FOUNDATION:

In Term 2, Foundation students will continue to explore organisational processes in Art and how to work safely with various equipment and materials. They will draw connections between art and the natural world throughout the term, using found materials in nature to create crayon rubbing artworks that reveal nature’s intricate details and line work. The students will also learn about the important role sharks play in keeping our oceans healthy, blending watercolour paint to create an ocean background before adding a collage shark on top. Lastly, the students will continue to develop their fine motor skills by threading beads and recycled materials onto wire and practising the concepts of symmetry and balance to create their own balancing sculptures.

GRADE 1:

In Term 2, Grade 1 students will continue to learn how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. Throughout the term, the students will explore the impact of plastic on our world’s animals, both on land and in our oceans. Using commonly disposed plastic waste such as bottle caps and pen lids, they will create underwater creature artworks with an ocean background made from painted paper collage. Then, the students will experiment with sculptural forms, creating a clay pinch pot that will be fired before a glaze topcoat is applied. They will also be introduced to the fun and engaging process of wet felting to create a wet-felted pet rock, using agitation and layering to interlock the wool fibres.

GRADE 2:

In Term 2, Grade 2 students will explore the important role that bees play in our world. They will create hand-built clay beehives, utilising the skills of coiling and joining using the ‘score and slip’ method. Once the clay beehives have been fired, they will use underglaze to add colour to their pieces before applying a gloss top glaze. The students will also create a mixed media bee artwork, including the processes of collage, printmaking and drawing. During the term, they will also develop their skills in mixing their own colours to create a colour wheel, using primary colours to create secondary and tertiary colours.

GRADE 3:

In Term 2, Grade 3 students will learn basic sewing techniques to create a textile artwork on a piece of hessian. They will combine painting with a basic running stitch and overstitch to add interest to their pieces. The students will also complete an artwork that showcases the process of paper collage, layering pieces of tissue and patterned paper on top of one another to create a bright and colourful background. They will then use scientific drawings of bugs and beetles to trace onto a piece of acetate, forming a detailed overlay for their finished pieces. Lastly, the students will develop their skills in mixing their own colours to create a colour wheel, focusing on analogous colours.

GRADE 4:

In Term 2, Grade 4 students will complete a lengthy unit on clay inspired by the mushroom artworks of Yayoi Kusama. They will explore many techniques, such as rolling, to create a cylindrical structure from a slab-rolled piece of clay. The students will revisit how to create a pinch pot to form the top of their mushroom and will understand the importance of using the score, slip and smooth method to securely connect the two clay pieces together. The students will paint their clay mushrooms with glow paints to use in this year’s glow gallery for the Art Show. Finally, they will study Aboriginal aerial map artworks and use bird’s-eye photos of Melbourne and surrounding areas to create their own aerial map artworks, utilising colour, pattern and symbols to express their ideas about local places.

GRADE 5:

In Term 2, Grade 5 students will create artworks in recognition of Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week, working in small groups to collectively create thought-provoking pieces that explore this year’s theme, “All In”. The students will create a clay sculpture, using slab rolling, shaping and etching processes to form a textured fish. They will hole-punch their pieces to allow string embellished with recycled plastics to be attached once they have been glazed and fired, demonstrating their understanding of the impact of plastic on our ocean’s fish. The students will then participate in a unit of work that explores a connection to nature by creating brushes from foraged materials, which they will use during the mark-making process. They will then use oil pastels to draw magpies on top of their ink backgrounds.

GRADE 6:

In Term 2, Grade 6 students will use their knowledge of the environmental impacts of bushfires from their Term 1 novel study of the text 47 Degrees to create a powerful dichotomous artwork. They will develop their skills in using materials including graphite pencil, chalk pastel and charcoal to create two separate artworks showcasing the before and after effects of bushfires. The artworks will then be cut into strips and reconstructed to form a concertina structure, changing in appearance depending on the direction from which they are viewed. Finally, the students will use their skills with a range of materials such as watercolour, fineliner and sewing techniques to embellish their painted artworks.

