Art 5 and 7 November 29th

In Grade 5, students are working hard at their pop can; adding details, making a background and pressing hard on their coloured pencils to get bright colours. They are doing a really good job and I am very impressed with their work.

In Grade 7, students have been practicing one point perspective working with drawn shapes, worksheets and finally making a rough draft. Some have started a good copy for their project. Students have the choice to do a room or a road. So far so good!

Week of Nov 25-29

Outdoor Ed Beaudoin
Students went on a climbing field trip. They had fun. Thanks to all that participated. Next field trip will be on January 28. We will be going snowshoeing.

Computers 5-6
We are finishing our Sound Unit Audacity.  Grades will be posted soon.  For our next unit, we will be looking towards graphics with Paint.Net.  Not all students have been assessed, but I am looking to finish up by Monday.

Computers 7-8  In class, we are wrapping up our Animation unit.  Grades for both the Tweens and the button creation will be posted as soon they are finished being graded.  Next up is Photoshop and Video.

Computers 9- The synchronizing assignment is past due.  Slow progress and a late start have taken their toll.  Next week, we will start After Effects, with the hope of getting kids working right away.  Grades will be posted asap.

Design 9 - We are printing as much as we can to have the kids start finishing their work.  Group work has begun.  Slicing is slow as choice has become problematic to reach team consensus on what to do.  Few have begun puttying samples and gluing pieces together.    This will be the largest project to date. 

Week of November 18-20

Art 9
Students will be researching watercolour painting techniques and snow sculpture this weekend in order to help them with their still life project and snow sculpture project.
Still Life Project#2

Drama 5&7
Students have started the improv unit.  We are playing theatre games like "bus riders", "one word at a time", "freezes", "objects", and "whatcha doing?" to increase skills in improvisation.  Next unit will involve script work.

Dance 9
Students have been working on contemporary and ballet dance techniques.  They are also being choreographed in a dance to understand different time variations of dancers (canon, counterpoint, unison, & dialogue) that can be used in dance composition.  Next unit will be hip hop and student choreography.

Art 5 and 7

In both Grade 5 and 7, we have pretty much completed the one on one conferences. Students were able to reflect and analyze their work, identify their strengths and areas in which they can improve as well as getting feedback. .

In Grade 5, we have just started a still life with a pop can. Students are looking at the basic shape and learning to draw from a 3-D model, following steps. It is one of the most popular projects for students and it's always exciting to see how much they progress!

In Grade 7, most have completed their building project. I have pushed them hard, they have pushed themselves hard... It seems many students have exceeded their own expectations of what they can do, I can't ask for more than that, I am really proud of their work! Moving forward, we are starting a one point perspective project where they will have a choice in terms design, colouring, creativity while keeping the technical aspects at the forefront.

Week of November 4th- 8th

Shewfelt Grade 7 Foods- This week, students planned and cooked a pancake breakfast. We did a class demonstration earlier this week and made some minor changes to the recipe based on the result. Students worked together in groups to create their product. This was a successful lab, and all kitchen groups made tasty fluffy pancakes! Students learned about keeping the batter lumpy without any flour streaks, as well as looking for the large air bubbles to pop before flipping their pancakes. Foods safety was also stressed during this lab. 

Hidalgo Training for excellence 8 - Students completed a new fitness plan, as well as, 2-day meal plan that can help them improve in the sport of their choice. These plans will be tested next week.

Week of Oct 28-31

Training for Excellence 8 - Hidalgo
This week, students focused on sport specific training. We did research on a specific sport of their choosing. They learned which exercises and food choices would most benefit them when training for their sport. They then used that information to start of training plan and meal plan. We will continue working on these goals next week.

Art 9
Make sure to bring still life objects for project #2 on Monday!!!

Grade 5 and 7 art

In grade 5 students are working really hard on drawing a face. They can look realistic, funny or cartoonish; the main goal is to learn where to put the facial features…No eyes in the forehead anymore! They are being encouraged to push their colouring skills and sometimes that takes more effort but it’s well worth the time. We have also started student/teacher one on one conference to discuss analyze their work, share feedback and self-assess.

In grade 7 students are working really hard on their building/structure drawing project. Shading takes a lot of time and technique. I am really impressed with their work but most importantly, I think many of them are impressed with their own work! We have also started student/teacher one on one conference to discuss analyze their work, share feedback and self-assess.