A full week with Maylee!

We had a full week with Maylee, how lucky! 

Chilling out at Oz studio

Last week

We took at trip with Maria last week along Queen Street. First, we went to Beaver cafe for some delicious hot chocolate and chatted about the film we're going to make with the other groups. Then, we met the Dewson penguins at Twist Gallery, and tried to start some dialog between the groups. Also at the gallery, we looked through the archival-modern meld photos!

Having tea while working on our chapter book:
How To Rescue an Injured Animal 

Eventful week

We checked out the Maya exhibitions (no photography allowed) 
before having free time at the play area.

We were amazing at helping and teaching those
who were less comfortable on the ice. 

The ice mountains by Dufferin Grove's ice rink never gets old.

Movember Olympics turned into a marshmallow roasting fest! 

Autumn Fun

Parol making at Kapisana Center

A big pile of leaves = endless fun

We took turn burying each other in leaves!

Our Parkdale trip started with The Workroom - a sewing studio

We had hot chocolate at The Mascot

Gallery 1313 -
a non-profit gallery run by the Parkdale Village Arts Collective

Parkdale library

Fun time with Maylee

We're now two and a half months into the year! Maylee and I have a much greater understanding of what kinds of activities our group is most interested in. We thrive to always bring new ideas to the children, but at the same time exploring the same themes over an extended period of time. For example, we've been exploring textile / fabric art since the beginning of school, and we're now slowing moving onto paper / book art, which is in many ways very similar to textile /fabric art.


Last week, the children went to Oz gallery where they looked at negatives and made some short videos and then headed over to the Show and Tell Gallery where they got to see a huge tank made out of mesh!

They also acted out the movie "Return to Oz" at the Grove Park and continued making pillows and little creatures.

Art theme of the season: drawing, painting, and paper art

We visited Woolfitt to learn about the different mediums
and tools for painting and drawing

We discovered very soft brushes

Checking out different kinds surfaces for painting and drawing

We all enjoyed "chigirie" - japanese torn paper collage art

We made many drawings of chicken for this initiative. 

For every chicken drawn and sent in, 5 dollar will be donated to Veterinaries Without Borders. 

Money raised will go towards purchasing chickens for villages in Loas!

It's getting cold

We visited a fabric shop.

It was very exciting to feel different textures.
All the different patterns inspired us to start new textile projects!

We experimented with dyeing with kool-aid.

Also this past week, more leather carving! 

Halloween olympics

Using potatoes to make prints of skulls

Drawing on pumpkins

Some attempts at carving

Ted the mad scientist!

Reptile, bikes, and Fridays with Maria!

We discovered... 

A reptile shop!

We found a few hamsters too.
(Teacher's note: Sold as pets or meals for snakes, don't know!)

We got to play with a friendly snake. 

Fixing up Yellow Bird at Bike Pirates!

Nesting

Wet-felting with Maria!

More on leather

We are good at helping each other.

We're also good at respecting each others' interests
and sharing play space during free time.  

This week, we learned more ways to manipulate and use leather. 

Some hole-punching action.

The finished product!