We had a fun first day. What a great group of kids! The first order of business was to decide on a theme for our classes this session. We voted and chose to learn about different animal habitats/biomes around the
Native American’s Day
For our first art project of the new session, we talked about Native Americans’ Day which was celebrated Friday, Sept 27 in some parts of the country. We discussed that all tribes are unique with unique cultures, beliefs, and histories.
Portraits
On our first day of Electrons Art, we started an investigation of portraits. We looked into the creative artist Hanoch Piven, a collage artist that creates portraits made of household objects. We created portraits and other artistic creations that were
Photography
Today we looked at two bodies of work by photographer Whitney Bradshaw. http://whitneybradshaw.com/ We also talked about how we would like to proceed with this photography class. Lastly the kids split themselves up into groups to complete the task of
Life Happens
We had a fun first day in Studio Workshop getting our players ready for the “Life Happens” game. We went over game rules, the game board and objective. They learned some basic budgeting tips such as don’t record any money
Free Writing
We started a new round of Writing Workshop today. Everyone practiced a 5 min “free write,” brainstormed some writing topics, went over the requirements & made a plan for their first piece of writing. We are adjusting to our new
Book Report: Monster Jam Official Guidebook by Kiel Phegley
First Name: Sirius Age: 9 Book Title: Monster Jam Official Guidebook Author: Kiel Phegley Non-Fiction Genres: Narrative Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: Monster Jam is a sport that I really
Book Report: The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
First Name: Aya Age: 11 Book Title: The Lost Years of Merlin Author: T. A. Barron Fiction Genres: Legend,Mystery Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: Merlin and his mother live in
Book Report: Heidi Heckelbeck and the Cookie Contest by Wanda Coven
First Name: Hili Age: 9 Book Title: Heidi Heckelbeck and the cookie contest Author: Wanda Coven Fiction Genres: Humor,Mystery,Realistic Fiction,Short Story Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: Some of the places were:
Book Report: Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep by Liz Kessler
First Name: Mayana Age: 6 Book Title: Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep Author: Liz Kessler Fiction Genres: Fairy Tale,Fantasy Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: Emily Windsnap accidently wakes