On Wednesday, we participated in our final Mini Museum for the year featuring Spanish artist, Joan Miro. His art was described to the students as being surrealistic; falling between reality and a dream. Students were shown his painting, The Singing Fish and the technique was discussed.
Student used multi-media approach to create their own version of this well know piece of art. They began with black Sharpie for the "fish" shape and stars, then colored in the graphic parts of the "fish" with bold oil based crayon in vivid colors. Next, the white space was filled using bright chalk which was smudged with a cotton ball for the soft effect. Last, students splattered painted using water colors. The final projects turned out fantastic!! We have had the BEST experience each month during Mini Museum and owe a special "thank you" to our parent and grandparent volunteers for exposing the children to both the artists and the art form.
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We finally made it to Art today after a few weeks of schedule changes and were able to complete the gorgeous Arizona landscapes. These were created using ripped construction paper and pastels to apply the concept of perspective. They turned out beautifully!
While I haven't traveled extensively around the globe, I would say that Tokyo is currently ranked as my favorite city. I found it to be visually stimulating, immaculate, surprisingly green and the people were incredibly kind.
Students have been learning about the metric system as it relates to measurement and using the various units to determine weight/mass with grams, capacity/volume in liters and distance/length in meters.
On Thursday, March 16th, 3rd and 4th graders from Room 7 hosted their 1st and 2nd grade buddies to a Mini Metric Olympics! The younger students were paired with an older students and together they rotated through 6 Metric Measurement Events and the Room 7 students measured:
On March 2nd we celebrated beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss's, birthday and Read Across America!
Students snuggled into a cozy spot with pjs, pillows, blankets, stuffed animals and their favorite books! We were very fortunate to have 3 special visitors throughout the day. Mr. White: Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss Stacy Layman: Falling Up by Shel Silverstein Susan Thiele: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary Our reading buddies from Mrs. Prager's class stopped by for a bookmark craft and Stella brought in a confectionary version of green eggs and ham! It was a wonderful day and great way to kick-off our Student Advisory fundraiser, Read to Feed! On February 28th we had a very special guest at FAEP. The Cat in the Hat surprised K- 4 students with a visit to help us kick-off our upcoming Student Advisory fundraiser, Read to Feed. Plus, our new Dramatic Arts teacher. Ms. Cambanes, read a little known Dr. Seuss book, The Butter Battle Book. Through students' efforts reading as much as they possible can and obtaining sponsors for their efforts, Foothills Academy Elementary Prep will be raising money for Heifer International. https://www.heifer.org Our class has set an extraordinary goal of raising $1000! $1000 would make it possible to purchase the following to help children and families, around the world, to have a sustainable source of food:
The fundraising will begin at school with a celebration of Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America on March 2nd. Students are invited to hang out and READ! ALL DAY! We will conclude our fundraising efforts for Read to Feed on Friday, March 16th! Donations may be made directly to FAEP's fundraising page through Heifer International: https://fundraise.heifer.org/search/fundraisers?type=Fundraiser&cid=11145&eid=0&s=foothills%20academy&featured=0 Read to Feed is just about over and Room 7 students are taking advantage of every opportunity to READ!! On Friday our buddies were on a field trip, so we surprised Kindergarten and stopped by to share some stories.
