Report Card Pickup
9 11 2007It was great to see a handful of parents yesterday during report card pickup. It is not often that parents and teachers get to sit down and discuss what is happening at the school, so I certainly like when these days come around.
With the new quarter, most classes are just beginning new projects as I have mentioned here before. The 3rd graders are working on their landscapes on Windows Paint. It is very exciting to see so many of the students experiment with the software, check it out, and make some great looking artwork. I really love digital artwork.
The 4th grade students are making origami cubes. It is just a quick three day project that we will be finishing soon. After that, we will be learning about inspiration which is one of my favorite topics.
The 5th grade students are starting a new project. They are learning about tint and shade by using a gray scale. First, they are creating a grid on a piece of cardboard. Then, they are using a print out of squares in different shades of gray. Then, they need to match those squares to the correct value of gray (10%, 20%, 30%, etc.). Finally, they will be painting the squares on their piece of cardboard with different shades and tints of green. We did this project last year with the 5th grade to create the large purple face in the fine arts hallway. It will require everyone’s participation…and the final outcome looks great.
The 6th graders have just started embroidering their pillows. We are learning the satin stitch and the back stitch. I love how the students get very excited about this project at the start…the trick is keeping the excitement going. Starting this week, the students can bring these home, but it is not required. They do need to make sure they do not lose any of their materials…that is the tough part.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Until next week.
