April 26 - Challenge #4 - Pop Art

Hello everyone!  Thanks so much to those of you who are participating in our challenges and, thank you to those of you who are sending pictures.  It's so great to see your smiling faces and it looks like you are having fun with these challenges.  So, here we go for this week.  This week's challenge is an Art Challenge.

Pop art became very popular in the 1960's.  It focused on portraying every day items in simple ways and bright colours.

Your challenge is to to create your own pop art.  Try to focus on the following aspects:

1.  Fold your paper into four sections.
2.  Draw or trace your main subject on to each of the four sections
4. Colour the background one bright colour, colour your subject in contrasting colours.
5.THE GOAL IS TO HAVE EACH OF THE FOUR SECTIONS OF YOUR PICTURE IN DIFFERENT, BRIGHT COLOURS.

Examples:



 

April 19 - Challenge #3 - Create a Catapult

Hi Everyone!  Hope you are all doing well and staying safe.  I am hoping these weekly challenges are enjoyable for you.  The first week only 3 of you posted pictures and then this last week we were up to 6 students posting their projects so that is great!  I am really loving seeing both your projects and your smiling faces so keep those pictures and videos coming.

This week's challenge is to create a catapult.  There are some pictures below to give you some ideas but, as always, they are just there to inspire you and provide a starting point.  Any catapult, any size, with any materials you have around.  It would be BONUS if you could catapult an object towards a target and even BETTER if you can actually hit the target.  Have fun!

 

April 12 - Happy Easter and Challenge #2

Hoping you all had a wonderful Easter 

Challenge #2 - April 13

As the sun is supposed to shine this week we are heading outdoors for Challenge #2.  My challenge for you is to create a backyard game that involves a target and scoring.  I have put a few examples below for you but as always, creating your own would be even better.  Once your challenge is complete, take a picture and send it to my e-mail (roxanne.watson@sd78.bc.ca) or post it on our Coquihalla 2020 (BaM) Facebook page.  I can't wait to see what you come up with.  Have fun!

 

Challenge #1 - Get Outside

Hi everyone!

My challenge for you this week is to get outside.  We finally have a few days in a row that will be nice so I would like you to go into your yard, or on a walk in your neighbourhood with someone from your immediate family.  On your walk I would like you to gather interesting rocks, leaves, flowers, acorns or whatever else you can find to help you create a happy face.

Make the face somewhere in your house or yard and take a picture of it.  If you are able to, get an adult in your home to send it to me at roxanne.watson@sd78.bc.ca .  I will do another blog with all of the pictures I receive.

I hope you are all finding ways to be amazed with the world around you as you spend this time staying safe.

I miss you all and can't wait to wave to you on Thursday when the teachers and staff of Coquihalla drive through your neighbourhood to say hello from our cars and trucks.

Here is an example of this first challenge:

Hello

It's so nice to see you all - even if it's just in a picture!

I can't wait to connect with you all in the next couple of weeks.  It has been a weird Spring Break for all of us this year and I am keeping my fingers crossed that we will all be able to be together again soon.

I am wondering how you are all doing.  How are you keeping busy?  Are you able to keep in touch with each other?  I imagine the hardest part of staying home is not being able to see your friends.  This is true for me also - I am missing my family a lot even though we keep in touch in a variety of ways.

This space will be where I make suggestions for things you may want to try at home.  I want you all to remember that these are ideas for you that I think you will enjoy doing (and if you learn a little along the way, that is even better).  I would like it if you were able to send me pictures and/or notes whenever you want.  My e-mail is roxanne.watson@sd78.bc.ca

I am keeping busy at home working on how and what is the best way to plan for you all.  I am also doing a lot of art and even some writing.  I keep a journal and I am writing things down about all of the strange things that are going on in our world.  I write poetry.  I draw pictures.  I ask questions.  I write my feelings.  These are all things you could do if you want to as well.  I am learning to paint things that my grandchildren love.  Here are a couple of pictures I have painted:

If you feel like you want to share some of what you are doing to stay safe and keep busy, I would LOVE to hear from you.  Thinking of you all and missing you more than you know.

Love, Mrs. Watson