Middle School Food Sculpture

making pretzels

ribs and fries

applying paint

Working with the unlikely medium of toilet paper and water, the middle school students have been sculpting some very realistic looking plates of food!

4/5 Iroquois Longhouses

sculpting people

making animals

The fourth and fifth grade students have been making Iroquois longhouses and outfitting them with bunk beds, storage containers, people, animals and more. When completed, they will combine them all into one large village.

K/1 Animal Habitats

Forest Habitat

Field Habitat

Stream and Wetlands Habitat

The K/1 's study of animals of the Northeast ended in a celebration of work where they displayed the animals that each student made and the habitats they constructed to simulate where their animal lives.

Middle School Students Design Cakes

Artists happy with their work

Yumm!!

Deshawn about to dig in

After looking at the work of artist Wayne Thiebaud, known for his luscious dessert paintings, the middle school students created their own pictures of their favorite dessert. When the drawing project was completed the students each decorated and then devoured a real cup cake.

4/5s Work on Their Iroquois Seed Masks

Anya and her Special Friend

Christine (Mom) working with Lara

On Special Friends Day the 4/5s had help from their visitors putting the finishing touches on their seed and bean masks.

2/3s Paint a Mural of the Hudson River

Painting the River

Creative moment

The 2/3s have been studying the Hudson River. In conjunction with their classroom work they are painting a mural of the River and its surrounds using acrylic paint on a 5' x 6' canvas. When it is finished the mural will hang in the office of New York State Office of Children and Family Services.

K/1s Build Animals and Their Habitats

Pierce making a possum

Allison creating her animal

The K/1s are studying animals of the Northeast. To enhance their classroom work they crafted clay animals in art class and then built three habitats: a wetlands, a forest and a field where they will locate their animal.