Fabulous Photos!

The Creative Arts After School program is off to a great start. For so many of the returning students - GMCAPS is like a second home. Our new friends have received a warm welcome and fit right in with our little creative community. We too, have been reviewing the elements of art. The children had an opportunity to choose one of the seven elements (shape, space, line, texture, value, form, colour) and the medium they wanted to work with. The results, like the children themselves, are amazing!
We also spent some time last week taking outdoor photographs that we later printed - then attached to pieces of wood with an acrylic medium. This week the children will remove the paper backing by rubbing with a wet cloth, revealing the transferred image. We can't wait to see the finished product.

Stay tuned!

Say cheese!

The Creative Arts Kindergarten children are having a great year so far. The lunch pick ups from Corpus Christie, Mutchmor and First Ave are underway. The Bank street construction has definitely been a bit of an obstacle but we have come up with safe and creative ways to get to school. It has also allowed the children to see many machines in action. There have been a few children that have eaten both their school snack and lunch before getting to creative arts - so please remember to put snack and lunch in separate containers. The children love the social aspect of the lunch room. Lots of chatting, laughing, sharing and eating takes place at the tables.

Nature has been strongly represented in our art projects so far this year. What better way to explore the elements of art than by using objects found in our everyday lives. The fairy houses were a big hit. The children were over the moon to see tiny footprints and fairy dust - proof that the beds, hammocks, swings and bathtubs so lovingly created, had been visited by some little winged friends.

In drama, the children were given the opportunity to imagine how they might move if they had wings of their own. We have enjoyed lots of cooperative games, some creative movement and had a lot of fun dramatizing the story "The Enormous Potato".

The year really is off to a magical start!

The year is off to a fabulous start!

The children in our Creative Arts Preschool program are enjoying their Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The children are playing well together and from the get-go, have been producing great works of art that consist of many steps. So far we have used watercolours, pastels (both chalk and oil) tempera paint, acrylic paint and plasticine. We are looking forward to trying other mediums in the future.
During the drama portion of the day, the entire group participates enthusiastically and offers their own feedback on the activities which are being presented.

This year at Good Morning our three year olds have all become acquainted with each other and have settled in nicely to the routines and program. We have a lively, curious, social group who have enjoyed all aspects of the room especially the carpet toys, manipulative table and sensory bin. They are eager to come to the art table, engage in cooperative play with their peers and participate in circle. We have been exploring themes like "All about me", "Apples" and most recently talking about ,"Harvest-Thanksgiving", and "Fall." The children are excited to soon be taking their turns at Show-and-tell. We still have spots to fill in this three morning a week time slot and would love to have more friends join us.