6th-8th grade houses

Most the 6th-8th grades did the trees and the houses situated at the far end of the fence (the night part)
Below is Brianna's purple house, Gabrieal's polka dot house, Lesean's yellow house, Kenya's house with the stick figure, and Indiya's peach colored house.

belowis Crystal's pink house and Kiara L's house is on the far left.

I spy Iyana's green house, Yahzyah's blue house,

below is nighttime.

Gallery of a Good Year

This years End of the Year theme was "Gallery of a Good Year". So we made our own fancy frames for our art work and I made this photo center. I was not there for the award ceremony to make sure people took pictures there, but I had fun setting it up anyway :)

Iyana and Kenya pose with the frame for me. I had to block faces because I'm not sure if I got their permission slip forms.

I also had the idea of "thinking outside the frame"...but I doubt many people caught that.

Kara Walker Take Two

 Crystal, Lashere and Jamerah kicked off the Kara Walker project by taking the pictures, getting the bulletin board paper, uploading/choosing pictures, tracing, cutting out, hanging!!  I was really impressed.  They were so independent that I think they could this project without my help. 

Two years ago, we did 8th grade silhouettes.  This year we took pictures of students from every grade including teachers and panthers.
Below is Shaniaya, Jaron and Crystal is one singingand

 Below is 1st graders Letina and Kristen

 Below are many silhouettes including Mr. Brame, Triniti, Lorraine, Zyshon

Below is a panther darting out the door

Below is Contrail, Lashamere, and others

The figures make "2012" The 8th Graders made this by lying on the floor, I was impressed!   


April is making half the number 2 below

Kenya and Allonte make a zero

Iyana and Darneisha make a zero as well

below are silhouettes making an eye...the music notes are the eye lashes, heart pupil, the baloon is the hair, can you see it?  This was originally by chance but the students worked with it after Kenya saw an eye.

Side Projects

Iyana made this paper mache flying pig using balloon, tissue paper, and a pink pipe cleaner tail. It all got started when I had the brilliant idea to make paper mache cupcake piggy banks. The students went to see "Pinkilicious" the play, so I thought they'd like that. We used paper mache for the shape of cupcake and spackle for icing. It was not such a brilliant idea. A lot of work, a big mess, and they did not turn out well. Most of them are still unfinished. Whoops! I was better off making Flying Pigs like Iyana!!

The 3rd floor girls LOVE using craft string. Here are a few pens that the girls designed.