Watercolor and poetry

Today we are working on creating our final watercolor painting for our poem we wrote. 

The kids have been trying the different techniques we learned. 

Minnesota K Program with our Buddies

Today we had the chance to spend some time with our K buddies. They sang songs for us as well as shared their artwork. They have been learning about Minnesota and the biomes.

Everyone was so proud of their work!

The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

We have been studying poetry and William Carlos Williams. Today we read and analyzed the poem The Red Wheelbarrow. Students created images of what they imagined from the poem. Each student wrote their own poem in the style of Williams.

Surprise baby shower, watercolor lesson and robots

Wow! It was a busy afternoon. We had a surprise baby shower for Mrs.Holty at the start of literacy today. Several kids stayed in from recess and decorated. They made predictions about if the baby would be a boy or girl and when it will be born. She is due on the 16th of May.

As we prepare for our poetry project we are getting ready to do a watercolor picture . Today the kids had the chance to practice with many many different ways to use water color techniques. We ended the afternoon by having a visit from several former Brimhall students who are now in high school and on the Robotics team, 

Track Poster Making

At lunch some students are already designing and working on the track posters. These posters will be used at the track meet at the high school in the middle of May. The kids are loving track and excited about the different events.

Imotion movies in library today

The kids loved learning how to make stop motion movies today in the application called imotion.

Ms.Z taught us how to use the free application called imotion and play dough to make fun movies. 

These would be fun to try at home.

Native. American art and Folktales

As students finished typing their Folktales they were able to try a style of Native American art from the Pacific Northwest. The results were beautiful!