van Gogh variations...

This term we were exploring visual arts in context and attempting to understand famous art works, and why they became so important and valued. As part of this we developed our own ideas and created our own versions of Vincent van Gogh's famous Sunflowers painting that he did in 1888. He used lots of short dabbing brushstrokes to create the effects. Check out our masterpieces. 

Even better, come and see them for yourself. They are proudly displayed in the office foyer and in the corridor outside Room 7. 

Vincent van Gogh inspired

This term our art focus is developing ideas. We looked at the world famous artist van Gogh and are attempting to make our own "Sunflowers" creations.


We watched this video which helped us to plan our artworks

First we ruled our page up into 6 x 8 squares. This meant we all had to practice measuring and ruling lines as well. Next we had to enlarge the examples we had, and roughly sketched the outline before beginning the painting....

Stay tuned to see what our final artworks look like. 

Healthy Living Everyone

In room 7 we explored what it takes to keep our bodies fit, strong and healthy.

We know we need to keep our hands, clothes and fingernails clean. 

We know we need to exercise to keep our heart, lungs and muscles fit and healthy. 

We also know we need to eat healthy food everyday to give us all the vitamins that we need to power our brains, muscles and immunity. 

As part of our healthy study we learned about the different fruit and vegetables that we can eat to keep healthy. We each got to draw one to contribute to this wonderful 
5 + a Day Healthy Poster. 

We have some very talented artists in Room 7! Ka mau te wehi!