Art Enrichment Class

Art Enrichment was a blast! We looked at art from Andy Warhol, Picasso, Michelangelo, Piet Mondrian, and Georges Seurat.  We ended up creating Paper Mache masks after looking at African masks and even fancy ones as well.  The whole four weeks flew by as we learned and created completely inspired by some of the world’s most famous artists! 

Our finished Paper Mache masks... All dry and painted... The kids love putting them up to their faces and pretending to be someone else! 

Painting just like Michelangelo did the Sistine Chapel... On our backs! 

Piet Mondrian inspired these awesome paintings!  They turned out so great and so original.  The kids loved choosing the colors and creating the squares and rectangles! 

Our Picasso Paintings... First we drew "normal faces" on various colors of construction paper, then we cut them apart.  After that we created a background using drops of paint and then rolled the paper with a rolling pin (making an awesome creation!) Finally, we chose out of all the cut apart pieces, which parts to make our Picasso Painting!  Didn't they turn out amazing! 

Monthly Newsletter - February 2014

Chapel Offerings

           For the month of January we collected money to donate to the victims of the tornado that hit Coal City and Diamond.  We ended up collecting just over $25 and that donation will be made along with the money that was made at the Shepherd of Peace Dinner Dance on the 31st of January.  Thank you so much to everyone who made donations, gave change to your child for chapel or came to the dance. 

 For the months of February and March we will be doing a collection for The Food Pantry in Braidwood.  They get several donations during the holiday months, but after the holidays, donations do slow down.  Any change that you have laying around can help them feed and give to the needy in our community.  Please note that the first week of February we do not have chapel because Pastor will be out of town.  If you child does bring in offering, we will do a collection anyway :) 

A Few Reminders

¨  Valentine’s Day is coming up fast!  If you signed up to help with the party, please see your child’s teacher so that we can begin planning the party. 

¨  We had a fantastic time visiting Raceway Pizza last month.  I know that the kids really enjoyed it because they loved telling us all about it when we got back in the classroom!

¨  Scholastic Book orders are due on February 25th.  Don’t forget to use your $5 gift certificates…This is the last month to be able to use them!  The book order forms will be in the cubbies this next week.

¨ REGISTRATION FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR is coming very soon!  We will be having a “Registration Roundup” on Monday night, March 10.  This will be an opportunity for prospective students to visit our preschool, meet our staff, and get a discounted registration fee.  We will also be having a raffle that night for all who attend to have the registration fee waived.  More information will be out after mid-February. 

-Shepherd’s Flock Preschool Staff-