This year the topic Ara Teina will be
focusing on is Sustainability. We hope to explore different facets of this very
important concept each term during the year.
During Term 1 the children will be learning
that they are unique and talented individuals, each having a part to play in
the classroom and within our school. The
concept of being unique will be explored through Visual Art with the children
creating a piece of ‘assemblage art’ that reflects their likes and
passions. (Assemblage art is when an
artist collects used objects and assembles them into a 2 or 3 dimensional work
of art.) We are excited to promote the
idea of reusing and recycling items to generate good quality art. Here are two examples of the kind of artwork
we will be making this term.
v Firstly,
please help your child to complete the ‘My Favourite Things worksheet. This will help your child identify the things
they really love and what they could use in their assemblage artwork. Please return the worksheet to your classroom
teacher as soon as possible.
v Next,
we need your help to collect the following items ...
· small
boxes (shoe boxes or slightly larger boxes are perfect), & little boxes
that can fit inside it
· ribbons,
scrap fabric (such as flat fats/fat quarters), beads, old jewellery, acrylic
paint... in fact, any craft materials would be useful!
· 5
or 6 little items that could be displayed inside the box that reflect your
child’s interests, for example, a toy car, a wrapper from a favourite lolly, a
piece of lego, a Barbie doll, an outgrown item of clothing, an old headband, a loved
toy, a photo of your family...
Thank you for your help! We look forward to seeing some amazing
artwork later this term!
Please be in touch if you have any
questions.
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