7th grade: Greek Afterlife

7th graders had fun transforming the classroom into the Greek afterlife:)  

Participating with fate cards also added to the learning fun!

6th grade: ATOMIC BOMB! group brain teaser

Can these 6th graders work together to defuse the bomb before our entire school is ruined?!?!?

They do a great job listening to each others ideas and making decisions as to which is the best way to go about this group brainteaser.

6th grade: Hokusai Watercolor

6th graders learned about a Japanese artist named Hokusai who painted watercolor landscapes.  After learning a few watercolor techniques we attempted to create our own watercolor landscapes.

6th grade: Tessallation Art

Tessellations, also know as Mathematical art, was a unique challenge for 6th grade artists. No gaps, no overlaps, and must fit like a puzzle piece. It's harder than you think!!

 These students show off their excellent work:)

7th graders: CUPS UP CHALLENGE

These 7th graders work together to solve the brain challenge, Cups Up.  Can they come up with all 6 solutions in the time allotted?  These students pictured did :)

The NEW 2015 school year is almost here!!!

Gifted classes will start on August 31 on the Valley side.  I will come around soon and give out supply lists, schedules, and any thing else you may need.

Looking forward to seeing you!!   :)

6th graders visit Montgomery Museum of Art

Montgomery Museum of Art: 3 Part Field Trip

Part one:  KidPix:  Children's art exploring

Part two:  Art Studio:  Students create their own art with an art teacher.

Part three:  Museum tour with guide.

Students pose in a famous painting :)

African Masks...Who are these students?

Exploring the kids pix museum.

Sketching 

These students get a lesson in Mud Painting (adding texture to art)

6th grade teaches Fairfax 3rd graders Mulitplication with homemade games!

Our 6th grade unit is Art Appreciation.  What better way to appreciate art than by creating a game that others can benefit from.  Creating is one way of showing art, for sure, and these kids really had some creative ideas.   The students could not do a replica of a game (like Candyland, Monopoly, etc) they had to come up with a new "outside of the box" type of game. The 3rd graders had a blast and I think the 6th graders enjoyed it also