Langevin Grade One

Finally, a beautiful autumn day! We had a jam-packed day today at Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Park.  In the morning, students explored the area with their group.  They were encouraged to build, collect and investigate nature however they wanted.  One group was lucky enough, and quiet enough to see two deer in the forest! Others found twisty trees, chipmunks, heart-shaped rocks, insects and much more! After a nice lunch on the sunny riverbank, we split into three groups.  One group, focused on photography with our resident expert, Sarah.  They practiced taking photos of nature using the elements of photography and taking photos of their friends.  Next, students went on a leaf hunt, looking for different shapes and sizes of leaves.  For each different leaf that they found, the did a wax crayon rubbing in their journal.  Lastly, students played a game of "Fox and Hare". Students who were hares were give bags of coloured cubes and had to hide.  Next, their predators, the foxes, had

Photography Field Study On our trip to SPI last week, students focused on the elements of photography.  Sarah met with our students in the morning to share some different techniques for photography and capturing your subject in a good photo. We learned the following elements that we then had the opportunity to practice using iPads in the field. Point of View Ants Eye View and Birds Eye View Rule of Thirds Pattern/Texture/Shape/Colour Symmetry Leading Line Since our field study, Sarah has returned to our classrooms to help celebrate our success from St. Patrick's Island.  She also helped us to critique our photos.  We are looking forward to learning more with her on our field study to Fish Creek Park next week.