Painting With Scissors

Effie from the Hunger Games by Samantha

Mr. & Mrs. by Kennedy

We had a lot of fun painting with scissors on these Matisse Inspired pieces.  

Cross Country

Congratulations to our Cross Country runners!  Outstanding effort by all!

Paper Bag Characters

My class was very excited to complete the Paper Bag Character Assignment that I found in Jen Runde's  Literary Elements Resource Binder.  My class loved the idea of fitting their report on a paper bag.   Many also decided to dress up for their oral presentation.  Presented here we have Medusa from The Lightning Thief, Draco from Harry Potter, Hillary from The Help and Junie B. Jones  Can you guess who is who?

eLearning - States of Matter Video

eLearning - Pure Substances and Mixtures

Activity 1 - States of Matter Video

 Be sure to take jot notes while watching the video.  You will need them for your discussion postings.

Where In The World

We have been busy learning Geography through our Where In The World Skype Project.  We have met new friends in Canada, United States, Mexico, Brazil and Ireland.  Be sure to visit our Where in The World Page to read more about our sessions.  Be sure to take some time to watch the videos as well.  You will be amazed at how the quality of the questions.

Amazing Art - I AM 

I am very proud of the I AM art / written pieces that were created last week.  Inspired by Runde's Room, we created our own posters.  I am very pleased with the results. 

Amazing Art - Small Moments / Summer Highlights
We began our year remembering simple moments of summer fun.  Students created a self portrait and drew their summer memory inside the sunglasses.   To complete this assignment, students were asked to share their summer memories in a written piece.  I have included a few for you to see.   I found this idea on the internet and wish I could remember where so I could give credit.