Art_Still Life & Shared Darks and Lights

The girls built their own 3D forms: rectangular prism, sphere, cylinder, and cube. Then they designed their own form combining shapes to build a pitcher or a vase. They arranged them to create a still-life in the style of the Italian painter Morandi. After doing a few studies of the shared lights and darks across the forms in charcoal and ink, they painted the still-life mixing tints and shades of acrylic. 

Morandi reference...

Building 3D forms...

 

Example of using value to create form...

Completed works...

Hour of Code

This week, your daughter participated in the Hour of Code.  “The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries” (hourofcode.com).  We use this as an introduction to the programming your daughter will be doing throughout the year.  Learning the basics of programming reinforces problem solving and logic skills.

In third grade, students had a choice of Flappy Birds or Mindcraft.  Both of these are challenging and serve as a great introduction to the Lego WeDo robotics and programming we do later in the year.

If you would like your daughter to explore more at home, use this link.  Please note, different activities run on different devices and are appropriate for various ages.

French breakfast

We had a great breakfast here at our hotel rooms in the Ritz.  The girls are getting very good at ordering room service.

From the Library

Third graders started off the year with Kate DiCamillo's Bink and Gollie series about friendship.

They've been honing their greetings around the circle. Ask your daughter about the crayon factory greeting and the fruit salad greeting. They've also created some imaginative two word stories.

We recently read a couple of chapters from Mysteries According to Humphrey, just as they were choosing books for their mystery projects in reading class. Ask your daughter about the word "piewhacked".

We've just finished The Hard Times Jar by Ethel Footman Smothers, which led to an interesting discussion and appreciation for having access to so many library books that we may not only read in school but also check out and take home.

Happy Halloween

Colorful and creative costumes anxiously await the Halloween party and a night of Trick or Treating!

Many thanks to the third grade parents who volunteered their time and sent in delicious goodies and party supplies!

French: Flight to Paris

We have safely arrived in Paris and checked into our hotel.  Please know that the girls have had a wonderful flight and I will take good care of them while they are here.

The flight crew anxiously awaits the arrival of our passengers.

All her documents are in order and she is ready to board the plane.

So excited for the trip!

Students carefully review safety instructions

and watch a short video with safety information.

No good trip is complete without an in-flight snack.

Yum, those cookies and water are delicious!

What a great flight!

Girls listen attentively as the pilot answers questions about flying.

Thank you to our wonderful flight crew!

Thanks to our pilot for such a smooth flight.

As they leave the plane, students catch a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower.

Third Graders are enjoying reading aloud once a week to their kindergarten friends.

Everyone loves a good picture book!