January 27, 2023





What an incredible week of exploration and creating! Our 4 days at Arts Commons were amazing. I am sure students came home each day with plenty to share. Some of our highlights are:

  • Jack Singer Concert Hall and its amazing pipe organ (6040 pipes to be exact!)
  • walking across the lighting grid in the Martha Cohen Theatre (the clancy)
  • learning how lighting in theatre works
  • Learning about Blackfoot history & Hoop Dancing with Elder Shirley & Lemon
  • creating our own opticial illusion
  • capturing our days by creating event maps
  • stretching our thinking by connecting different words to our big question of "How do we care for the things we love?"
  • learning different drama games
  • a private concert with Jazz musicians The Queens Cartoonist's
  • we got to use lockers
I will be posting a variety of pictures and videos in the Google Classroom. Please log in over the weekend and take a look. Thank you again volunteers for all your help this week. We really appreciate you! 

FYI: There has been a delay with the system & the fees for our field trip are not in PowerSchool yet. It may take a few weeks. 

Have a fabulous weekend!


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