This week in my studio class, I started a presentation on Day of the Dead. The students really enjoyed this project because it is festive subject and is relatable to Halloween. The students who also take Spanish as a language in school may have heard about this holiday too. It was a great project to begin right before Christmas as well. Instead of using Halloween images and skeletons, the class is making winter holiday images to hang all around the school. This has been working out great so far because the students are able to make this own image and choose how the work will come out. The class work will really come together at the end. and get the students more excited about the holidays.
I also really like this project because the students got the hang of it after they made their first image. The realized that it isn't that hard and grew confidence in themselves. This made them also want to make many more images and create better art work. I am most proud that the students like doing the work and are trying hard. Even my students who really dislike art class! This assignment has been great. 
(Here are the students working hard and making beautiful winter holiday papel picado.) 
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In my yearbook class, we are starting another fundraiser. I suggested that selling chocolate would be a great idea because everyone loves chocolate and it is much cheaper than candles or pizza. The students that are selling the chocolate also love selling it to because it is so much easier. Within a day I have had students come back in to get another box to sell. Did I mention that there is 60 bars in a box!? Selling yummy treats for only a dollar makes fundraising much much more easier. I am happy we tried this fundraiser! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Also in this week was the first week for me as a teacher to encounter violence in the school. This is a very wealthy school with very well behaves students so I was shocked to see what I saw. I was also upset to hear so of the comments the boys were yelling at the one student who was getting abuses. Because I was the only adult there, I had to break the fight up. Luckily the students all broke up the time I walked over. I unfortunately did not know these students but I still made sure to report it. I went to the office and gave the time and location of the fight, and the description of all the students involved. I just hope I never encounter a problem like this again, although I know that will be very unlikely. 
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Lastly in my drawing and painting class, my students were finishing up on their color themes and schemes project. I really enjoyed this project because all of the student succeeded. We will be having a critique next class and a Happy Holiday party. I can't wait. 
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