DISPOSABLE CUPS: YOUR GO TO FOR TO GO CUPSDISPOSABLE CUPS: YOUR GO TO FOR TO GO CUPS The Problem People Use Too Many Disposable Cups for Coffee and It’s Filling Up Landfills Research Are you a consumer? If so, you probably buy disposable coffee cups. We have researched and discovered which retailer has the most decomposable or environmentally friendly cups. We believe that too many landfills is a real world problem.There are over 91,000,000 pieces of solid waste in the landfills. There are more than 80 landfills just in Arizona! So imagine how many landfills there are in the world! Non-disposable cups are better for the environment because you can reuse them. We all put trash in landfills but, using non-disposable cups reduce the number of trash in landfills. We identified six local retailers which sell “to go” coffee in disposable cups. We contacted each retailer to determine if they offer consumers a discount for bringing in their own cups when purchasing hot beverages to go. We also determined the global presence of each of the retailers to determine the scope of the impact of all of their disposable cups. Disposable Cups ~ Your Go To for To Go Retailer Number of Locations Volume Weight Discount
KEY: INT’L – International NAT’L - National The Scientific Method Observations- We observed that a lot of people buy disposable coffee cups. Most people don’t think about how their cups go into landfills and pollute our earth. Non-disposable cups are far better for the environment, but SO many people buy disposable without even thinking about alternatives. This made us wonder, which retailer has the most decomposable or biodegradable cup? Are some disposable cups better for the environment than others? Hypothesis- We believe that if there is a retailer with more biodegradable cups, people will buy the cup that is better for the environment. If we can persuade the people of Cave Creek to get the right cups from the right retailers that would be amazing. You might be wondering why we think this experiment will work. We think that the more a cup weighs, the more time it will take to decompose. So, the less the cup weighs the shorter amount of time it will take to decompose. Experiment- Timeline 1/9 Chose retailers 1/10 Started collecting cups 1/11 Cups were photographed & weighed 1/12 Cups were buried 1/17 Survey was created and sent via email 1/27 100 survey results were collected 2/24 Excavated the cups Data- We created a survey, “Your Go To for To Go Cups” about people’s spending habits and opinions about their purchase of hot beverages. We chose six retailers located close to our school and obtained “to go cups” that were each disposable and held 12 ounces. The survey was sent out to the FAEP staff and Room 7 families on the 17th of January and we accomplished our goal of 100 responses on January 27th. Most of the survey takers were female between the ages of 35 to 44. Most were purchasing coffee. When the survey takers were asked which retailers they go to, 85% responded with Starbucks. 70% of the 100 people replied that they do not bring their own non-disposable cups. Our goal is to change that and have more people bring their own cup, as it is better for the environment. When we contacted the six retailers, we discovered that each offered a discount to consumers when they bring in their own cups which many people, almost 88%, stated that they would be interested, if offered. Conclusion-
From our research, it would seem that most consumers are interested in taking advantage of a discount if offered, however, since we now know that each of the retailers DO offer the discount, it would seem that consumers are NOT aware. Additionally, almost 60% of respondents felt that they would bring their own cup to a retailer IF they were offered a discount between $.25-$.30. In actuality, only one retailer’s discount was less than that amount: Dutch Bros, offered $.10. The other five would save consumers between $.28 and $.87! From the data collected, there is evidence to suggest that the public needs to be educated and informed about discounts which are currently available. After digging up the six cups, each was placed on a paper towel and allowed to dry over night. Each cup was then weighed and the new weight was compared to the original weight to determine how much decomposition, if any occurred. All six cups weighed less! In conclusion, Einstein’s 12 oz. disposable coffee cup was the most biodegradable of the six cups which were compared for our experiment. It also weighed less to begin with, so less material in landfills! We would recommend that when consumers wish to purchase a to go coffee, they head to Einstein’s. Additionally, they also offered the best discount for bringing in your own cup! On Thursday evening, February 23rd, the Room 7 community came together to celebrate LEARNING! Over the last several weeks students have been hard at word compiling their personal portfolios, reflecting on their learning, seeing their growth and identifying areas of strength and academic subjects they will be focusing on for the remainder of the school year; all in preparation for STUDENT LED CONFERENCES. The community came out in force and it was truly a family affair as moms, dads, step-parents, siblings and even puppies attended. Each student spent about 20 minutes with their family sharing pieces of work that they had previously placed in their portfolios. It included a Reflection on Learning, Math from all of the domains covered to date, including various Fast Facts from each quarter, 3 separate writing pieces, US geography, an Arizona Map project, a Weather Unit Lapbook and a Goals Form to complete with their family. The students presented with confidence and poise while their families listened with pride!
This week brought another edition of Mini Museum. Students were introduced to the Pop artist, Andy Warhol and given the opportunity to emulate one of his most famous pieces. The results are stunning! |
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