FOUNDATION:

In Term 1, Foundation students will be introduced to organisational processes in Art. They will become aware of the art room environment and how to work safely with equipment and materials. Students will create a self-portrait and explore colour-transfer through the use of crepe paper and water to produce a vibrant background. They will create a paper sculpture using their imagination to guide their creativity. Through the use of movement, the students will learn about all different types of lines such as vertical, horizontal, zig zag, etc. They will explore the technique of watercolour resist using oil pastels and watercolour paint to create their artwork. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

GRADE 1:

In Term 1, Grade 1 students will revisit organisational processes in Art and how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will develop their knowledge on warm and cool colours and how they can be used to represent or evoke emotions. The students will be using these tones to create a self-portrait, inspired by ‘Senecio’, an artwork by Cubist artist Paul Klee. They will also explore geometric and organic lines, and how to create contrast by using both types of linework. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

GRADE 2:

In Term 1, Grade 2 students will revisit organisational processes in Art and how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will complete a multi-week unit on self-portraiture, following steps to create a realistic drawing of their own face. The students will explore the concepts of symmetry and proportion and use grey lead pencil and chalk pastels to create their self-portrait which completes the other half of their school photograph. Students will review their understanding of colour, line and pattern to create a striking border for their self-portrait. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

GRADE 3:

In Term 1, Grade 3 students will revisit organisational processes in Art and how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will explore the work of Romero Britto, a Brazilian artist whose work shows elements of pop art, cubism and graffiti. Using his many portraits as inspiration, the students will create a self-portrait that showcases a similar use of colour, line, shape and pattern, reflecting their own personality. Using the technique of collage, they will create an eye-catching background and use skills such as tracing, cutting and printing to create their multi-layered art piece. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

GRADE 4:

In Term 1, the Grade 4 students will be inspired by Gustav Klimt’s painted portraits to create their own self-portrait artworks. They will explicitly learn how to use guidelines in order to draw facial features with correct proportion, as well as how to use chalk pastel to achieve a full-coloured artwork that shows variation in tone. The students will then explore geometric and organic line and shape to overlay areas of their artwork with their choice of coloured pattern. Referencing Klimt’s use of opulent colour in his ‘Golden Period’ works, they will finish off their artwork with touches of metallic paint. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

GRADE 5:

In Term 1, the Grade 5 students will firstly focus on their use of line to create an abstract self-portrait, which will continue over multiple sessions. The students will experiment with the techniques required to create a single-line drawing, including an adjusted pencil grip to allow for a free-flowing line whilst they observe their facial features in a hand-held mirror. Once they have created three single-line drawings of different angles of their face, the students will use their favourite one to trace using craft wire. The students will learn how to use pliers to bend and shape the wire to mimic the organic lines found in contour line drawings. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

GRADE 6:

In Term 1, the Grade 6 students will firstly focus on their use of line, shape and colour to create a self-portrait inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, which will continue over multiple sessions. They will create their drawing by referencing a photograph of themselves looking into a mirror, showing both their side profile as well as their full face in the reflection. By frequently referring back to the image to assist with proportion, the students will use grey lead pencil to create a realistic drawing, before going over their linework with fine liner and adding colour using watercolour paint. This small-scale drawing will then be encompassed by a handmade frame showcasing bold colours and shapes, reminiscent of Mexican art. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative whole-school artwork in celebration of Harmony Day.

FOUNDATION:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Foundation students will be introduced to earthenware clay after first practicing with playdough. They will explore how to use their hands to manipulate the playdough into a variety of shapes, particularly focusing on forming coils, before transferring this skill to shape and mould the earthenware clay. Once their piece has dried and been fired, they will learn how to add colour to their clay piece by applying a coloured gloss glaze. In addition to their extensive clay unit, the students will make paper doily butterflies using watercolour paint to explore the concept of symmetry.

