Kindergarten Creates Wise Old Owls

Reid H. - Ms.Conroy Isabella M. -Mrs. Vigue Chelsea C.-Mrs. Minke








Meredith M. and Jack L in Mrs. Minke's class

Happy Thanksgiving!

First Graders were very excited to be making turkeys out of clay this year! We started with a pinch pot and then molded one side into the head and the other side into the tail feathers. They have been fired twice and are ready to go home with the children. Great news...none of the turkeys exploded in the kiln :-) Happy Thanksgiving!

Fourth Graders Paint Watercolor Windmills

L to R: Sophie E. and Aidan S. - Mr. Hughes' class


L to R: Taylor W. and Anna C. - Ms. Lemon's class


L to R: Valere B. and Senna P. - Miss Telemachos' class


L to R: Alexandra H. and Christopher C. - Ms. Tucker's class

Fourth grade students studied the life and art of Dutch oil painter, Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt lived from 1609 to 1669, during the same time period that Jamestown was being settled. It's fun for the children to make a connection to what else was going on in the world during the time when the American colonies were being settled. We talked a lot about what windmills were used for and looked closely at Rembrandt's 1650 painting, The Mill.

Second Graders Study South American Pottery

Whenever I tell a class that we are going to work with clay, they're excited. After a few quick reminders about clay basics, and an introduction to coil making, the children were ready to roll...literally :-) The photograph shows the different stages each pot went through. L to R: bisque fired, glazed and ready to be fired again, finished pot. These pots were decorated in the style of the Chulucanas people of Peru.