Websites to Check Out

This is a list of websites one of my student teachers put together for parents and students. I'll add on some new game sites that I've tried out recently. Also, please reply if you have any!


MATH WEBSITES:

www.funbrain.com - games, comics, great for parents

www.edhelper.com - puzzles, games, can be used by a parent to supplement the classroom curriculum

www.ehow.com - covers literally everything, but you just type in certain math issues and it's great, good narrative

www.mathforum.org/students/elem - little of everything

http://www.kidsites.com/- there is a list of topics to choose from, such as math, history, etc.

www.brainpop.com



LITERARCY WEBSITES:

www.timeforkids.com

www.scholastic.com

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

http://pbskids.org/

http://www.kidsites.com/

www.cricketmag.com

www.bankstreetbooks.com/

www.brainpop.com

http://www.826nyc.org/ - non profit dedicated to helping students with writing

Independent Projects Writing Celebration- this WED. (March 24) after SING

*This will be our 2nd performance for those who couldn't make the 1st :)

Darfur Sister School Fundraiser Friday

After school on Friday we had a successful first fundraiser for our sister school in Darfur. Students made projects using recycled materials, such as mini-booklets, bracelets made from recycled magazine beads, original artwork, paper cranes, and intricate snowflake designs. They raised over $100, and spread even more awareness!

Independent Projects Writing Celebration

We had a successful (1st) celebration on Friday! It was so popular (and not widely publicized) that we will have another celebration this Wednesday, March 24th, directly following SING. We hope you can join us!

Printing in Art

Reusing Magazines to Design and Make Beads

Some students have been using old magazines to create new beads to make bracelets and necklaces. They use strips of magazine and roll them tightly securing with clear nail polish. The end product is truly amazing. They sold them at today's fundraiser for our sister school in Darfur. We will be making more for upcoming sales.

Artist Al Wadzinski

We visited the show "Al Wadzinski: The Greatest Show on Earth" at NY Studio Gallery @ 154 Stanton Street (@ Suffolk).

Artist Statement:
"Wadzinski creates zoomorphic assemblages using found objects of every material - valuable, mundane, cast-offs, delicate or impermeable, reclaimed from salvage yards, garage sales and alleys."

This was great inspiration for our work on our own "green projects." We have been using recycled materials to create new design. Wadzinski even stopped in to speak with us! He was really generous, answering lots of questions and signing notebooks! He said it was really wonderful to see the gallery so full of energy, just like his pieces. Students have been using newspaper and magazines to make snowflakes, beads, bracelets, mini-booklets, and more...

Excellent Writing Resource- 826 NYC!

"826NYC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills..."

Check out their website for lots more info:
http://www.826nyc.org/

MySeries101.webs.com!

Anette has this cool website called Myseries101.webs.com. IT is super cool it has stuff like:Links,Members,News and lots of other cool stuff!

Pictures From Our Trip To The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum...

Each table was given a task, such as: make something to wear, create something that will hold things, etc. Then, each table was given a mystery bag of materials to complete the task. Below is the process and product.



Design for a Living World:
Ten leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. The featured designers and places include Yves Behar/Costa Rica; Stephen Burks/Australia; Hella Jongerius/Mexico; Maya Lin/Maine; Christien Meindertsma/Idaho; Isaac Mizrahi/Alaska; Abbott Miller/Bolivia; Ted Muehling/Micronesia; Kate Spade/Bolivia; and Ezri Tarazi/China. On view will be the prototypes, drawings, and finished product created by the designers. The exhibition is co-curated by renowned graphic designer Abbott Miller and Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt. This is the debut venue in a national tour of the exhibition, organized by The Nature Conservancy.

Setting Up Our Compost...