Robotics and Keyboarding

During the last several weeks Mrs. Emala's class has been working with the Lego NXT kits to build and program cars.  Once the cars are finished, they will race!  Ms. Gilbert's class continues to work on keyboarding skills and will switch to robotics when Mrs. Emala's class is finished.

Art: Silk Painting

The girls took on the challenge of painting silk and the results are beautiful! Silk painting has many if the same characteristics as watercolor though alcohol was our diluting medium. Salt was used to create texture. Gutta was used to make lines and contain color bleeding. 

Art: Silk Painting

The girls took on the challenge of painting silk and the results are beautiful! Silk painting has many if the same characteristics as watercolor though alcohol was our diluting medium. Salt was used to create texture. Gutta was used to make lines and contain color bleeding. 

Art: Silk Paintings & Identity Cells

After looking at these glue/paint paintings  and sharing what they saw in the works they discovered the power of abstract art to elicit a diverse range of imagery and ideas. The girls created their own "identity cells" and will paint them on large circular stretches of silk this week. These pieces will also be used for the fifth grade performance! 

Art: Hula Hoops & Mother Earth

The girls are working collaboratively on the challenge of combining music, movement and art for their stage production fast approaching. 

The inspiration is "Mother Earth" by Nancy Luenn. The metaphors in this poetic book was the jumping off point for visual and musical abstractions. 

In art, the girls have been working with hula hoops as the base form to express their ideas. The hula hoops are circular and moving like many earth references, but also playful and interactive.