Hooked On Art

What a fabulous time we had this past Thursday with Becky and Beckie.  We love when they visit our school.  Becky Guinn is a retired art teacher and an accomplished artist.  Ten years ago she was hospitalized with heart problems.  She was givien a blood thinner that she was allergic to and became very ill.  Instead of thinnig her blood, it caused her blood to clot.  Due to this unfortunate reaction to the medication, her hands and feet were amputated to save her life.

Becky told the children that the removal of her hands and feet was a good thing because it saved her life.  What a great lesson for us all on how to deal with life.  Becky continues to paint and is an amazing artist and and inspiration to all she meets.

Thursday, the kindergarten children learned about the life of Georgia O'Keefe and Georgia's artistic style.  After hearing about her, the children did a hand's on art project in the Geprgia O'Keefe style.  Larry Gibson, art teacher at Pizitz Middle School, came to assist our children. He brought three of his advanced art students with him.  The kindergarteners loved having the older girls help them.

After the art lesson and activity,  the children went ouside to see Becky's Hooked On Art van.  Here is the picture of Mrs. Herrin's class and our class at the van.  Pretty cool!!!

We will be finishing the Georgoa O'Keefe projects tomorrow in class.  When they are finished I will post some of the photos here on our class blog.

Have a great week everyone.

PE Program

We had our annual kindergarten program this week.  The children did a fantastic job performing for their parents.  Here are a few photos  and a video clip I wanted to share.

Lots of Valentine Fun

Valentines Day was full of love and fun.  The children had a blast delivering their valentines to their classmates' baskets.  And our party was wonderful  We had delicious Love Potion Punch and cute Valentine cupcakes.

The children made valentines for their parents.  But the best part was looking at the valentines.  Here are a few photos of the fun.

It was just such a fun afternoon for everyone.  Thanks you to all of the parents who helped to make the party so special.  

Reading to Ruby

Ruby is a registered Therapy Dog with Pet Partners through our local affiliate Hand In Paw.

When Ruby visits our classroom, she helps the children with their life and social skills.  She especially enjoys listening to the children read.  Ruby is truly the best motivator in our classroom.  The children enjoy sharing their reading and writing with her.

We have such good readers and a very good listener. 

Some are sure to show her the pictures in the book.

It is fun to watch how serious the children take their reading.

Some of the children become very annimated when reading to her.

I just love how relaxed the children become while reading to her.

Some feel the importance of showing her "new words" they have learned, and the pictures that go with them.

I just love watching the expressions on the children's faces as they read to Ruby.

And I must say, Ruby loves the attention.  

Ruby and I love helping children learn and especially listening to them read!

Getting Ready For Chinese New Year