Frames

Our second Christmas present art project was a success! Though it almost took more time to explain than to actually do it. 


Only two students wanted to make button collages to go in the frames.  Theirs turned out pretty neat! Right now they're drying on the lab table since copious amounts of glue were used to attach the buttons to the paper.  Tomorrow will be a little more challenging fitting the designs in the frames.


The majority of the class colored Christmas designs on the glass with permanent marker, flipped the glass over (so the marker was facing the inside of the frame), and put a back on.  Mrs. B had picked out some potential patterns to trace/color, but some of the kids weren't too thrilled with them.  They used the iPad to look up other options (or my computer) and found some even neater designs.  Mr. D and Mr. E lent us their permanent markers and I had brought my mini-tip ones from home, so we had plenty to go around.  Most of them finished today.  A few have finishing touches to put on, and a bunch have to attach the back of the frame again.  Surprisingly, the majority wanted to wrap their presents at home, so they went in the book bags!  One less thing for me to worry about at school.  Mrs. B will bring tissue paper tomorrow for those few that want to wrap it at school. 


Program practice went okay again.  Our bell songs need a bunch of work.  We had our first day of having both bell choirs play, so there was a bit of scrambling as the 6-7th graders tried to find their bells from where the 5th graders moved them.  It will get smoother in time.  But overall practice went well.  There was even a little time for recess when we got back to school!