Piet Mondrain Math-terpiece

For the month of October we are studying Piet Mondrain. We used our knowledge about measuring to create shapes at different lengths. Then we glued them on to our cube to create a Mondrain type sculpture. 6 students won the chance to take these piece of works home with them. You can make one at home with a Kleenex box and colored paper. Don't forget to measure out some shapes for some art/math fun!!!

Jackson Pollock Math-terpiece

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We studied Jackson Pollock for the month of September. In that month we used his art to write narrative stories, explore force and motion and create math problems. We used his drops of paint to solve story problems using 2 one digit numbers and 3 one digit numbers. For example: Jackson painted 4 spots. He painted 2 spots. He then painted 1 spot. How many spots does he have? Have fun enjoying our interpretation of Jackson Pollock.

Salvador Dali "Birds"

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We are studying animals in Science this year. So every week we will be doing an art project to explore our knowledge about certain animals. Today we discussed birds and the artist Salvador Dali. Dali liked to paint in a dream like state so we made our birds "dreamy". However, all of them had to have the features we know that birds have. For example: beak, eyes, legs, webbed feet, feathers, wings. They also discussed the blending of red and yellow to make orange. I think they turned out great!! See if you can find your budding artist!!!

First Day Art/Music Activity

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Summer Activities to do with your child

With summer ending you can still do some fun and educational activities with your student. Tracy Aviary has some great events planned for the whole family. Ott Planetarium has FREE science Saturdays on going that are a blast for all ages. Treehouse Museum is a great place to visit and it has some FREE Saturdays as well. Hill Air Force Museum has some great exhibits and in the second hanger is an aviator area for kids to explore and have fun with science. This is all FREE!! Discovery Museum is a great one too. Museum of Fine Art on the U of U campus has some great Saturday programs for the whole family!!! If you know of anymore please post your findings so others can enjoy and learn as well. These outing help with family discussion and spark the inquisitive nature of your student. Have a great rest of the summer and see you at back to school night on August 27th!!!

Thanks to a watchful eye the actual date of back to school night is Aug. 27th!!