Pine Class News Update
May 1st, 2015
COMMUNITY!
Sitting in Commodore Barry Park
We Looked at community books together
We read books about farms and food
A Special Visit from a Real Artist!
Ask your Pine...
-What did you learn from Manuel about art?
-Do you paint or draw everyday? How do you feel when you do?
Later in the week Manuel came with us to Moma! What a treat.
Speaking of Treats...
Thanks Ames for suggesting this recipe, Elizabeth for the baking, and Gerad for dropping of the treat. What a team.
Compass Farm Stand - Run by Kids!
Great math opportunities
We have a collection of regular customers
The customer service is bringing joy
Extra produce dropped off at the soup kitchen down the street
If anyone is available to help dropping off produce this coming Wednesday or Thursday please let us know! It would be great if a small group of kids wanted to do it with a couple of parents. We've got half days (Wed, Thurs, Fri) so won't be able to fit it in the school day. Let us know if you'd be interested in doing this.
Eco Fair Product Making!
If anyone has time to come in and help with things like glue guns during Exploration this week please let Anna know!
Compass Eco Fair Help Needed!
This is going to be a really great event out in the yard by Camel Park. Help organize the Eco Fair on June 6, 2015. All you need to do is sign up to organize a station. Managing a station means sourcing donations or helping us purchase materials and setting it up at the event.
For example, we still need leaders to organize the:
- bake sale
- compass store
- growing station
- painting station
- food vendors
If you are interested in making this exciting event happen, please sign up here:
Pine writing is growing stronger!
Working on getting to the publishing phase
Adding in final details
Using editing wands
We had another wonderful art museum visit: MoMa
Opportunities to learn about the artists
To make our own art using the artists' techniques
Working together to think of ways to create images
The MoMa building
"It's abstract art"
Writing about the experience
Sketches of the art
Adding in people
Inspired by Jackson Pollock
FREE FAMILY PASSES FOR MoMa!
Wire Art - "Chef Robot"
Puppets
Painting
Exploration time visitors!
Thanks for coming in! We love having family members join us during Exploration time to lead an activity or to join in on some things already going on in the room. It's an exciting part of our day! Please see the volunteer sign-up link below:
Doubles and Making Ten
Reading Bag Reminder
Please remember that the bags need to come back to school EVERYDAY! They are a major part of our reading instruction each day both for full class reading time and small group instruction. Help to make this part of your child's daily routine. It's not your responsibility - it's theirs! :-)