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.

More tee shirts

More tee shirts for Kenya.

Tee Shirts for Kenya!

The middle school students finished their tee shirts and sent them off to Keela to take to the Jambo Jipya School.

Middle School Students Design Tee Shirts for Africa

Mathilde beginning her tee shirt design

Tyana and Zali designing their tee shirts

We had a presentation a month ago by a very poised 22 year old, Keela Dates. Keela is the founder of Reason2Smile, a support organization for Jambo Jipya, a school in Kenya for orphaned and at-risk children. Since 2004 the school has expanded from one mud hut to 11 cement classrooms with 300 students ages 3 - 18.

Our students were inspired to reach out. When Keela goes to Kenya next month, she will take with her t-shirts our students decorated with artwork they designed. She will also take plain t-shirts and paints from Parker so that students at Jambo Jipya can send something back.