Pre-k (Wierenga) Finished their furry, scaly, stripy and spotted Prek box animals.......

These are cute enough to eat! Kids in K and Pre-k have been working hard to make box animals. Parents have done a fantastic job helping us collect an enormous amount of recycled cereal boxes, toothpaste boxes and toilet paper rolls. I love how each one has their own 'personality'....enjoy!

K's (Welsh) detail their box animals

Children in K created box animals. Here you see the students using detail brushes to add either spots, stripes or "hair" to their animals. Notice the amazing attention to detail. Kids were incredibly proud of their creations.

3rd Graders work in teams to create birdhouses for Murch garden

The Murch garden will be graced with 2 amazing birdhouses in a few weeks. Each child created walls, then worked in teams to then create a large structure. The kids were very excited about their creations.

While working the kids go the idea of combining their group houses to make one huge birdhouse. The excitement in the room was contagious.

Kids worked together as team members to decide where each wall would go.

Check out this participation. Every child totally consumed and engaged in the creation of this birdhouse.

2nd graders and their contribution to the Murch garden

Students in 2nd grade have been sketching animals, then painting them onto small rocks. These decorated rocks will soon grace the Murch garden.

PreK (Bogan) finish giant dinosaurs for the classroom

Ms. Bogan had asked me if I could work on dinosaurs in the art studio. Children used parent-donated boxes and toilet paper tubes to create these amazingly scary dinosaurs. They were taped together by the children, paper-mached over the areas where tapes was placed then painted and decorated with "scales".

5th Grade (McCoy) finish their space design assignments

All 5th Graders have just finished designing a space for a peer. Each child filled in a questionnaire in order to help their designer better individualize their space. Each child designed a space for another child using the limitations spelled out in the questionnaire. Each place has a real sense of unity and thoughtfulness. Enjoy!