Week of November 4th

According to one student, this was the "BEST WEEK EVER!"  Between the field trip to the Tacoma Art Museum, eating out for lunch, and the presentation of the evolution PowerPoints, it really was a great week in the Stingray classroom. 

Our interesting tour at the Tacoma Art Museum had the students talking about Op Art, art that tricks our eyes.  We saw some of the pieces we had seen in class and modeled our own art after, but we also some pieces that some students had trouble associating with op art.  There was a painting that looked like a photo and a 3-D piece that had images appearing out of nowhere.  Afterwards, we were able to use watercolor pencils to create some op art of our own.  Here are some pictures from our trip.

 

 

 

We also had our presentations of the evolution of our animal.  The students were very proud of their work.  Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, and special friends who were able to join us.  Here are some pictures from this event. 

 

 

 

 

Week of October 25

Halloween is always a fun time at Seabury.  We had a great parade, followed by pictures and a party.  During our party, the students participated in a game of Halloween trivia.  There were some interesting questions, some of which the students actually knew the answer!  For instance, what fruit or vegetable was originally carved on Halloween?  Ask your child if they remember the answer!  Did you know that the orange on Halloween signifies strength?  Ireland is where Halloween originated and the Snickers bar is the most popular Halloween candy!  We had lots of great costumes!  Here are some pictures from the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Bones even got into the Halloween spirit!

 

On Friday, we did so well getting our spelling test done that we were given a few minutes of free time.  These students built a tower that was taller than them!

 

We were cordially invited to come help and play with the Ladybugs and Bumblebees on Friday afternoon.  The 3rd graders loved playing in their room.