Hello. My name is Yvonne Osborn. I began teaching in 1975 and I taught a variety of Primary classes before beginning Visual Arts teaching in 1986. I am currently in my 26th year of teaching Visual Arts and my 24th year at Taylors Lakes Primary School which is in the north-west of Melbourne, Australia.
My “partner in Grime” in the Art Room at Taylors Lakes PS is Glenys Vella. We have been working together for many years, currently both working part time, and we are heading into this Blog as a Joint venture. We have decided to start by taking a lot more photos of our students Artwork. Glenys will soon be posting comments and putting work from her classes on new pages which we hope to make for each grade level.
I’m not new to blogging, having begun this blog back in 2008, and see it as a great way to communicate with students, teachers and members of the world community our joint passionate interest in Visual Arts.
December 11, 2008 at 3:37 am
Hi Yvonne – I am responding to the comment you left on our classroom blog. It is such a thrill to get a comment all the way from Australia!
My kids are 4th graders, 9 & 10 year olds mostly. I think the kids would be very interested in corresponding with a class in your school. We’ve got a lot of our school year left, so feel free to contact us when you are back from your summer holiday!
I love the art projects you are doing with your students – they do amazing work!
Yours Truly,
Elizabeth Morrison
December 23, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Yvonne
Thanks for the comment on my blog, we truly do have to stick together and show the others just how valubale and necessary teaching with 21st century tools needs to be. I grew up in shepparton and went to Uni in ballarat to complete a PE/Outdoor Ed/IT degree and now ive just finished my first year of teaching at Boort Secondary College, which is about 1 hour from bendigo on the way to Swan Hill. Do you use Twitter? or Skype? Have a great holiday. Speak soon
Mrrobbo
January 5, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Greetings Yvonne! Thank you for your nice comments on our Georgetown Elementary Art Room blog here in Michigan, USA! I have been enjoying seeing the great photos of your students’ art work and getting a peek at what elementary artists are doing in another part of our world. You and your students have been creating some awesome three dimensional pieces – my kiddos will be inspired when I show them what you have been up to. We are just returning from our 2 week Christmas Holiday break and will soon be getting down to business with our clay projects – clay masks, wall pockets, and coil pots for my 5th/4th/3rd graders. Talk to you again soon! Josey B.
February 17, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Thank you Yvonne for visiting our blog. As you have noted it is managed and mostly written by the students who are 10 and 11 years old. We have contacts in Kenya, India, Spain and America, so it is wonderful to hear from yourselves right on the other side of the world. The children will be very excited when they see your comment. I love all the artwork on your pages. Perhaps you can give me some tips!
Keep up the good work – this is a colourful and inspiring blog.
Beverley Etherington
Teacher at Upton Cross Primary School
March 2, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Thank you for the comments you left on our blog! We are just a few days into our blog and it’s very exciting, but a lot of work, as you are well aware! We are thrilled to have a dot on our map in Australia. We would love to connect with one of your classes. Our class consists of 4th and 5th grade students. We are in school from the end of August till the beginning of June. Right now our weather is cold and snowy! We are anxiously awaiting spring! I completely agree with you – the possibilities with technology are endless. It’s a wonderful way to learn about different cultures and areas throughout the world.
I love the art projects you have featured on your site. They are amazing!
Please keep in touch!
Sincerely,
Carrie Comincioli and class
November 1, 2009 at 12:04 am
Hi Yvonne. I met you at last week’s Zart PD. Thanks for putting me on to your Blog, you’ve inspired me to get started and you have wonderful work and ideas on your site. Thanks! Marnie
November 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Hi Yvonne
A colleague of mine gave me your link to your blog, looks great and it’s amazing what students can create. My students too enjoyed the creativity of hands on. I love 3D work but unfortunately The Arts in our College has been reduced from 5 rooms to one and our 3D workshop has been reduced to a bare minimum.
I have been working on a Wiki space and I can see the value of sharing students work and websites. So far my students are taking it in like ducks to water!
Keep up the good work.
iMacG
January 15, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Great articles and it’s so helpful. I want to add your blog into my rrs reader but i can’t find the rrs address. Would you please send your address to my email? Thanks a lot!
January 15, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Hello Christian,
I think you will find the RSS under the Subscribe heading on the left sidebar.You need to scroll down a bit Thanks so much for your feedback,
Cheers,
Yvonne Osborn.
May 18, 2010 at 2:02 am
hey, this is monica ….. i am really prowd to see that the tpls art blog is going really well wish the aschool all the best =) xx(L)
November 29, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Hi Mrs. Osborn,
THis is just a general comment about your fiji trip!
The photos which you took are amazing! You have very nice photography!
Mrs. Osborn’s photography + Beautiful fiji = WOW!
Ms. Vella you are a great teacher!
Thx,
Srishti
February 22, 2011 at 7:25 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjWJHEmFfPA&feature=player_embedded
Check it out, very interesting and perfect synergy between Art and I.T.
- Alan
March 28, 2011 at 10:59 pm
OUR SKOOL ROX!
July 28, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Hi Yvonne,
I am finally entering the world of blogs about a year after you first told me how easy and fun it is. I love your blog. I am making my own for my class (I am teaching 3s and 4s this year). Can I put a link to yours on my blog? And can I use your blog as an example of successful school blogging so I can sell the idea to the Powers that Be in my school?
It would be great to hear from you, again!
Say hi to all my old friends at TLPS!
July 29, 2012 at 4:32 am
Hello Julie,
It is great that you enjoyed our Blog. I’m only just beginning really. There’s so much out there that can be added. I would be honoured if you put a link to our Blog on yours. Well done for making a Class Blog. A good example of a whole school using Bloggong is the Catholic Primary School at St Andrews, north east of Melbourne.Even their Principal is getting into it.
Very Best Wishes from Yvonne