Circle Creations by 4th Grade GATE

Isn't this a FUN piece of art!?  4th grade GATE students each had a part in creating a circle of their choice!  Students painted circles of their choice of size, color, design, and placement.  This is what happens when 30 students paint 30+ circles!  I love it!  This art is hanging outside the GATE classroom where all students can enjoy this happy work of art.  Each 4th grade GATE student can take pride in this project because EACH student played an important part of this art!

First Day of GATE!

Finally!  I've been waiting to see my GATE kiddos! GATE class began yesterday, August 25th.  I loved seeing all the smiling faces of my students - new and old!  Our first day was spent mainly talking about our plans for the year...seeing the big picture of what is to come...and learning where to find things in the classroom.  Third graders had their pictures taken for their AES Ambassador badges and began their torn-paper self-portraits.  These are always a favorite of mine!  The students' personalities shine through their creation of their own likeness through tearing paper.  I'll post these masterpieces soon!  Fourth graders came right in and it felt like a family reunion seeing each other again.  We've begun talking about our big event this year...Research Technology Projects for competition.  I can't wait to see what creative endeavors and products the students will create during our year of self-expression through Folk Art!  Welcome to GATE!

It's almost time....THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL!

....a work in progress...

It's that time of year...the time when teachers head back to their classrooms to dust and shine, reorganize, plan, and decorate!  The past two nights I have been in my classroom getting things "back to normal" to start our school year in GATE.

Check back often to see more about what I have in store for GATE students at AES.   The picture below is the beginning of my bulletin board outside my classroom.  I am excited about the many possibilities we will encounter as we use higher order thinking skills, research methods, and most of all our CREATIVITY to learn and create

FOLK ART!