GRADE 1:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Grade 1 students will participate in two multi-week units. Firstly, they will study many of Joan Miro’s famous paintings to find and record his abstract symbols into their art folios. The students will then use their gathered symbols to compose their own mixed media artwork, including drawing, wax resist rubbing and painting. Secondly, they will move into a textiles unit where they will construct a piece of art using the technique of wet felting. The students will tear wool into pieces and layer it to create their design before following a series of steps to combine the wool fibers with warm, soapy water and friction, resulting in a finished felted art piece.

GRADE 2:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Grade 2 students will participate in two multi-week units. Firstly, they will study the abstract artworks of well-known painter, Wassily Kandinsky. The students will use his artistic style as inspiration to create their abstract artwork by cutting their own stamps out of reused materials to add coloured shapes to their artwork before overlaying bold lines in black marker. They will then move into a unit of work to revisit the concept of symmetry explored earlier in the year whilst completing their self-portraits. The students will use reference photos to study the wings of insects, identifying natural shapes and lines within the symmetrically patterned wings. They will draw the wings of an insect of their choice onto a piece of acetate before adding colour, allowing light to shine through.

GRADE 3:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Grade 3 students will participate in two multi-week units, beginning with a study on the work of Australian indigenous artist, Bronwyn Bancroft. Her use of colour, line and pattern will be used as inspiration for the students to create their own natural landscape. They will also explore the importance of composition whilst constructing their landscapes, learning about foreground, middle ground and background. The students will then move into a lengthy unit where they will construct a monster from a range of reused materials, including tissue boxes, newspaper, carboard rolls, etc. Once they have used their creative thinking to design and construct their monster, they will add mixed media details including paint, coloured paper, pipe cleaners, etc.

GRADE 4:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Grade 4 students will participate in an extensive textiles and printing unit. They will study the work of American pop artist, Keith Haring, exploring his use of bold colour, simple shapes and various lines to evoke movement within his pieces. The students will draw and cut out their own stamps from cardboard before applying bold coloured paint to stamp the shapes onto a piece of fabric in a layered manner. They will then stitch various lines onto the stamped fabric, beginning with a basic running stitch before learning how to apply a backstitch.

GRADE 5:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Grade 5 students will participate in two units of work, beginning with a painting unit based off the vibrant and eye-catching works of artist, Moira Hazel. They will construct their own Australiana themed paintings which showcase a range of bold colours and fun patterns, creating a sense of depth due to the layered application of colour. This unit will give the students an opportunity to further develop their painting skills and how to develop a vibrant colour palette. They will then explore the abstract art style called Op Art (Optical Art), using geometric patterns and high-contrast colours to create their own mini artwork that manipulates perception and tricks the eye. 

GRADE 6:

In Visual Arts lessons throughout Term 4, Grade 6 students will participate in an extensive clay unit to create a piece to celebrate their final year of primary school. They will draw inspiration from the fun and quirky style of Brisbane based ceramic artist, Bonnie Hislop, to design their own celebratory clay trophy. The students will revisit the skills practiced in Term 1’s clay unit to shape and mould a pinch pot, before adding the decorative handles and base to form the trophy cup. As practiced in Term 1, they will use the ‘score and slip’ method to thoroughly attach the clay pieces together, ensuring their piece remains strong throughout the drying and firing process. The students will then glaze their piece in vibrant underglaze colours before finishing with a gloss top coat. Finally, the students will participate in a collaborative commemorative artwork, so that a part of them will always remain at Âé¶ččû¶ł Primary School as they move off to secondary school.

FOUNDATION:

In Term 2, Foundation students will continue to explore organisational processes in Art and how to work safely with various equipment and materials. They will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. Students will draw connections between art and the natural world throughout the term, firstly using found materials in nature to create crayon rubbing artworks, revealing nature’s intricate details and line work. They will then create hanging mobiles using foraged materials from the school gardens, adding colour through the use of acrylic paint. Lastly, the students will continue to develop their fine motor skills by threading beads and recycled materials onto wire and practicing the concept of symmetry and balance to create their own balancing sculptures.

