Happy snowy Friday! I hope everyone is warm and cozy on their couches with the kiddos!
This past week the children learned all about the great artist, Michelangelo! Three years ago, we introduced the class to Michelangelo and we talked a lot about how he laid on his back to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. While preparing for our Michelangelo unit this year, upon further investigation, I discovered that Michelangelo did not lay on his back to paint all that much. He craned his neck and actually developed a "toad neck" from straining his neck to paint above him. He only laid down to paint at the tippy top of the ceiling. AND Michelangelo was not a painter by trade, he considered himself a master sculptor! The pope persuaded Michelangelo to paint his church and, reluctantly, Michelangelo agreed. After four long years of painting the chapel, Michelangelo completed his work and is now know as one of the world's best artists. So, the teachers and I quickly threw together our own little Sistine Chapel from the outdoor PVC pipe kit. The children got to experience how it felt to reach up high to paint the ceiling. The children also experienced just how it really feels to be an artist, lots of the kiddos went home with paint in their hair, on their faces and down their arms. Getting messy is so much fun!!! The pictures of the children painting are just incredible. Everyone had such a blast becoming Michelangelo for the day! There are lots of pictures on Shutterfly (updated yesterday) so definitely log in to see them.
This past week the children learned all about the great artist, Michelangelo! Three years ago, we introduced the class to Michelangelo and we talked a lot about how he laid on his back to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. While preparing for our Michelangelo unit this year, upon further investigation, I discovered that Michelangelo did not lay on his back to paint all that much. He craned his neck and actually developed a "toad neck" from straining his neck to paint above him. He only laid down to paint at the tippy top of the ceiling. AND Michelangelo was not a painter by trade, he considered himself a master sculptor! The pope persuaded Michelangelo to paint his church and, reluctantly, Michelangelo agreed. After four long years of painting the chapel, Michelangelo completed his work and is now know as one of the world's best artists. So, the teachers and I quickly threw together our own little Sistine Chapel from the outdoor PVC pipe kit. The children got to experience how it felt to reach up high to paint the ceiling. The children also experienced just how it really feels to be an artist, lots of the kiddos went home with paint in their hair, on their faces and down their arms. Getting messy is so much fun!!! The pictures of the children painting are just incredible. Everyone had such a blast becoming Michelangelo for the day! There are lots of pictures on Shutterfly (updated yesterday) so definitely log in to see them.
Before we ended the week short, we also began our unit on the Chinese New Year! This is one of my favorite units! This year is the year of the monkey and the children will learn all about Chinese culture, tradition and the animals of the zodiac. And because it is the year of the monkey, we will transition into a quick unit about monkeys towards the end of the month. It's going to be a busy month full of learning around here!
Lastly, don't forget to vote for us on Wicked Local's 2016 Reader's Choice Awards! CLICK HERE TO VOTE Don't forget to vote for at least 10 of your favorite local businesses for your vote to count! All votes do not have to be exclusively for businesses in Burlington so pick all of your faves from surrounding towns!
Important Dates and Reminders:
February 15: SEE closed in observance of President's Day
February 27: Monthly Gathering at Celebration Kingdom - check your Evite for more info!
March 1: March Tuiton Due
April 1: April Tuition Due
April 18-22: SEE closed for Spring Break
May 11-12: Picture Day! More info to come in a few weeks
Some pictures from this week's explorations:
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| The Sistine Chapel ready to go! |
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| The children learned about the convenience of painting palettes! |
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| Reaching up tall to paint the ceiling! |
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| And again! |
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| And again! |
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| The paint palettes ready to go I hope everyone has a great weekend! Stay warm! Joanna |
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