Print Making Friday

Good afternoon,

Well, we have come to the end of our inaugural Art Week and I think it would be safe to say it has been a great success.

So, for the last time this week, we started off with some reading...




...and then Room 2 shot through to Room 10 for the rest of the day for some print making.


And a good time was had by all.

We have also received a postcard from Molly, who is due back from Aus next week.



Thanks Molly, it is lovely to hear from you.

CU next week,

Mr Grant

Athletics Day Thursday

That was a lot of fun!

More later, got to rush out to a meeting, but everyone had a jolly good time all round. And it was great to see that Room 2 was so very well represented in the place settings.





Well done Room 2!

Mr Grant

Room 2 are Litter Bugs!

Good afternoon,

After a touch of reading, Room 2 trotted off to Mr Shae for a spot of bug making...









How cute are they?!

Very cool.

Tomorrow Room 2 are off to Miss Shaw for some weaving. Please bring some wool to school in the morning if you haven't done so already.

Good evening all,

Mr Grant

Monday Madness!

Good afternoon,

And welcome to the down hill slide of the year. Term 4 is upon us, only 11 weeks until Christmas! Apparently...I can't think beyond today...

Anyway, as most of you will be aware by the amount of pigment that the children took home on their clothes and/or selves we painted all day today.

We were aiming for something like this and this...



...and here are some of the children's efforts.



















I would have liked to get some shots of the children at work, but I was a little busy running around with towels and paint and such!

Tomorrow they will be heading to Room 5 for some recycle art - no athletics tomorrow, it has been postponed until Thursday.

Oh, the children just need their fitness uniform for the rest of the week. It's just easier while they are attacking art.

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Newsletter for Term 4, Week 1

Good afternoon,

Here is the first newsletter for Term 4, including a timetable for the Athletics Day on Tuesday.

CU tomorrow,

Mr Grant

Oh yes, and please bring an art shirt to school. You'll need it this week.

Galoop Goes for Breakfast

Good afternoon,

This morning Galoop took us all out for a bite to eat at Drexels to celebrate the end of the Term 3 holidays.

So off we went.



After Galoop carefully drove us down to Riccarton (we were even followed by a police man at one point. Galoop gave him a smile...), we arrived at the restaurant.


After a quick coffee...


...and a chat with Matthew...


...he settled down to make his selection for breakfast. So many choices, such a little stomach! "Hmmm," he said. "That Drexels' Special sounds really tasty." So that is what he ordered.


Some toast was duly presented and quickly munched down. Not bad, considering he doesn't have any teeth!

Then he got stuck into his breakfast proper.


Some fried eggs, crispy bacon and a hash brown...yum...


...with a side order of a piece of French Toast. Mmm mmm.


Galoop finished his final cup of coffee, and we all headed home.

Thanks for the breakfast Galoop!

Mr Grant

Expressionist Monday

Good evening,

I'm gearing up for the new term, kicking off with our very first Art Attack week - nothing but art (and prayers and half an hour reading - oh, and Athletics day all day Tuesday) all week.

Room 2 will be starting with a spot of expressionist painting. Which is all a bit new for me, but I found this, and, well, it seems to be mostly about brush strokes to express emotions. I think. So, I gave it a go on the board this afternoon, using, appropriately enough, Paint!



Suffice it to say, we'll all be learning together!

On Wednesday the children will be with Mr Shae for some Mixed Media art, then on to Miss Shaw on Thursday for some Weaving, and finishing the week with Mrs Norton for some Print Making.

(I'll be working with Room's 5, 10 and 7 for the rest of the week. I may, or may not know what I'm doing by Friday!)

CU Monday,

Mr Grant