On behalf of Division 8, I want to wish Grace a very Happy Birthday. I want to thank the parents who have been e-mailing and uploading art this week. You can expect to see more student art next week. Since it is the last day of art week, here is another story about an artist. The artist’s name is Georgia O’Keefe and the book is called My Name is Georgia  written by Jeanette Winter. In honour of Grace’s birthday, here is a cute video about Owls since Grace loves the Owl Diaries so much.

Today’s collage was made by Hayley. Look at all of those little pieces of paper that she used to make each colour. It almost looks like a puzzle. I am very impressed by all of the collages that you are sending. I especially like how each one is different. Today’s story is called Sophie’s Masterpiece. It is written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Jane Dyer. Your ‘just for fun’ video is from David Pilkey. In this video, he teaches you how to draw a flip book.

Today’s fantastic collage is from Zaid. How many snowmen are in this picture? Remember to count all the tiny ones that Zaid cut up for the collage. Many of you have offered to have your art shared on the blog. You will see them over the next week. I picked a storytime book today about the artist Jackson Pollock. The book is called Action Jackson. It was written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan and illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Maybe if you ask very nicely on a nice day, someone in your family might let you try a little splatter painting of your own outside. If you have time…

The blog post picture today is brought to you by Noah. He wanted to share his collage with you. I will share Zaid’s collage tomorrow. If you want to share your art work this week, let me know and I will post it on the blog. Today, your nature school, art, and writing are all mixed together. Hopefully, the sun will come out this afternoon and you will be able to draw an amazing landscape. For storytime, you can listen to The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, written and illustrated by Allan Van Allsburg. Take a look at the landscapes that Allan Van Allsburg draws in this book. I think that…

I had so much fun with the other theme weeks that I thought that I would make this week, Art Week. There is an art activity every day this week. Language Arts, Nature School, and Themes are all connected to art as well. Each day, you will be asked to do some writing about your art. You only need to write a few sentences each day about your art unless you want to write more. Since it is art week, I thought that you might like this book named The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life. This book is written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert. It is about collage…

    Today’s maker challenge is to build a catapult. A catapult is machine that is used to throw objects. Can you build a catapult using recycled objects and other items that you find in your house? I have listed some links below that might give you some design inspiration but you can also come up with your own design depending on the materials that you have around your house. simple catapult popsicle stick catapult tissue box catapult If  you have time, you can watch this video that shows an artist named Theo Jansen’s amazing creations that he calls Strandbeests.  They are absolutely incredible. He definitely loves making things. Since…

  In themes today, you are going to learn about the cedar tree. I want you to learn about this tree during maker week because cedar has been used to make so many different things. In the part of the world where we live, indigenous people have found ways to use cedar to make clothing, household items, and canoes. Cedar is also important for ceremonial and spiritual practices. Watch the video and presentation in today’s lesson to learn more. Your just for fun video today shows what you can make with paper and tape and lots of practice and time. Look at this amazing marble run.  Your storytime book is…

I hope that you had a good first day of Maker Week. I am having lots of fun trying to find videos and stories to fit this theme. I found a video for today that shows a lego machine that someone designed and built. The machine folds paper airplanes. Take a look at the video to see the machine and how it works. Today’s story is about an artist named Alexander Calder. Calder is famous for his mobiles and his sculptures. I included some of his art in the picture with this post. He also loved to make things out of wire. He made an entire circus show out of…

It’s Maker Week! You are all so creative that I know you are going to make some amazing things this week. Please send me pictures and I will post them on the blog each day so everyone can see your creations. Our stories and videos this week are also maker themed. For storytime, you can listen to Have Fun, Molly Lou Lemon written by Patty Lovell and illustrated by David Catrow. In the story, Molly Lemon learns how great it can be to use your creativity to make your own fun. When I listened to the story, I had a connection to Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All which…

Thanks to all of the students who sent me their silly selfie portraits. Here they are! Do you recognize these faces? Even though it was a silly week, you definitely did a lot of work. Well done, Division 8. I am so proud of you. We can’t have silly week without reading Mr. Silly by Roger Hargreaves. We started the week with a video of silly animal selfies and we are going to end the week with silly animal selfies. These silly animal selfies were recorded in Canada. How many of these animals can you identify?