Monet's Waterlilies by grades 5+6

Fifth and sixth grade artists looked at Monet's waterlily paintings and learned about impressionism.  They were amazed that some of Monet's waterlily paintings are the size of an entire wall!

We started by painting the water background on our pictures, exploring color mixing and different types of brushstrokes.

Empty Bowls Dinner a Success!

Thank you to all who attended and helped with our Empty Bowls project and dinner.  The final event was a huge success, raising over $1750 for the Vermont Foodbank.  The food from around the world was delicious and there was great student work on display.  Students were so eager to take home their bowls and the possibility of winning one of Leslie's beautiful bowls in the raffle was exciting for everyone.

Thank you to Leslie for sharing your passion for pottery with students.  Thank you to Cheryl for planning and preparing such a delicious, creative meal for our event.  Thank you to all teachers who took on a little extra work at a busy time of year to integrate learning into classrooms and make this project a success.  Thank you to all students and families for your support and participation. Thank you to Sugarbush for hosting our event.  Thank you to the Vermont Principal's Association for a grant that made this event possible.

Check out photos from this great event:

Empty Bowls Dinner

Dont Forget....

More Empty Bowls Photos!

Wedgin clay to remove air bubbles

Throwing off the hump

Adding colored slip to the bowls

Pinch pots! 

Mrs. Hoyne makes a bowl

Mrs. A-K tries the potter's wheel 

Pre-school loves their pinch pots!

Mrs. Joslin makes her own bowl

Ms. Sellers- a natural! 

Loaded Kiln

Bowls are ready to be glazed