Tales Of A 4-5 Something

We were so lucky to have an author to come visit. His name was Andrés Vera Martínez and he came to talk to us about comics and a little about his life. For the first part he talked to us about some of his old comics, some drafts and how he grew up. He lived in Texas and part of his culture comes from Spain and another part comes from an indigenous tribe. Then he talked to us about his newest book coming out in October called Monster Locker . For the second half Andrés showed us how to draw a character. We created one together who was a tired baker named Benny. Andrés taught us that all comics need a spark or a problem so he drew Benny with a 100 foot lizard. The comic strip came to life on the board about how Benny fed his lizard plant food and it got extra big. Lastly, we learned different features and characteristics of comic arts and drew our own character. Teagan and Ruby ---- On Thursday, March 7th, author Andrés Vera Martínez visited 4-5 to share his history and his drawings ...

On Wednesday, March 6 we had a Family Pachanga! Family pachanga is an exciting and fun experience, where your family can come and enjoy Pachanga with your kiddos! We sing fun songs like “Crowded Table” and “This Land Is Your Land”. We have Family Pachanga twice a year and we also have Grandparents and Friends day later in the spring. This Pachanga was fun because Nancy’s class taught us sign language and we get to sit in our parents’ laps. S and E

Last Wednesday (February 28) during Pachanga, Palaver Strings performed for us. Three people from the group came and played the cello, viola, and violin. They played Pop Goes The Weasel and a meditation song. It sounded beautiful. Two Lower School students take lessons from them and they got to play for us too. Even one person got to go up and try the violin who has never played before! Suzy and Baxter

In art class we worked on clay projects and it was so much fun. We could do anything we wanted to do because anything is possible and we are 4-5’ers and are old enough to make our own decisions. Mary gives us some lessons and then we can go! EBK made a Cheshire Cat pot/bowl and REH made a mug with a bear popping it’s head out. All of our work is on display in the library. We had a lot of fun doing this art project. Mary is an amazing artist and a fun teacher to work with!!! #Best art teacher ever aka MARY!!! By EBK and REH

We’ve started lots of new things in 4-5 that includes books in verse, Independent Projects (IPs) and clubs! Books in verse means books that are written sort of like poems! They don’t always rhyme or sound similar, they just have different formats of words. Our class is reading Alone  and Ben Bee And The Teacher Griefer.  When we finish with our book, Tim has collected lots of other books in verse for us to read at our own pace.  IP’s are something we do every year! In 2nd grade you do a person, in 3rd you do an animal and in 4th and 5th grade you can do almost anything! Our range goes from places to animals, from plants to people! We haven’t started that just yet, but we will soon! First, we are looking at how non fiction books are written and how we take notes.  We’ve also had a new release of clubs lately, which include exotic animals club, coding club, newspaper club, paper airplane club and other fun activities! We’re having so much fun this year with that....