Wednesday Feb.19

Dear Parents, 
Whew!  What a busy day.  We got soooooo busy, that we didn't even have time to blog together, except for Maha's contribution where she said she "liked painting our Ted Harrison paintings."
Thanks to Sydney for sharing her Grandmothers book, "Soul Art" with beautiful paintings accompanied by a variety of poems.   "Fun fact, one of my grandmother's favorite artists is Ted Harrison!".  Well, we sure are loving learning about him too!

FYI
Assembly this Friday
Pink Shirt Day Feb 26, wear pink!
bring in sugar cubes if you haven't already done so
bring in 2L wax cartons


Our Learning:

Literacy:
-Our poems for Poetry Party (..... should be done by the end of the week!).  We will recite these poems next Friday to give us time to memorize, practice and have some awesome props ready!
-studying rhyming poems and patterns
-our spelling lists with the /ar/ sound pattern
-reading with fluency, volume, expression, and intonation
-responding to art

Math:
-mastering ways to make ten
-practicing 'breaking apart' numbers to make them friendlier (i.e. 12 is 10+2)
-applying mental math strategies when solving word problems
-using math pictures to prove our answers
-using a word sentence to answer word problems

Science:
Hot and Cold experiments
-we still need more 2L cartons to make our colorful arctic outdoor art
-bring in sugarcubes to build our very own igloo

Social:
Learning about the arctic and Inuit people through various artists, musicians, stories and notable events.
"Did you know that fish are cold blooded?"  - Mahanoor

Art:
Watercolor techniques
- using 'strokes' , 'grabbing paint', 'color gradients'
-using contrasting colors, warm and cool
-creating interesting movement through paint
-appreciating the beauty of nature
-selecting appropriately sized paintbrushes for the job
-using materials properly and respectfully
-following directions
-responding to artists

For Homework:
Tell your parents about Ted Harrison's art: what makes this artist unique? what does he do different than many other artists? how does his art make you feel? what does his art make you think about?