GRADE 1:

In Term 2, Grade 1 students will continue learn how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. Throughout the term, the students will explore the impact of plastic on our world’s animals, both on land and in our oceans. Using commonly disposed plastic waste such as bottle caps and pen lids, they will create underwater creature artworks with an ocean background made from painted paper collage. Then, the students will experiment with sculptural forms, creating feathered bird sculptures using reused plastics and a range of other materials. Finally, the students will develop their skills in mixing colours to create a colour wheel using acrylic paint.

GRADE 2:

In Term 2, Grade 2 students will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. Throughout the term, they will explore the important role that bees play in our world. They will create hand-built clay beehives, utilising the skills of coiling and joining using the ‘score and slip’ method. Once the clay beehives have been fired, they will use underglaze to add colour to their piece, before applying a gloss top glaze. The students will also create a mixed media bee artwork, including the processes of collage, print making and drawing. During the term, they will also develop their skills in mixing their own colours to create a colour wheel, using primary colours to create secondary colours and tertiary colours.

GRADE 3:

In Term 2, Grade 3 students will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. They will study Aboriginal ariel map artworks and use birds-eye photos of Melbourne and surrounding areas to create their own ariel map artworks, utilising colour, pattern and symbols to express their ideas about local places. The students will learn basic sewing techniques to sew an image of an underwater creature onto burlap, exploring the impact that plastics have on our ocean and its wildlife. The sewing process will help to develop hand-eye coordination and fine motors skills. Rather than using only wool to sew with, the students will also make their own ‘thread’ by reusing soft plastics and netting used in produce packaging, as well as embellishing with other upcycled materials. Lastly, they will develop their skills in mixing their own colours to create a colour wheel, focusing on analogous colours.

GRADE 4:

In Term 2, the Grade 4 students will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. They will conduct their own research into endangered Australian animals and insects in order to create a Pete Cromer inspired artwork. The students will use Cromer’s layered approach, starting with basic shapes and colour application, then moving to layering and arranging shapes to create their final composition.They will study Aboriginal ariel map artworks and use birds-eye photos of Melbourne and surrounding areas to create their own ariel map artworks, utilising colour, pattern and symbols to express their ideas about local places.

GRADE 5:

In Term 2, the Grade 5 students will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. Continuing on from this, they will create artworks in recognition of Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week, working in small groups to collectively create thought-provoking pieces that explore this year’s theme, “Bridging Now to Next”. The students will create a clay sculpture, using slab-rolling, shaping and etching processes to form a textural fish. They will then hole punch the clay to allow for plastic thread to be woven into the piece once it has been glazed and fired, demonstrating their understanding of the impact of plastic on our ocean’s fish. The students will then participate in a unit of work that explores a connection to nature by creating brushes from foraged materials, which the students will use during the mark making process. They will then use oil pastels to draw magpies on top of their ink backgrounds.

GRADE 6:

In Term 2, the Grade 6 students will participate in a whole-school collaborative visual display of the Wurundjeri people’s creator spirit, Bunjil the Eagle, as a way of acknowledging Country. Continuing on from this, they will create artworks in recognition of Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week, working in small groups to collectively create thought-provoking pieces that explore this year’s theme, “Bridging Now to Next”. The students will use their knowledge of the environmental impacts of bushfires from their Term 1 novel study of the text ‘47 Degrees’ to create a powerful dichotomous artwork. They will develop their skills in using materials including graphite pencil, chalk pastel and charcoal to create two separate artworks showcasing the before and after affects of bushfires. The artworks will then be cut into strips and reconstructed to form a concertina structure, changing in appearance depending on the direction in which it is viewed from. Finally, the students will challenge their perceptions of art ‘tools’ by using only their fingers to paint Australian native birds. They will mix colours and apply the paint without the use of brushes, exploring how this affects the overall application.

FOUNDATION:

In Term 1, Foundation students will be introduced to organisational processes in Art. They will become aware of the art room environment and how to work safely with equipment and materials. Students will be introduced to the colour wheel and create a self-portrait, exploring colour transfer through the use of crepe paper and water to produce a vibrant background. They will create a paper sculpture using their imagination to guide their creativity. Through the use of movement, the students will learn about all different types of lines such as vertical, horizontal, zig zag, etc. They will explore the technique of watercolour resist using oil pastels and watercolour paint to create their artwork. Students will complete the term taking inspiration from Yayoi Kusama’s style of repetitive shape and colour to create a bright and fun artwork with the use of stamping.

