Everyone is pumped for a Merry Christmas and a happy new year but some people are devastated because their friends are leaving school forever.
The highlights this semester were all the memories with my best friends, all the laughs and smiles. The fun that we shared together, as the ISS community, will last forever in our hearts. By Mia and Odrita
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We have had a busy week in 2.1 as we come to the end of Semester 1. The children planned, created and shared their own art-works at our "Gallery 2.1" Exhibition. We had a rotation where the students were either the artist or visitor and they discussed the pieces of art- what they thought the message was, how it had been made, what they were proud of and anything they would change. They were even inspired to add signs to our gallery door to tell people be quiet. We also had fun at the Grade 5 Market Day and collected some data afterwards on how much money we had at the beginning, end and therefore how much we had spent. Finally, we had our end of semester party. Thanks for all your help and contributions with the party and also for your continued support throughout the year. Enjoy the holidays! We continued building our skills of responding to and evaluating different images by going on a gallery walk around school and leaving comments for the students on why we liked their art. This week, Grade 2 went on a field trip to the National Gallery and the Keppel Centre for Art Education. We were given a tour by "Auntie Nur" who talked to us about "Life by the river" by Lee Kang and another painting showing a Malay lesson in Singapore in 1957. Both paintings are from the Nanyang style- a blend of Chinese and European techniques. The children used a view-finder to focus in on one aspect of the painting to sketch and learnt about how even though Malay (Bahasa) is the national language of Singapore, many people cannot speak it. Later, we visited the Keppel Centre, where the children had great fun exploring the various interactive areas and creating a layered print with Ms. Hima. We began investigating tessellations using lego and tiles. The children will begin inquiring into tessellations around the world next week. |
AuthorGrade 2.1 are a class of 7 and 8 year old students who attend ISS International School in Singapore. We learn together and play together and enjoy sharing our discoveries with you. Archives
June 2018
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