Specials Newsletter - Jan

Music - w/ Katherine
The monthly music blog has been updated.  Please visit http://wwelemmusic.blogspot.com/ to learn more about your child's Willowwind music experience.

Art - w/ Ryan

Kinders just started their first Visual Arts block of 2015 on Jan. 26^th. Conejitos and Cottontails are now in the Painting Block, where we will focus on watercolors. Given the nice weather mixed with an abundant amount of packing snow on Monday, I sporadically decided to use the opportunity to present a brief presentation on the work of UK Land /Nature Artist Andy Goldsworthy. Then, students went outside and made land sculptors with snow and sticks being the primary mediums.

We started watercolor by re-exploring shape. At this age, I like to associate the use of Line with Drawing, and Shape with Painting. Kinders have also learned brush maintenance and color mixing. This upcoming week will be using watercolors to explore both imaginary and realistic subject matters. Our artist model will be Georgia O’Keefe.

Thank you to everyone who encouraged their child(ren) to participate in the MidWestOne Kids’ Art Exhibit. To my understanding, jurying of the pieces will occur mid-February. I will let you know of any results as soon as I hear them. Please let me know if you ever any questions, suggestions, or comments for me. Looking forward to a productive and creative 2015.

Spanish w/ Megan

Author’s Cocoa Challenge

 All K-6^th grade students used GRIT as they introduced their poems and spoke/sang in Spanish in front of their peers, family, and friends.  We are all so proud of them!

K-2 sang “Buenas Tardes” y “Chocolate” together.  Each student said:

Me llamo __________ .

Owls sang “La Canción de Frutas” together and individually said:

Me llamo __________ .

Voy a leer ___  poemas.

Wolves created their own personalized ways to introduce one another…and recited “The Latino Version of The Night Before Christmas.”

K-6^th students are beginning to use their Spanish manners during the Wolf Café.  ¡Un gracias grande a los lobos!

 ¡Hola!   ___________ , por favor.

Gracias.

De nada.

*A few students are even able to say, “Tengo hambre. Más comida, por favor.”  (I’m hungry. More food, please).

Challenge:    

¿Qué le gustaría? (What would you like?)

“Me puede dar _______ , por favor?”  (Can you please give me ______ ?)

At Willowwind this January, all niños y niñas learned about…

La Tradición Latina del Día de los Tres Reyes Magos

Tasting Rosca de Reyes - ¡Delicioso!

 *The only place to purchase Rosca in Iowa City is “Acapulco” (near K-Mart) during late December/early January.  It was a special treat for todos los niños in PreK-6^th grade during both Spanish class and ASP.  Dos roscas fed over 200 people!  One Willowwind student even took her family to la tienda “Acapulco” to purchase rosca for her family!  How fun to learn and share traditions around the world!

Los Tres Reyes Magos

visitando a ASP…¡sorpresa! ¡Muchas gracias, Reyes, por la visita!

¡Los camels! Some students took “camel rides” during Tres Reyes week.

PreK and K-6 enjoyed being together during ASP to share rosca y chocolate after a special visit from “Los Tres Reyes Magos.”  They also enjoyed tasting Mrs. Hwida’s special African rice for the celebration! ¡Delicioso!