GRADE 1:

In Term 1, Grade 1 students will revisit organisational processes in Art and how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will revisit the colour wheel, developing their knowledge of warm and cool colours and how they can be used to represent or evoke certain emotions. The students will be using these tones to create a self-portrait, inspired by the artwork ‘Senecio’ by Cubist artist Paul Klee. They will explore geometric and organic lines, and how to create contrast through the use of both types of linework. Using Yayoi Kusama’s work and artistic style as inspiration, the students will create their own artworks that showcase bold coloured flowers drawn and coloured from observation. They will practise their fine motor skills by cutting around their flowers to place on top of a contrasting background.

GRADE 2:

In Term 1, Grade 2 students will revisit organisational processes in Art and how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will explore the concept of symmetry and proportion, using this knowledge to create a self-portrait which completes the other half of their school photograph. Students will review their understanding of colour, line and pattern to create a striking border for their self-portrait. They will then move into an extended unit on sculpture, firstly drawing their plan for construction and colour use before using a range of materials to create a Yayoi Kusama inspired flower sculpture. This unit will explore the elements of line, colour, shape, form, space and texture, whilst also making links to sustainability by using items that would otherwise be disposed of.

GRADE 3:

In Term 1, Grade 3 students will revisit organisational processes in Art and how to safely engage in a range of activities, using a variety of tools in the art room. They will explore the work of Romero Britto, a Brazilian artist whose work shows elements of pop art, cubism and graffiti. Using his many portraits as inspiration, the students will create a self-portrait that showcases a similar use of colour, line, shape and pattern, reflecting their own personality. Moving onto a unit focusing on the technique of paper collage, they will create an eye-catching piece consisting of layered paper mushrooms with coloured acrylic dots, based on Yayoi Kusama’s many mushroom artworks. They will use skills such as tracing, cutting and stamping to create their multi-layered artwork.

GRADE 4:

In Term 1, the Grade 4 students will be inspired by the self-portraits of Frida Kahlo to create their own self-portraits with a range of flora and fauna featured in the pieces. They will explicitly learn how to effectively use watercolour paints to achieve a full-coloured artwork that shows variation in tone. The students will be completing a lengthy unit on clay, inspired by the mushroom artworks by Yayoi Kusama. They will explore many techniques such as rolling to create a cylindrical structure from a slab-rolled piece of clay. The students will revisit how to create a pinch pot to form the top of their mushroom and will understand the importance of using the score, slip and smooth method to securely connect the two clay pieces together. The children will paint their clay with underglaze before firing their creations in the kiln. A second glaze and fire will occur to complete the finished product.

GRADE 5:

In Term 1, the Grade 5 students will firstly focus on their use of line, shape and colour to create an abstract self-portrait, which will continue over multiple sessions. The students will experiment with the techniques required to create a single-line drawing, including an adjusted pencil grip to allow for a free-flowing line whilst they observe their facial features in a hand-held mirror. Once they have created their three single-line drawings of different angles of their face, the students will use coloured ink and pipets to create a whimsical background. Once dry, they will find enclosed shapes within their self-portraits to colour in a more solid colour to create contrast. The linework will then be strengthened with the use of black marker. The students will then move onto their Yayoi Kusama (a Japanese contemporary artist) unit, creating striking artworks that include a culmination of inspired symbols seen in Yayoi’s artworks. They will create a multi-coloured and patterned background, which once dry, will be covered in an opaque layer of acrylic paint. The students will then use a range of tools to scratch their chosen symbols into the layer of paint to reveal the colours behind.

