7th Grade - Stop Motion Animation

Here they are - YEAH!!

(The google upload fairies are now working in my favor!)

"Fun, Fun, Fun"

"Birds"

"Walking on Sunshine"

"Take A Walk"

Service Learning - Project Linus

As a part of our Service Learning program, a mixed group of 5th-8th graders work of baby hats for children in need on Wednesday afternoons. Hats will be donated to Project Linus. 

We are using Kniffty Kniter looms... they are fairly simple and easy for kids to use, once they learn the basic steps. 

Our first finished hat!

3rd & 4th Grade - Sun Prints

SUN PRINTS!

As an introduction to our Nature Printmaking unit, 3rd and 4th graders made this delightful sun prints! 

We went on a nature walk to gather items from outdoors. Any flat item works... leaves, flowers, grass, pine needles. Items were laid out on the sun-sensative paper  to make a collage.

We used pieces of plexiglass to sandwich the nature items, so they wouldn't get blown away. 

We then set them in the sun for about 5 minutes... the paper changes from blue to white pretty quickly. 

 Once the paper was set from the sun, we held them prints under cool water for 2 minutes. 

Ta-da!!!

We found that thicker leaves work best.. thinner flowers give a light image, but do not have as much detail. 

This was a great opportunity to talk about positive and negative space as well.... up next, we'll be doing nature observational drawings and then nature foam prints. 

Nature Observation Drawings

Spring is here!

And with that, we will be spending more time making art outdoors in the beautiful school gardens. 

8th grade observation drawings. 

8th Grade mini critique

1st & 2nd drawing near the butterfly garden. 

Why we draw outdoors?

Students gain a sense of calmness, peace and unity while observing nature.

We love being outside!

Our school native gardens are to beautiful!

Vitamin D!