We had a lot of fun today! First we designed and made our Valentine's hearts. We had to use warm colors for the heart and cold colors for the background. It was heartwarming to see how the students helped one another complete this project. Some people physically helped by doing some extra coloring, some helped by putting marks on a neighbor's paper to help them know what color to use where. It looks a simple task, but it was easy to go wrong!
The finished art on display:
Despite the excitement of the day, we kept calm!
We had lots of fun making our musical instruments to create the "Landfillharmonic Orchestra."
We now realize how hard it really is to make pitched instruments our of recycling and have a new appreciation of the true Landfill Harmonic orchestra that we found out about by reading the book, "Ada's Violin" and by watching a video about the real orchestra. It is so amazing that it tours the world! All the instruments were made out of scraps found in the garbage dump. Ask me about the story.
See the real Ada here:
Thank you to all the parents who made today a success by helping your child find the 'garbage' we needed to make our instruments.
Housekeeping:
No School until Tuesday as the teacher's get to enjoy and learn at Teachers' Convention on Thursday and Friday. Have a great day with your family on Family Day, whatever you end up doing. Just relax and enjoy each other's company.
I still need a few field trip forms to be returned. It would be great to get the last couple on Tuesday so I can get the paperwork finished!
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