Well, it has certainly been a long time since my last post. This has been a very busy school year, both with work and my personal life! Whew! I have so much to write about, but not sure when or if I will ever get to it all.
First, I want to apologize to any and everyone who I haven't talked to, seen, called, emailed, visited, hung out with, or the like in the past few months. I have been busy and when not busy trying everything I can to relax, so sorry to all my friends and family! Please do not take it personally!
Next, I attended the Fund for Teachers meeting last Saturday where all the fellows got to come back together and talk about our trips. We got very little time to speak, but it would have taken ALL day for everyone to talk at length! I am so grateful for the opportunities I was given and all the wonderful information and ideas I've gotten to bring back to my classroom!
One week from today I am taking my 7th and 8th grade art students on my first art field trip in YEARS. We are going to see "The Book of Life" and everyone is REALLY excited. I have been teaching my students about Dia de los Muertos. I teach a large Hispanic population, so I always have students who get really excited about this unit. I decided to teach a unit on repousse and it's connection to Mexican art. I gave students examples of sugar skulls to look at to come up with an idea for their drawing. Even though I always stress Day of the Dead is NOT about Halloween at ALL, there are some students who opt out of the subject of the project, which I understand completely! They are coming up with great designs for their embossing project too! I will post photos soonish... :)
I pledge to post more, so check back often!
