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For the past few weeks, students have been focusing on the work of Sally Smart. Kee ping on the theme of portraiture and our explorations in a range of media, students have been inspired by Sally Smart’s collage and multimedia works and her use of both 2 and 3 Dimensional elements in her large scale …
Weeks 4 and 5 For the past two weeks the year 1-6 students have turned their attention to creating a 3D self portrait, inspired by Rona Panangka Rubuntja’s I’m black (Nicky Winmar), covered vase 2015, in the NGV WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture exhibition. Students used paper clay to create a self-portrait that would allow them …
For the last two weeks students have focused on one work inspired by Andrew Brook’s portrait of Marcia Langton from the WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture at the NGV Exhibition. Students worked with portrait photos of themselves, embellished the background with images that speak to the viewer about who they are as a person, and …
This term we will make links with the NGV Exhibition WHO ARE YOU: Australian Portraiture. Self Portraits and Portraits: Children’s self-portraits can be windows into how they see themselves and can reveal certain aspects of a child’s world and his or her experience of self. Self-portraits provide a visual means through which children’s deepest feelings …
After completing and celebrating our running/Cross Country focus, students later reflected and discussed what skills and goals they were proud of achieving so far this year in Health & PE. It was also a chance for everyone to reset and think about setting new goals moving forward into Term 2. Two particular components students voiced …
Week 8 and 9 Over the past few weeks, students created a new work reflecting on the main themes and understandings we have drawn from the Bark Ladies exhibition at the NGV. Students reflected on the work of the Yolŋu artists, their use of materials sourced from the country and their connection to country and …
‘It is customary for Yolŋu artists who paint Country and the stories it holds to use materials collected from Country… In recent times, some Yolŋu artists have begun working with discarded printer cartridges recycled from the rubbish tip, an innovation sparked by Madarrpa artist Noŋgirrŋa Marawili that has opened up an array of technicolour pigments …
Hello to everyone. We are joyfully inspired to experience all the areas of our school’s musical spirit return through instrumental performances and singing. A well earned BRAVO to our IM students who performed last Friday in our first Assembly for this year. After just 2 lessons with your teachers this year, you delighted and impressed …
As we continue our skill development of hand and eye coordination through the code of tennis and bat-tennis, the students expressed they wanted a little home group competition! Therefore, through student agency, I worked with our health and wellbeing leaders in 56 to create a mini tennis round-robin! From setting up the tennis nets at …
‘It is customary for Yolŋu artists who paint Country and the stories it holds to use materials collected from Country…’ Last week students explored their immediate surroundings and collected natural materials to make their brushes. Their aim was to further explore the idea of mark making and pattern and experiment with a range of materials …