Merry Christmas Eve!

Hope everyone enjoys the warmth of spending time with your families this break!

Morels are perfect any time of the year!

A sparkling white Christmas!

A short special group meeting

I love the coLAR app!  So do these fourth graders!

Too much fun!

Who ordered the full moon the week before Christmas Break?!

As we wrap up the end of second quarter, some students are scrambling to finish their W.O.W. pieces, which were due this morning.  Students have been reminded weekly that they are due and have known about them since the beginning of the quarter and the pending due dates.  That being said, I have received some fabulous artwork this quarter!

My demo this week consisted of how to draw the Grinch.  Many students partook in this drawing activity!

I have taken the Dragonfly Studio class pet, Gumball home for the winter break.  He is happily residing on my daughter's dresser.

I will be keeping him at home for the remainder of the school year.  I have informed some of my classes that I will be having surgery at the end of January.  I will be out of work for six weeks for my recovery, but look forward to feeling much healthier in the near future.  I am blessed to have Mrs. Hamblock stepping in to cover my numerous rolls of art teacher and interventionist.

This morning we had our annual Sing-A-Long!  Great way to get in the holiday spirit!

Hope everyone has a wonderful break!  See you next year!

Paper plate weaving demo

For the past week, students have been exploring the new Fibers Studio.  My short demo today was a paper plate weaving project.  Many kids chose participate in the weaving!

You can spy some great marble sculptures being built in the background as well.  There are so many individual disciplines at work in the Dragonfly Studio.  The students are loving the creative expressive freedom this year!

Look at the engagement level with these boys!  Fantastic learning being experienced.

We opened not one, but two new studios this week!

These future water slide engineers are hard at work in the new 3D studio!

These girls loved experimenting with the Splat Mats!

 

The Fibers studio has also been a big hit with the beading and yarn braiding!

What a pretty bracelet!