GRADE 6:

In Term 1, the Grade 6 students will firstly focus on their use of line, shape and colour to create an abstract self-portrait loosely inspired by artist Paul Klee, which will continue over multiple sessions. The students will experiment with the techniques required to create a single-line drawing, including an adjusted pencil grip to allow for a free-flowing line whilst they observe their facial features in a hand-held mirror. Once they have created their three single-line drawings, they will choose their favourite elements within each drawing to create one final abstract face. This will be layered on top of a background that the students have produced using acrylic paint, cut into strips and arranged in a way that plays with line, directionality and tone. The students will then move into their clay unit, where they will create pieces inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s giant pumpkin sculptures. They’ll learn techniques on how to roll their clay into a smooth sphere and acquire skills on how to make a pinch pot. The students will use wooden tools to add lines and texture to the outer layer. The children will paint their clay with underglaze before firing their creations in the kiln. A second glaze and fire will occur to complete the finish product.

FOUNDATION:

During Term 4, the students will create a zoo animal inspired by the cubist artist, Pablo Picasso. Students will look at how he used shapes to make his artwork which will guide their abstract collage. Children will continue to work on their cutting and pasting while exploring how shapes can be added to their work. They will complete the term by creating a self-portrait out of plasticine.

GRADE 1:

During Term 4, the students have begun looking at the Australian artist Anna Blatman. During this unit of work the children will explore colour and colour mixing to either paint a landscape, a bird, a vase of flower, a pear or an apple. They will paint with thickness and develop their colours over 3 lessons, so they become bright and bold. The students will complete the term creating a rocket ship for a space glow gallery.

GRADE 2:

During Term 4, the students have begun looking at the Australian contemporary artist Peter Cromer. Students will paint a variety of plain backgrounds making sure texture is the focal point. They will choose a bird from one of his books to inspire their masterpiece. Students will create a collage using the paper they painted whilst learning techniques such as tracing, layering and overlapping. Students will complete the term by making a UFO for our space glow gallery.

GRADE 3:

During Term 4, the students will be glazing their clay monsters so they can complete their final fire. Then the children will be working on a collaborative piece with the grade 4 students. They will focus on creating paper mùché planets for our space glow gallery. During our lessons, the children will learn fun facts about each planet to help them make informed art designs and ways to present their work to our viewers.

GRADE 4:

During Term 4, the students will be creating an abstract piece that involves using a squeegee to create bold and expressive patterns. Students will be exposed to colour combinations as well as movement. This piece of art will transfer into a mindfulness activity by using a variety of black markers to demonstrate line, pattern and balance.  Then the children will be working on a collaborative piece with the grade 3 students. They will focus on creating paper mùché planets for our space glow gallery. During our lessons, the children will learn fun facts about each planet to help them make informed art designs and ways to present their work to our viewers.

GRADE 5/6:

During Term 4, the students will be creating an alien for our space glow gallery. They will work collaboratively in small groups of their choice. The students will begin this unit with construction. Using newspaper, boxes, cylinders and other recycled materials to build their alien structure. Once completed students will move to sculpting by using a material called mod rock. This will cover the structure to make it smooth but also strong. Once the mod rock is dry a special glow paint will be used to decorate their masterpiece.

FOUNDATION:

This term the Foundation students will be celebrating their 100 Days of school and will be making a cupcake sculpture. During this unit students will use materials such as newspaper, tissue paper, masking tape and paper Magiclay.  Students will complete their house weaving collage from last term by adding paper cut outs for their backgrounds. All our students clay work has been double fired and the children will be finishing of their letter tiles with a beaded handle so it can hang somewhere special.

GRADE 1:

This term the grade 1 students will be creating a jungle theme using a recycled paper box. The children will begin drawing a tiger using a directed drawing and then use oil pastels to colour it in. They will look at different types of foliage and look closely at their shapes and colours. The students will draw their own leaves, cut them out and glue them down in and around their box. Students will include pops of colour by adding in flowers and vines.

GRADE 2:

In Term 3, the grade 2 students will complete a lengthy unit on construction. They will be making a crocodile. They will explore areas in construction with a big focus on attachment types. Students will paper mùché their crocodile to make it strong and then use paper Magiclay to sculpt spikes and teeth. Children will paint their crocodiles and use paint pens for the finer details. This will be displayed at the art show.

