What Can I learn?

Summer is officially here. My room is clean and I am sitting at home in my PJs. But one thing I want to do this summer and challenge you to do, is to be a learner. Every year I look for things to inspire me and try to learn new things. But this year, Thanks to Ryan Steele, I am Ramping it up!

1. I want to get a better handle on Technology in my classroom, so I am taking a class at least once a week during the summer to do that.

2. I love to read books and listen to leaders that inspire me. My favorite so far is...

This is my second time to listen to it, and I really want to make it a part of the way I think. Our kids need to understand that we loose way more than we win and life is full of adversity. What really matters is how we approach our trials, do we see them as opportunities? Are we reflecting, finding ways to improve and grow day by day!

3. Inspired by his wonderful book I am going to try and ask myself everyday "What did I learn from....?" Reflecting on my day...Something, anything, whatever it might be good, bad or indifferent and apply what I learn that day to my life.

I'm thinkin...I'm Thinkin...

I do believe you never get old til you stop learning...

So What did you learn today? Have a great summer and just keep thinking... Just keep learning...Just keep growing...and

Wonderful Weaving!

Second graders created wonderful paper weaving's!

We turned them into Wild Animal Masks!

We elaborated and added lots of fabulous details!

Finally we displayed them on the wall to share with everyone!

 They have SOOO much variety! Aren't they Amazing!

Fourth Graders did a different kind of weaving using a loom, warps, wefts, a shuttle and YARN...

They were absolutely Awesome!



Fifth graders slipped away without pictures. :(  But here is a video or 2 from YouTube showing how we made our wonderful radial design weaving's.

Radial design weaving examples

We also painted our plates. :)

WHOOO ARE YOU??? WHOO WHOO... WHO Who!

Third grader's Marvelous Venetian  Masquerade MASKS! 

I think there was a little Mardi Gra in there too. :)

They Were a feat of engineering! :)

Did some one sneak into the picture?

To see some real masks from Venice just click.

See you at the PARTY! 

CLAY!!!!!!!!! GLORIOUS CLAY! WONDERFUL CLAY, MARVELOUS CLAY!!!!

Once we finish making our clay projects the kids always seem to ask....

When Do we get to paint our CLAY?

I tell them when you see the paint on the table. :)

So here they are...

Kindergarten made pinch pot bugs and texture tiles for them to sit on. Some even made habitats!

First grade made majestic and exoctic owl wall hangings!

We were inspired by real owls.

Owls in the wild

  

Second grade Second grades fish made a splash!

It was a long process. First we painted.

 Then, we chose beads and pipe cleaners to go with our fish. Finally, we put it all together to make our beautiful relief fish wall hanging!

Third, fourth and fifth grade worked really hard! Right up to the last minute so we have fewer pictures, but they are fabulous too! They used Mod Podge to make them glossy. So some are still wet in the pictures.

Third grade made 3 dimensional animal sculptures!

 

 

 

Fourth grade made 3 dimensional Fantasy containers!

Fifth grade made Relief portraits!

 

Aren't they ALL AWESOME!