K/1s' Paper Strip Constructions

Thoughtful folding

Deciding where it goes

Little drops of glue

The K/1s took a break from their careful observations to have fun making paper strip constructions of anything their imagination dreamed up.

K/1s Draw Monarch Butterflies

The finished work

And another one

Noticing the wing pattern

Drawing the second wing

The K/1s observed the symmetry of butterflies, and using a palette relating to the monarch butterfly they had observed in the classroom, they drew and colored their own. These were cut into parts and glued on blue paper leaving space between the segments.

Students Sketch Along the Hudson River

Checking out each other's work

Sketching by the water

A comfortable perch

On Hudson River Snapshot day, schools from Manhattan to Troy collected water data to share with Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Our 2/3 and 6/7 students collected information on water creatures, weather, tides and current, and shipping traffic, and they sketched the testing site.

Middle School Blue Willow Story Plates

An intricate landscape theme

A lyrical abstract design

Asian characters

An elegant bird

Working from a sketch

Adding blue color to the plates

Middle School students learned about the history of Blue Willow Story Plates. They listened to The Willow Pattern Story by Allan Drummond and looked at an example of that plate design. Then, working on a paper plate with blue Sharpies they designed their own plate pattern keeping in mind the original design features while creating an original central image.

4/5s Create Name Designs

Finishing up name tiles

Figuring out colors

The fourth and fifth grade students began the year looking at Islamic tiles, a rose window, and other examples of radial symmetry. With these in mind they started name designs that will serve to beautify the halls and identify their lockers.

2/3s Make Marbleized Paper

Checking out the results

Scraping colored chalk into water

The 2/3s scraped chalk into water, quickly dropped paper onto the surface, and removed it to see the swirling results transferred to the paper. This will be the background for Hudson River pictures.

2/3 Bug Jars

A Little Help

Finished Bug Jar

Consultation

After observing live plants and models of bugs, the 2/3s incorporated their active imaginations and redrew their specimens, with some embellishments, inside a large glass jar.