Stellar Art Projects

We have had a very eventful couple of weeks leading up to our Christmas break. Academically, the students have been honing their multiplication skills with timed multiplication practice and games like Roll-the-Dice and Beat-the-Calculator. Many of the TISA 3rd graders are already able to multiply using two digits (which is very advanced!) thanks to their natural intelligence and hard work. In science, we have been studying the solar system, and especially the moon. The students learned how the cycles of the moon progress, cutting out small cards and pasting them in their notebooks to show all the different moon phases.


We have also been incorporating our science learning into some beautiful artwork, with well researched pastel coloring projects that demonstrate the various planets, their colors due to their atmospheric conditions, and their relative sizes compared to Earth. The finishing touch for these works was to sprinkle a little bit of white paint on them, in order to create that "stellar" effect. 

Following our study of the solar system and the moon, which was accompanied by read-alouds of some quite well received books, like How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers and the Woman in the Moon, the students imagined themselves as outer space travelers by creating "Groovy Astronaut" self-portraits. 
We all continue to enjoy our Specials classes. This week the students did the limbo with Ms. Ashley in Dance class. 
We are in great shape for the year so far leading up to the break. Keep up the great work everybody! Oh, and congratulations again to our Students of the Month for December, Derek and Tessa. They both show outstanding school spirit through their creativity, original-thinking, and amazing artistic talents. 


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