The study of self has been part of an investigation the children have been a part of since the beginning of school. Representing ourselves through different artistic mediums has been an ongoing interest.This semester, our goal is to extend this project in many ways. With the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday on Monday, we celebrated by reading the book The Color of Us by Karen Katz. The story depicts a young girl named Lena, the young daughter of an artist who wants to paint a portrait of herself. Her mother teacher her how mix paints to make "the right brown" for her skin tone. Her mom shows her that if she mixes the right combination between red, yellow, black, and white, she can have the right brown for the color of her skin. The children were encouraged to make their skin tone by combining the colors Lena's mom showed her to use in the book.
The process of mixing the paints was long. The children were persistent with mixing colors to find the right color of their skin. Pouring less and more of one color or another and defining if they needed to make it darker or lighter, were among the trial and error comments made during the process. The results of the colors mixed by the children were simply beautiful.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day this year is on a Sunday and many have been asking about bringing in Valentine's, if you choose to participate please have the child sign their name on their Valentine's. Do not worry about writing names of classmates as that can be a struggle when passing Valentines out. Children will decorate their Valentines bags at school Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th. Children can start bringing in Valentines Wednesday the 10th through Friday the 12th. We will not be celebrating Valentines Day with a party but passing out Valentines and reading them during small group reading.
Important Dates
- January 27th Pizza Kit Orders Due
- February 29th - March 4th School is closed for Spring Break
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