Pinwheels for Peace & Unity Day Fun!

Unfortunately the weather offset our Pinwheels for Peace celebration to Thursday.  Thank you to everyone that helped out with making such a positive, visual statement of peace!

Then on Friday we celebrated Unity Day thanks to Miss Hoffman!  What a great day of working together on tasks!

Team Gocken Goofy Goobers!

More pumpkin & studio fun!

Miss Wiemer's kindergarten class did a wonderful job of using paint for the first time this week!

These third grade friends created a sign to remind children of the "rules" of Rex! 

It's amazing how the children take ownership in all aspects of the Dragonfly Studio!  Have a fabulous weekend!

Pinwheels for Peace coming September 21st!

Students have been hard at work creating Pinwheels for Peace this past week!  We will "plant" them on September 21 on the front lawn of the elementary school as a symbolic installation of peace.  At the end of the day, students will pick a pinwheel to take home as a momento! 

Collaboration projects in action!

First graders had a blast mixing paint to make some fabulous banners for outside the G-lab after reading The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds.  They were only given primary colors and mixed paint to make secondary colors.  They were also given white to tint the colors.  A few artists added black outlines and some swirl stamps to finish the project.

Mrs. Wanke's class made their annual whale spout pictures during art today!  You can visit her blog to see the finished product! http://wankeswonderfulwhales.blogspot.com/2016/09/wonderful-whale-photo-session-2016-2017.html?m=1

Third graders worked together on their concert decorations as well!  Mrs. Wenstrom's class loved listening to their concert cd while they worked! 

Welcome Rex!

Have you heard the Dragonfly Studio has a real, live dragon?!  It's true!  Rex the bearded dragon is here!  The kids have been wonderful with welcoming him to PES.

Our new kindergarten friends learned how to make orange paint this week by mixing red and yellow to make a pumpkin   for orange week!  We also mixed yellow and blue to make green leaves and stems!

What amazing artists we have!