Blacksmithing Shop Demonstration

Did you know Pecatonica High School is one of only 5 high schools in the United States (and the ONLY one in the Midwest) that offers artistic black smithing to our students?  Thanks to Mr. D for showing our 4th grade students this amazing sculpture art form!  (Miss Klewin's class will go in a couple weeks.)

New 4th Grade Friday Group

This week, I started meeting with a new group of 4th graders on Fridays.  We are excited to start reading Mystery at Blackbeard's Cove.  We started out the session with a team building activity about imagining ourselves on a deserted island where you could bring one piece of music, a book and one luxury item.  We ended the session with bringing out artwork to life!  Check out the fun pictures!

Such a fantastic app!  

Getting creative with masks!

Our fourth grade friends had a great time painting and adding embelishments to their masks today!  This is such a simple project!  We use a plastic face mold, cover it with saran wrap and use gauze/plaster strips dipped in water (just like if we broke a limb!).  Maybe in high school we will do our actual faces?