Field Trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

We had a great time today on our trip to the Met! Since we only had a short time there, there's lots more to see and do. Check out some of these family programs at the museum. All programs are free with admission, and many include fun art activities. Or, the Met suggests these itineraries if you'd rather explore on your own.

Our guide on the Faces tour

 

Stephanie tries on a garment like the little girl in the sculpture behind her would have worn

Discussing Chuck Close's Lucas

I think we have some future art critics on our hands

218's Trotting Turkeys

Class 3-218 made these jolly  scrapbook paper turkeys to get into the Thanksgiving spirit.  

Turkeys on parade

Testing the turkey's foldable beak

 

Turkeys by Kelly C., Bryan G., and Jennifer V. 

Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving!

Feliz Cumpleaños, Señor Fox!

Señor Fox hit a milestone birthday today, and our kids surprised him with these fox silhouettes in celebration of his 30th year. 

Jennifer's polka-dot fox

Read closely...I love Christian's sense of humor here!

Jacqueline's plump fox family

To many, many more birthdays! We love you!

Celebrating Our Favorite Characters

Our third graders wrapped up their first reading unit last week. They created these fun foldables to celebrate all they'd learned about growing ideas about the characters in their fiction books. 

These favorite characters from students' "Just Right" books open up to reveal their ideas about the character's traits, with evidence from their books to support their ideas. 

Geronimo Stilton (by Gregorio)

AJ from My Weird School: Miss Laney is Zany! (by Vanessa)

Henry from Chocolate Fever (by Alexis)

216's Haunted Houses

Check out these spooky haunted houses! Our class had tons of fun making these mansions with foldable doors and windows. Beware of ghosts and ghouls lurking behind every corner...

 That's one scary neighborhood!

 Nikki's Haunted House

Evelia's Creepy Creation

Happy haunting!