Nov
11
2011
Mrs. Bucher
So, today was a good day! Oliver figured out our curtain woes so now we have a functioning and beautiful curtain! I had the fabric stapled onto the back of our stage, and then I had four ropes stapled and hanging down, but they were not pulling up the curtain. So, I asked Oliver this morning how we could get it up, and he said, “Maybe if we put it under the curtain and then loop it over it would pull the curtain up.” Woohoo! It worked! The children are so excited about it.
We have four three sheeters completed, and let me tell you…amazing! The children did multiple drafts to get to where they are, and I am so proud of their work.
This week we have really been practicing our shows. We talked today that there will be between 50-60 people there on Thursday night. We talked about how we need to make sure and use louder voices so that everyone can hear us. We also talked about we needed to make sure the puppets can be seen. Then a few of our friends said, “We also need to make sure and be brave.” I loved that moment! They have been working hard, and we will continue to practice next week to get us ready for next Thursday.
So proud of our little actors.
Saa painting some of his three sheeter!
opening up!
Almost ready to be opened....
Nov
11
2011
Mrs. Clark
Many weeks ago when we started yoga, we started learning different animal poses. The kids have taken to them very quickly. In one of the yoga books we use as a guide, it suggested face painting animal faces on the kids. We suggested this to the kids and they were so excited! After a wonderful week of almost perfect yoga times, we brought out the face paint. The day was finally here! While we couldn’t do each child’s whole face, they each got to pick a design for their cheek.
Reid's alligator
J'Nayla's tulips
Dorothy's butterfly
Kaylee's butterfly
Nov
11
2011
Mrs. Argus
In addition to our Block A friends from Butler who come every Wednesday, we have another Butler class who visits us on a regular basis. They are part of an arts integration class through the college of education and are learning how to integrate the arts into our project work and regular curriculum. Every week, a small group of these students pull a group of our classmates and work with them on something related to flight. Last week, some of our friends learned an awesome song about a Bi-Plane. Today, our friends experimented with creating airplane wings and talking about the concept of lift when the wing was held in front of a fan- incredible!
Tags: capable, curious, design, paper airplane, project, think
Nov
11
2011
Miss Estridge
Today we finally got to have our ice cream party, and the kids loved it! My mom came and brought the ice cream and toppings, who in case you ever hear about Mrs. Estridge, she comes in about once a week. The kids had delicious treats and seemed excited for our next class reward.
In addition to the icecream excitement, we have also been starting to work on building a tree/house for our praying mantis, Cinderella Lightning McQueen. On Wednesday, in the studio, students worked on their first drafts of drawings of what the tree should look like. On Thursday, we did second on third drafts. We are now working on four group drafts and are excited to come up with a final whole class draft soon.
After drawing the drafts, students did a gallery walk of their work.
Nov
10
2011
Mrs. Argus
David has the gift of being a great artist.
Yesterday when our Butler Block A friends were here, we did a special activity about gifts. Each child was in a small group with an adult and had a discussion on having personal gifts and how each child contributes in a positive way to our classroom. The groups first talked about how these are not tangible gifts, but gifts inside us. Carriea said, “Like gifts from your heart!” The groups then went around the small circle and each child said positive traits about one another that could be gifts. Cameron’s gift is the gift of intelligence. He said, “I am smart!” Aidan has the gift of being good at sight words. Christian’s gift is drawing monster trucks and cars.
Michael and Messi have a conversation about one another's gifts.
- One of our Butler friends facilitates discussion on gifts.
After each child identified a personal gift, they were given a task: draw a picture of your gift. The children spent time adding details and words to their picture to show others what their personal gift is. Next, we will add color with watercolor pencils and hopefully have these beautiful works displayed. Ask your child what their gift is!
Tags: art, relationships
