Exploration Works

Today we went on a field trip to Exploration Works. The current exhibit is about weather and the kids learned that hot air or water goes up and cold air or water goes down. They also learned about turbulence and played with exhibits showing clouds, tornadoes, bubbles, wind and waves. Upstairs the kids used blocks to build, flew an airplane, used enormous Tinker Toys and compared brain waves. What an amazing experience!

Guest Artist

We are very fortunate to have a guest artist work with our class every day this week. Today we drew action figures with charcoal. We also sketched a butterfly and a bird. What fun!

We've Been Busy!

The first graders have been busy this month. We've finished another art project that has been posted to Artsonia.com. The students earned a popcorn party a couple of weeks ago and we have plans to publish our own hardback book before Christmas. Last week we read about pumpkins and this week we've been learning about bats. Our Halloween party is this Friday and all family is welcome. We look forward to a spooktacular time!

Flower Paintings

For the last three days students have been working on flower paintings. They've used two different kinds of paint, tried the wet-on-wet technique, and used vegetables to stamp images of flowers. All of the students' artwork will be posted on Artsonia.com. Check it out!

Fabulous Firsts!

Today we celebrated Fabulous Firsts. Two guests came in dressed as story characters to read the class a story. We heard about Tacky the Penguin, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and The Giving Tree. A local organization donated books and students got to take home their very own new hard backed book to keep. Keep sharing the joy of books with your students!