GRADE 3:

In Term 3 the grade 3 students will be completing a unit on clay. The children will be making a clay monster inspired by the artist James Derusso. Students will be taught a variety of techniques such as pinching, coiling, sculpting and using the score and slip to attach their pieces such as eyes, tongues, legs and other design features. All pieces will be painted with an underglaze and a glaze and then fired twice in the kiln.

GRADE 4:

In Term 3 the grade 4 students will be completing a unit on clay. The children will be making a Japanese Koi fish in a pond.  The unit will be broken up into many different steps and will require the students to use their prior learning and new learning together. Students will be taught a variety of techniques such as pinching, coiling, sculpting and using the score and slip to attach their pieces such as eyes, fins and using wooden details for the scales. All pieces will be painted with an underglaze and glaze and then fired twice in the kiln.

GRADE 5/6:

During term 3 the grade 5/6 students will be completing their skateboards which will go over the duration of the term. Students will choose a font style of their choice and sketch it in grey lead until they are ready to colour it in using paint slicks. The children will then explore an artist named VEXX and use his artwork as inspiration. The students will be encouraged to include drawings that relate to their life which will provide a sense of identity within their work. Paint pens will used to add an explosion of colour and the finer details.

FOUNDATION:

In Term 2, Foundation students will be introduced to clay. They will create a name wall hanging with a decorative beaded handle. Students will begin by using a rolling pin to roll out a flat slab to then using a wooden tool to trace around a template to make their plaque. Whilst rolling out their clay, they will use lace doilies to print a textured pattern. Children will learn how to make a coil, manipulate it to form the first letter of their name and practice the score, slip and blend technique to attach their letter. The children will paint their clay with underglaze before firing their creations in the kiln. A 2^nd glaze and fire will occur to complete the finish product. The students will thread beads onto a wire to create a handle for their artwork. This will develop their eye-hand coordination and fine motor control skills. Students will be encouraged to create a pattern. Students will finish the term making ‘Elmer the Elephant’ using a recycled milk container. They will use coloured tissue paper to create a patch work look.

GRADE 1:

In Term 2, Grade 1 students will begin with threading beads onto a wire and a pipe cleaner to create a handle for their artwork. This will develop their eye-hand coordination and fine motor control skills. Students will be encouraged to create either a pattern or a mixture of beads and colours. Students will then move onto creating a wall hanging where paper weaving will be the focus. The children will choose from a range of paper deigns and texture to motivate creative choice whilst practising words and ideas like over, under, in, out, up and down. Students will complete the term with an Artist study of Piet Mondrian. Children will be inspired by the painting ‘Composition’ which they will recreate by drawing an object of their choice.

GRADE 2:

In Term 2, Grade 2 students will explore weaving using wool to create a concentric circle inside a paper plate. During these lessons they will practise words and ideas like over, under, in, out, up and down as well apply creative problem solving. Students will complete the term with a sunflower drawing inspired by the very famous Van Gogh. The children will have the opportunity to look, touch and smell real life sunflowers to encourage them to look at the finer details and texture. Students will explore colour tone using oil pastels and learning how to draw the shape of the sunflower in a variety of ways to demonstrate different perspectives such as front on, side profile and drooping. Both these art pieces will be displayed at our art show.

GRADE 3:

In Term 2 the Grade 3 students will be inspired by the artist, ‘Grotti Lotti’ to paint an Australian bird onto a canvas. The students will learn about the 3 Golden Rules: Watercolour=watery, always mix your colours and thirdly, layering. With continuous practise the students will develop a strong understanding on how to work with watercolour paint. They will use paint pens to add in the finishing touches. Students will complete the term by exploring weaving using wool to create a house. During these lessons they will practise words and ideas like over, under, in, out, up and down as well apply creative problem solving. Students will use felt and buttons to add in other house features.

