The Muons worked on a couple of backdrops for their puppet theater production, featuring the planet Mars and the interior of a UFO!
Screen Plays
We studied from the official Toy Story screenplay, by examining various elements including Characters, Dialog, Action, Sound, Set/Scene Descriptions, Objects, and Props. Each of the kids read from a page in the script then all the Muons were given the
Making Marionettes
The Muons made some adjustments to their marionettes, added working bendable limbs, and took their work home to add the final touches. We spent the last half of the class practicing narration, lighting, music, puppeteering, and story development which included
Food Chains
Last week we continued learning about food chains, but with an art twist. Using cut paper and some imagination, the electrons created stylized art food chain posters. They chose 3 animals to portray and created cut paper portraits of the
Alphabets and Scripts
Last session the Neutrons completed an overview of various alphabets and scripts as writing evolved. We took a look at Cave Paintings, Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Ancient Greek, Chinese, and Arabic scripts. Neutrons learned a little history and culture surrounding the script,
Food Drive Progress
Thank you to our neighbors who filled up my daughter’s grocery bags with dontations for our food drive! The Cornerstone Community Outreach will have that much more food to hand out to families in need!
Winter Trees
The Quarks continued work on their art books. They finished up a birch tree water color from the week before. They also created an envelope/book page for their paintings. The kids used water color pencils and ball point pens to
Quark Studio
This session the Quarks will be making art books out of large manilla envelopes. We will decorate envelopes and create art work to put inside. We will punch holes in the envelopes and bind our “pages” together with binder rings.
Stained Glass
Last time in Neutron/Electron Art we looked at images from a book about Frank Lloyd Wright’s stained glass designs.We talked about his use of simple lines that made a big impact. The kids then split into two groups to
Co-op Food Drive!
Some of the kids are holding a food drive. The kids starting collecting non perishable food items at our annual winter party. They plan to continue their drive by asking friends,neighbors,and family if they would like to donate. The kids