Gemma's Gift

Our trip to Colasanti's Tropical Garden has been captured on canvas.

We saw many animals and plants from near and far.

Birds and creatures and tropical plants filled with vibrant colours.

The very next day, Gemma and her mother came to school with a giant canvas and jars filled with bright coloured sand.

We were inspired to create a Colasanti's Collage! 

Step by step, the children created their pictures and added them to the canvas.

First we talked about how thinking of shapes can help us when we want to draw and create.

Then the children looked at some of the photos from Colasanti's to give them inspiration.

 

 

 Filled with wonderful ideas and memories, the children planned out the picture that they were going to add to the canvas.

After that, the children worked with glue and sand. 

They decided on the colours they were going to use.

Did they want to use the glue bottle to draw their lines or did they want to brush the glue on the canvas?

 

Their hands had to be steady and slow.

The sand had to be added one colour at a time.

The sand stuck anywhere there was glue!

The children waited for each others art to dry. We built sand art pictures for several days!

They were excited...and patient.

 

 

What colour sand will go next?

What shape are you thinking of using?

 

Now we have a permanent memory of our wonderful trip!

A Colasant's Collage.

Inspired by our field trip to Colasanti's Tropical Garden.

Made possible by Gemma and her family.

Thank you!

Harlow Has an Idea

If your actions inspire others to dram more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

~ John Quincy Adams ~

Inspired by her big sister, Harlow excitedly shared a project she had made. She showed her friends.

Using sticks, marshmallows, a plastic spoon and an elastic, Harlow had an idea to run her own centre.

She showed them how to make a catapult.

Harlow sprang into action and fun popped up everywhere!

After a quick demonstration of how the catapult worked, friends were ready to build their own.

Harlow showed the children step by step, and lent a helping hand when needed.

 

        

                

Then it was time to test them out. Small styrofoam balls were set in the spoons and

whose would go higher? farther?

Friends visited the very popular centre all morning long.

Taking their time. Following the steps. Trial and error. Friends helping friends.

Harlow's friends were able to count on her to help just enough. 

She was very patient and explained things as they went along.

"Don't worry. Try again."

"It's okay. We can try again tomorrow."

Perseverence and patience and accomplishment.

Building, testing, building, testing, 

one by one, the friends that Harlow had helped set their catapults up for a trial run.

 

The children were excited to talk about what they were doing and couldn't wait to show their families.

So much excitement!

So much learning!

 

Donovan made two catapults. One of them, at Harlow's centre.

The other, he thought about using different materials.

Would they work the same?

 

 

Thank you, Harlow!