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School expansionSunday, April 17: Easter Tuesday, April 19: Badminton Tournament for 7/8s at École Héritage Immersion Tuesday, April 19: Family Math Night Thursday, April 21: Parent Teacher Evening Friday, April 22: Parent Teacher Morning. No school. Friday, April 29: Boston Pizza lunch Due to Covid restrictions loosening we are happy to offer both virtual in-person Parent Teacher meetings this term. Meetings will be held Thursday, April 21 from 4:00-7:00 and Friday, April 22 from 9:00-12:00. Please note, to accommodate class size, Mme Rikki's K-2 appointments have been extended to also include Thursday, April 21 from 1:00-4:00. If you have any questions or encounter any issues with booking, please contact the office via email at [email protected] or by phone at (204) 347-5255. Coding with robotsGrade 7/8 C has been working with robots , using their coding skills to make the robots follow commands. They have coded the robots to launch bouncy balls, play the xylophone and say messages. Grade 8 mental heath walk to the spill wayHaving fun learning with our sensesThe grade 1 and 2 students had fun exploring with their senses. The students had to use their sense of touch to guess what the object in the mystery box was. We also explored different textures, and we made salt -painted Easter eggs. Les élèves de première et deuxième années se sont amusés à explorer avec leurs sens. Les élèves ont dû utiliser leur sens du toucher pour deviner ce qu'était l'objet dans la boîte mystère. Nous avons également exploré différentes textures, et nous avons fait des œufs de Pâques peints au sel. Quel plaisir!!! Neurographic artThe Grades 5-8 students learned about Neurographic Art. It is based on a concept developed by Russian psychologist and creative entrepreneur Pavel Piskarev in 2014. He believed that creative processes engage additional neurons and improve your ability to make decisions. The name is derived from neuro (brain) and (graphic) image. As an art therapy technique, it helps people make connections. Many people find it meditative or relaxing to do. Norval Morriseau inspired bearsMme Sara’s class created Norval Morrisseau inspired bears. They used brightly coloured paper to make organic shapes. They then collaged these shapes onto their black bear silhouette. Noval Morrisseau was an Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation in Ontario. He was a self-taught artist and created artwork based on cultural legends and spirituality that came to him in visions and dreams. His style is instantly recognizable by the bright colors and thick black outlines and is called Eastern Woodlands Art. He signs his artwork under his pen name, Copper Thunderbird, in Cree syllabics. Weaving mini rugs in 7/8Mme Rachael and Mr. Sealy’s classes learned about the history of weaving and also created their own looms during Art class. They chose colours and patterns to create a small rug. Everyone was engaged and successful! Weaving Fun!All the Grade 3/4 students created their own animal out of cardboard. Next they made a loom on the animal. Then they chose yarn colours and started weaving a scarf for their animal! Such creativity and fun had by all! Robots! Robots! Robots!Mme Christine and Mme Sydney’s 1/2 classes made robots using recycled cardboard. We listened to stories, discussed shapes and sizes and created a robot collagraph. A collagraph is a basic method of printmaking using a board with collage materials glued onto it to form a relief surface with a variety of textures. After they created their robot, they used crayons and made a rubbing to reveal their artwork under the paper. They were excited to reveal their creations!! Matisse CollagesMme Rikki’s class learned about Henri Matisse. Matisse was called the “King of Colour”. He recognized that colour played a big part in how we perceive life. Later in life, he became ill and was bed ridden. He still created art in his bed by using a bamboo stick tipped with chalk. He drew on the ceiling! He also started cutting out shapes with scissors and called this art form, “drawing with scissors.” The Grade 1/2s listened to a story about Matisse called Henri’s Scissors. They identified, cut and drew organic shapes from a variety of colours of construction paper. Finally they arranged their shapes to create a Matisse inspired collage. They are so colourful like Matisse! Even M. Gerry approves! Sunshine fund summer camp subsidies
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