scared." By Sothearath.