Year 4 Oil Pastel Paper Weaving Mat

Year 4 - 6 Stoneware Clay Beads

Students modeled textured beads and then painted the beads after they had been fired in the kiln. We will be using the beads to make Christmas ornaments.

Embrace the Shake TED Talk

In art school, Phil Hansen developed an unruly tremor in his hand that kept him from creating the pointillist drawings he loved. Hansen was devastated, floating without a sense of purpose…until a neurologist made a simple suggestion: embrace the shake. Year 4-6 students watched this video and we discussed it. A Compass Learning Task was set for the Year 4 students to answer two questions about the talk. You can find Phil's inspiring talk HERE.

Year 3 - 6 Ojos de Dios

Students loved creating the traditional God's Eyes or, in Spanish, Ojos de Dios, and first learned its history. This craft originated with the Huichol indigenous people in western Mexico. The God's Eye is started the first year a baby is born and each year a new colour of yarn is added. It hangs over the child's bed and symbolises God's protective eye watching over the child.

Year 4 Sea Creature Prints on an Underwater Background

First students used tissue paper and diluted white glue to make an underwater collage background. Next they cut out sea creatures from print foam and glued these onto cardboard to make a stamp. Lastly they made prints using acrylic paint for a beautiful effect!

Year 4 Stoneware Clay Textured Pinch Pot with a Handle

Painted with metallic acrylic paint

Year 4 Drawing to Music

Students listened to four different types of music and drew how the music made them feel. We also played several drawing games which encouraged cooperation and working together.

Year 4 Stoneware Clay Textured Pinch Pot with Handle

These lovely pots are drying out for 2 weeks before baking in our kiln.

Year 4 Chinese Dragons

Using oil pastel and watercolour paint

Year 4 No-brush Butterfly

Students used sponges only and texture tools to paint their butterfly on a background of food dye wash.

Year 4 Harmonica Construction

Students used large craft sticks, rubber bands, toothpicks and paper to create their "harmonica".

Year 4 Table Design Construction Challenge

Students worked in groups to design a table using newspaper and masking tape. The challenge was to build the strongest table. Morgan, Elka and Alice's table was the strongest and held 33 books PLUS a stool!

Year 4 Collage Portraits

Students cut out skin-tone coloured paper pieces to create a collage effect and chose fun facial feature photo printouts to complete their faces. Lastly, animal print paper was used to create imaginative hairstyles!