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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 inside gym because it is cold and we can play dodge ball.
A person that I like spending time with from this class is Nith because she is open Minded and clever.
The most fun I've ever had at recess was playing dance Moms.

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 Machine

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:The Boiled Egg Challenge

Wadia

Introduction:

My goal is to get the boiled egg to go down the incline plane with some force.

Needs:  

• Chair
• Meter ruler
• Cello tape
• Paper towels
• Egg

Steps:

1. You get cello tape and tape the paper towels on the ruler.
2. You put paper around the paper towels to make more friction.
3. Then make a wall with paper and roll the egg down and see if it is break or not.

Evaluation:

I learned that the incline plane needs more friction to make the egg don’t break.

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 spoke clearly and learned which way to point with the mirror image on the screen even though it was tricky at first! You identified the following simple machines correctly; inclined plane, lever, pulley, and wheel and axel. You just got a little muddled with the climbing frames (spiders web) which are examples of  inclined planes. You even used words like force, friction, and gravity in your presentation. Great try Wadia.

Summative Assessment - Clues From The Past

Ganesha - Wadia

Form:

This is a statue made from sand -stone and his size is 74 inch. His body is human and his head is elephant.

Function:

I think it was made by someone who was a Hindu. This is a religion from India. I think they made it to remember the olden days and that the god is a good god.

His name is Ganesha. His father’s name is Shiva. His father accidently cut his head off and put on a elephant head. He is a good god because he is the lord of good fortune who provides prosperity, fortune, and success.

How This Helps Me Understand Cambodia

It helps me understand Cambodia because a long time ago the Indian people came to Cambodia. They were Hindu people. Very early on, people believed in Hindu religion. This is different because now many Cambodians believe in Buddha.There are still some artifacts in Cambodia that show the Hindu religion. Like Ganesha, Shiva, Vishnu and temples like Angkor Wat which was once a Hindu temple.

Timeline

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 -Wadia

“My art is called ‘Silver imagination Pasta’. I was inspired by pictures on google of people who made art from pasta and glue. I did craft to make a picture frame. I tried to put the pasta in patterns and then sprayed it with silver paint”.