Sunday, May 26, 2013

Our interpretation of Van Gogh's Starry Night

Finally...!

We have completed our collaborative class mural of Starry Night. Each of us painted a piece of the picture that we had chosen.

After spending time learning how to blend different shades of colour and paint with Van Gogh's quick strokes, we have produced this beautiful mural together - a sight to behold!

Check out the timelapse video of us piecing it together!

Starry Night Collaboration  - Timelapse



Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Adaptations

We are learning about the adaptations of marine creatures in different zones of the ocean.

We found out that the Midnight Zone (Bathypelagic Zone) is really, really cold, has no light  and the water pressure is very high.

In order to experience what it might feel like in that part of the ocean, we used blind folds, buckets of water to create pressure on our chests and ice!

We experienced difficulty in breathing, numb hands that became painful and a strange sensation of feeling slightly unsafe with not being able to see.

From here, we discussed what features fish might need to survive in the Midnight Zone. We also watched a fascinating video!




 

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Holidays!

Some fun for the school holidays...

If the weather is bad and you're stuck inside,  spend some time making a movie, a card, a picture or telling a story on this site...

KERPOOF!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Planting ready for Winter

As the Enviro Team had so diligently weeded some of the vegetable plots, Room 3 students decided to make use of one.

Firstly we scattered lime over the soil and then turned it over. This is to stop "club root" forming in our vegetables. Also, lots of plants/fruits/vegetables like lime although tomatoes and rhododendrons don't like it much.

We planted "Great Lakes Lettuces", "Cavelo Nero Kale", cauliflowers, cabbages and broccoli. After we had planted the seedlings, we watered them to give them a healthy start in life.

Many of us enjoyed weeding, digging, raking and turning over the soil not to mention getting our hands dirty.