Halloween Costumes from 3SM

Alex, as Zombie Kid

 

Alyssa, as Cleopatra

 

Ashwin, as the Green Lantern

 

Bella, as Midnight Mischief

 

Claire, as 70's Disco Girl

 

Colin, as Jay Cutler

 

Franz, as Luigi (with his friends)

 

Iliyan, as a Ninja

 

Jacqueline, as a Witch

 

Joseph, as Scream

 

Justin, as a boxer

 

Madeline, as a Glow-in-the-dark Skeleton

 

Maggie, as a Vampire

 

Matthew, as Boba Fett

 

Michaela, as a kitty

 

Nafisa, as a Hermione

 

Naina, as a Cleopatra

 

Neha, as a Spider Countness

 

Nevaeh, as a Bride of Frankenstein

 

Olivia, as a Cheetah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween, 2012

The Great Pumpkin brought us glow-in-the-dark spider rings, Halloween themed erasers, and an orgiami bookmark. Not pictured are fun sized tubs of Play-Doh in orange, white, green and black. It was a fun way to celebrate Halloween week with our Boo Boxes and bingo cards.

Mother's Helper, In More Ways Than One

On October 26, 2012, 3SM was given a very special experience for Art Awareness. The painting we were shown, above, is called Mother's Helper, and it is painted by Diego Rivera. But the extra special part of the lesson is that it was presented by Valeria's mother and grandmother.

First, Mrs. Guerrero showed us the print and explained about the artist who comes from their country, Mexico. The children discussed patterns, light vs. dark, and the subject of the painting. We learned about the flowers that Diego Rivera used, and then each child was given a circular stack of crepe paper already prepared for them to fold.

Each layer is carefully lifted, one at a time, to stand straight up like so:

At the end of the session, Valeria presented me with a whole bouquet which her grandmother had made:

It was wonderful to have Valeria's mom:

and her grandmother:

teach us about this famous Mexican painter!

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Joseph