GRADE 4:

In Term 2 the Grade 3 students will be inspired by the artist, ‘Grotti Lotti’ to paint an Australian bird onto a canvas. The students will learn about the 3 Golden Rules: Watercolour=watery, always mix your colours and thirdly, layering. With continuous practise the students will develop a strong understanding on how to work with watercolour paint. They will use paint pens to add in the finishing touches. Students will complete the term by exploring weaving using wool to create a house. During these lessons they will practise words and ideas like over, under, in, out, up and down as well apply creative problem solving. Students will use felt and buttons to add in other house features.

GRADE 5/6:

In Term 2 the Grade 5/6 students will be making a clay mug. They be exploring hand building and how to join flat slabs of clay together using the techniques of score, slip and blend. They will be using a variety of wooden tools to sketch designs or use lace doilies even things such as leaves and branches to print textures into their clay. Once the clay is air dry, they will use an underglaze paint to add in the colour. Their mugs will go through a bisque fire, then students will paint on a glaze before the final kiln fire. Students will complete the term exploring a textile unit called dry felting. Students will choose an Australian Landscape to create their 2D inspiration. They will use a felting needle to press the wool fibres into the fibres of the base fabric which will interlock and bind together to help create their image. Both these art pieces will be displayed at our art show.

FOUNDATION:

In Term 1, Foundation students will be introduced to organisational processes in Art. They will become aware of the art room environment and how to work safely with equipment and materials. Students will create a paper sculpture using their imagination to guide their creativity. Through the use of movement, the children will learn about all different types of lines such as vertical, horizontal, zig zag etc then transferring their knowledge onto their fish collage. Students will explore the technique of watercolour resist using oil pastels and watercolour to make an underwater background. Students will complete the term drawing a robot incorporating their understanding of lines, later adding fluorescent colour.

GRADE 1:

In Term 1, Grade 1 students will be developing their knowledge on what warm and cool colours are. They will be using these tones to make a valentines day card then later adding in lines and other details with textas. Students will create a tea light holder out of clay. They’ll learn techniques on how to roll their clay into a smooth sphere and acquire skills on how to make a pinch pot. Students will use wooden tools to add holes and texture to the outer layer. The children will paint their clay with underglaze before firing their creations in the kiln. A 2^nd glaze and fire will occur to complete the finish product. Children will practise their fine motor skills by threading beads to make the handle for their tea light holder.

GRADE 2:

In Term 1, Grade two students will be completing a lengthy unit on clay. They will exploring many new techniques such a rolling, pinching, rolling coils and understanding the importance of score, slip and smooth to connect pieces together. Students will be using wooden tools to help cut and provide texture to their pinch pot lion. The children will paint their clay with underglaze before firing their creations in the kiln. A 2^nd glaze and fire will occur to complete the finish product.

GRADE 3:

In Term 1 the Grade 3 students will be creating a dragon eye made from plasticine. They will strengthen their sculpting skills such as rolling a sphere, roiling coils, pulling, pinching and use a variety of toils to demonstrate carving details. The children will explore our jelly plates to print a unique background and learning ways to make imprints and texture from materials around our room. They will trace around a photograph of themselves on acetate using fine liners and paint pens. These two pieces will be displayed at our art show.

GRADE 4:

In Term 1 the Grade 4 students will be inspired by the artist Dean Russo to re create his famous dogs. This will be a lengthy unit focusing on skills such as tracing, painting, stencilling and writing. They will explore how to make their work stand out by using contrasting colours when adding in their designs. They will use the letter stencilling to help write their short saying or a quote which will surround the outline of the dog. This piece of work will be displayed at our art show.

GRADE 5/6:

In Term 1 the Grade 5/6 students will be inspired by a watercolour artist named Dawn Tan. Students will be asked to bring in their favourite snack, drink, icy pole, ice-cream, lolly to help inspire their creation. They will be given 3 weeks to work on their sketch focusing on pencil grip whilst sketching, scale and proportion and drawing what they see. The students will learn about the 3 Golden Rules: Watercolour=watery, always mix your colours and layer, layer and layer. With continuous practise the students will develop a strong understanding on how to work with watercolour paint. This piece of work will be displayed at our art show.