In Science, we have started the new unit 'Air and Wind'. The students made pinwheels and have been learning about how wind can be a source of power.
In Art, we learned about Colour Theory. As a review, we discussed primary and secondary colours by watching an interactive slide show on the smartboard. We were able to sort colours by moving them on the smartboard and discussing our choices. We learned about 'high pigment' colours and that black is a shade, white is a tint and grey is tone! Then we created our own colour wheels by putting our theory into practise. The students really enjoyed this 'hands on' way of learning about colour.
Our trip to Schlegels Gymnastic centre was great fun! The students had an hour and a half of a straight full body workout. They had small groups with qualified instructors and a very well planned curriculum. Did you know that Elfi Schlegel herself was an Olympic gymnast? It's pretty exciting to get such instruction from someone so qualified!
Here she is holding the Olympic torch.
Knitting club has grown a lot this year! We have knitters of all ages who meet with us on Friday (on my lunch hour) to knit, chat, learn new stitches or get started on a new project. A few people have asked me what kind of needles to buy. I usually start students out on a corking project to give them some success with knitting. Once a child becomes adept at this or has become hooked then we can gauge their interest level accordingly. If you think your child is ready for the next challenge then I would suggest wooden needles (instead of the old fashioned steel ones). Stitches seem to hang on better to wood instead of slipping off. Size 5 or more is great to start. Really big needles need chunkier wool. The really thin wool is often a bit difficult for a new knitter. Try to avoid the really fancy wool with lots of loop or fluff but choose as much crazy colour as your child would like! If you have any questions just drop me an e mail and I will try to help.
