Feb 26

This week we started our warm up drawings with the "squiggle". Students enrolled in our last session loved the squiggle and requested that we do it again. So we squiggle on our papers for 10-30 seconds then try to find something in the squiggles. Our students found anything from a bunny rabbit to Winnie the Pooh. It's a great way to be creative and to "think outside the box". Which seems to be our class motto at times. After this we looked at our latest sketchbook assignments, being our Google "Doodles" as they are called. Google has employees (or Doodlers as they are called) create these doodles, but they do accept submissions of ideas. I will be submitting not only this weeks winner but also a few others I believe that Google may like. Here are some of them:

Ski themed

Monsters Under the Bed

Bird Paradise

St. Patrick's Day

Down the Drain

This week we named our 2 groups in our classroom. Our group names this session will be Harry Potter themed; Team Gryffindor & Team Ravenclaw. 

The rest of class was spent working on our current projects. Still waiting for 3 more Candy Collage pieces to come in, please finish those up ASAP. Once all are complete I will post a photo of the whole collage.

This week's sketchbook assignment is to design a "potion bottle". Please have a theme for your bottle. As an example: If you are making a love potion the bottle should be red and covered in hearts, or if you are making a death potion the bottle should be black covered in skulls. Be creative and show me what kind of potion you would love to have.

I know that next week will be quiet as some of the younger grades will be at the Science Fair but there will still be class to allow other kids to catch up a little more. If you would like to have your potion bottle in the weekly challenge please hand it in to me either Wednesday in the kindergarten room or Thursday after school as you are heading to the Science Fair. And good luck to all participants in the fair.

 I will let you know our new sketchbook assignment on Friday if you stop in to see me at lunch time.