Mr. Mills Blog

For some reason, this is the first year these days off during the school year have really upset my schedule. With half days, we still tended to be on track with most of our projects during the school year. Since we have these full professional development days, it has been throwing off the schedule for some of my classes. So while it might seem that one class is “behind” another class…it is really just the days off making it difficult,. We are nothing if flexible…

The 3rd graders have finished or are finishing their flip books. Some students needed to take their flip book home so they could finish it, but most are already done. After finishing the flip books, we are heading to the computer lab to create landscapes using Windows Paint.

The 4th graders are finishing up their contrast portraits. These will be graded and hanging in the hallway by the end of next week. After finishing the portraits, we will be creating origami cubes.

The 5th graders are still working on their Google SketchUp buildings. Mr. Bynum’s class will be finishing them by the end of the first quarter, while Mr. Rowell’s class will be finishing them at the beginning of the second quarter. The projects that are finished will be on Art Sonia and on my blog by the end of next week.

The 6th graders are finished with their Frank Lloyd Light tiles. These will be on Art Sonia, graded, and hanging on the ceiling by the end of next week. After this project, we wil be making embroidered pillows. Please look out for a letter that will be going home next week about these pillows.

Also, I have scheduling a lot of lab time recently for the lab…that’s how it should be!

Until next week!