Wednesday, April 27, 2016

We have A LOT To Share About Christie's annual Culture Fest!

Our Students worked tirelessly to get their artworks finished for Culture Fest!



Second grade designed woven Animal Masks.



And Made Beautiful Japanese Cherry blossom trees!




Fifth grade added Japanese Origami paper cranes to make our display really POP! 



Kindergarten made snow globes from around the world!







And original one of a kind Handprints Inspired by the contemporary American chalk street artist, David Zinn. 



(*Note:You'll have to go to very the last pictures to see them. They are all the way at the bottom of the page!)



First Grade learned about the beautiful Faberge' Eggs created for the Tsars of Russia and their family.


We pretended we were a part of Faberge's Workshop creating our own little jewel encrusted eggs to show our Tsarina!


Third grade went on an imaginary trip to China to learn about the amazing Tangram puzzle created for the Emperor! 


We used our Tangrams to create pictures of our own. Here are just a few!



Third grade also made "Ojos de Dios", which are a Mesoamerican yarn art tradition, the translation in English is"God's Eye"!





Fourth grade made Polynesian Tiki  prints with Ms. Roe





Fourth grader's also made Native American Inspired weavings with Mrs. Tice but They all wanted to take them home to show off!







 Fifth graders also made Radial Weavings with Mrs. Tice. As well as, Egyptian Prints with a golden sarcophagus using metal with Ms. Roe. 












At Open House, Ms. Roe had anyone who wished make aboriginal sticks to assemble together to make a Christie Mural.


On Culture Fest night we had a great turn out!


That night we had an amazing fourth grade program! Lot's of food to share at the Taste of Culture!

And wonderful Exhibits from all around the world brought to you by parents and teachers! 









As well as one brought to you by someone you might just recognize...



PS.  This is not my Husband, he is one of my dad's who was helping me set up!  :)





We had multicultural works of art everywhere!








I'M Back!

So, you may being saying where did she go? 


Well, I was experiencing technical difficulties, but now I am back! 
Thanks, Help DESK!

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Monday, February 8 was the beginning of the Chinese New Year

The New Year celebrations begin on New Year's Eve,

 the big party is on New Year's Day, and the action 

continues for the next 15 days. 


1st graders made Dragons and Lions 

in honor of the celebration.










We paraded around the school to scare off the terrible NIAN!


















We returned to our Lair to store away our lions and dragons to share at open house with you! 
















Then we watched a wonderful video to 

learn more about the Chinese New 

Year Celebration!





It all ends with the first full moon of the year, fifteen days later with the Lantern Festival, another great carnival and the perfect ending to this great holiday season.



Gong Xi Fa Cai / Kung Hei Fat Choi
Gong Xi Fa Cai / Kung Hei Fat Choi

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Today is National Hug Day!

No kidding! Jan 21, 2016



Hug Day
January 21, 2016 in the World

National Hug Day or National Hugging Day is an annual holiday occurring on January 21. The holiday was founded on January 21, 1986 in Caro, Michigan, and has since spread to Canada, England, Australia, Germany and Poland.

 Hugging has been proven to have health benefits. One study has shown that hugs increase levels of oxytocin, and reduce blood pressure. Hugging is not particular to human beings, as there are many species of animals that engage in similar exchanges of warmth.

In recent years it has become a practice amongst some teenage girls to greet and farewell each other with a hug. In May 2009, the New York Times reported that "the hug has become the favorite social greeting when teenagers meet or part these days" in the United States. A number of schools in the United States have issued bans on hugs, which in some cases have resulted in student-led protests against these bans. (With material from: Wikipedia)

Where is the event? The text "National Hug Day" has been taken from www.cute-calendar.com