This is a watercolour portrait of Denzil and his family. Ms. Alison typed on her computer what Denzil said about his painting. Both Denzil's words and his artwork are now hanging in our classroom.
Denzil chose this piece for his portfolio because: "I painted my mummy, my daddy, my sister and my doggy." Ms. Alison chose this piece for Denzil's portfolio because it is an example of how Denzil reflected carefully on the things that are important to him about himself and his family over the course of our unit. Denzil understands different ways he is connected to his family members and how this makes him who is is as an individual. Denzil tells us all about how he has learnt to throw! Near the end of our first unit of inquiry 'Who We Are', we had a chance to "show what we know". We used the 'Draw & Tell app' on our iPads to show the important people in our lives and explain how they have influenced us. Here is Denzil's reflection: |