tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82014570457316458062024-03-12T16:53:10.707-07:00LAFAYETTE ART with LaurieLaurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-19205398278710124062021-08-16T08:13:00.001-07:002021-08-16T08:14:22.221-07:00Welcome to Fall 2021 Art Studio!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><b>I am beyond excited to be back in Lafayette's glorious art room for SY21-22!!!</b></i> </span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am looking forward to interacting with students, being able to get messy, remembering how to explore our own creativity while supporting and getting inspiration from our fellow art makers as they explore theirs. Most of all I am looking forward to the energy and aliveness of looking at art, talking about art, and making art <b>TOGETHER!!!</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qNv6lJfZEHE/YRp_qoqGkGI/AAAAAAAAED8/5Je-ARA2OFokNl8dgZTh9oQDB96EC2HGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3913.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qNv6lJfZEHE/YRp_qoqGkGI/AAAAAAAAED8/5Je-ARA2OFokNl8dgZTh9oQDB96EC2HGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_3913.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of the many traditions we hope to rediscover: 5th graders trying their hand at the pottery wheel, first graders putting on a puppet show, beautiful art displays around our building, messy materials like clay and tempera paint, using music to calm and motivate, sharing what we are proud of, and open studio times for those who need more time in the art room.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2fJNhoyy7M/YRp_3D8WT4I/AAAAAAAAEEA/tUhWHjeeE5sqaPd_LWdv61Qi2aW6tz7tACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/IMG_7818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="750" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2fJNhoyy7M/YRp_3D8WT4I/AAAAAAAAEEA/tUhWHjeeE5sqaPd_LWdv61Qi2aW6tz7tACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h378/IMG_7818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-46610199345866583542020-08-14T11:45:00.002-07:002020-08-14T14:58:41.175-07:00Aaaaaaand... the Blog is BACK! Welcome to Lafayette ART 2020<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #783f04;">I am so excited to once again be able to connect with each of my amazing Lafayette artists this Fall... I have missed you these past months!</span> </span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: verdana;">Would I love to give each of you a hug and have fun creating in our gorgeous Lafayette studio? SURE! But we will bring the joy of the Lafayette art room into each of our homes instead!!! </span></p><p><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: verdana;">Look for this symbol below on the various platforms we will be using for art... you'll know you are in the right place! And get ready for creating and sharing your work with your classmates and with me. I can't wait!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Remember: Art ROCKS! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">XO, Ms. M</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lqB8wAjaR74/XzbaAZ4IiSI/AAAAAAAADtg/OejMGITRwIkEkreTdCuHx2lg6gsNqFVlACLcBGAsYHQ/s597/IMG_7232%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="597" height="478" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lqB8wAjaR74/XzbaAZ4IiSI/AAAAAAAADtg/OejMGITRwIkEkreTdCuHx2lg6gsNqFVlACLcBGAsYHQ/w478-h478/IMG_7232%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-10638620894318602592018-08-28T08:30:00.000-07:002018-08-28T08:30:32.607-07:00Lafayette LOVES Dot Day... Kicking off the School Year Celebrating Creativity and Having the Courage to Make Your Mark! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dot Day is just around the corner... wwwhhhhaaaatttt????</span></span><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e7G4tRhmiEM/W4VonK8eLAI/AAAAAAAADAs/pW_r7B3sNVIL6AMKwoqPKZDkfUtsJDbOgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_6473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e7G4tRhmiEM/W4VonK8eLAI/AAAAAAAADAs/pW_r7B3sNVIL6AMKwoqPKZDkfUtsJDbOgCLcBGAs/s400/IMG_6473.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>When is it:</b> Every year on Saturday September 15, although Lafayette will celebrate this year on <b><i><span style="color: blue;">Friday, the 14th.</span></i></b> </span><br />
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Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-36617253466072035862018-06-19T07:01:00.003-07:002018-06-19T07:01:25.174-07:00Brightening a Plain Space<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been told we need to add butterflies and such to our mural, and perhaps some texture to our foliage and trunks, so this is a work in progress... but wanted to share my relief and excitement at finally having them hanging!!!</span></div>
Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-74038111426848929432018-04-21T08:36:00.000-07:002018-04-21T08:38:32.308-07:00Art for the Bear's Garden<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What is even better than art in our building? Art in the garden, where the stones and beads catch the sunlight! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last Friday, in honor of Earth Day, on a delightful sunny day, we began to place our beautiful stepping stones, insert our pollinator poles, and hang our "messages for Lafayette" beads in the fence.</span><br />
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Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-8846202346900027122018-03-14T13:49:00.001-07:002018-03-14T13:50:28.233-07:00Fifth Grade Parents... St. Paddy's Day is Your Lucky Day!!! Make it Happen at the Auction!<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each year the traditional Lafayette quilt is a labor of love created to raise money for our school at the Lafayette Auction! The lucky high bidder this year will own a unique and priceless memory of their child's time at Lafayette made of the lucky greens in honor of St. Patrick's Day. </span><br />
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Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-11013186853787433352018-01-21T07:53:00.002-08:002018-01-21T08:00:21.635-08:00Plateaus, Valleys, Volcanoes, Oh My!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Landscape painter Ted Harrison was inspired by his beloved Yukon to create colorful abstract landscapes. Second graders explored all the landforms visible in Ted Harrison's landscapes, discussed the northern lights that he often pays tribute to in his skies, and also the way he uses many values of a color and analogous colors next to each other. </span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-76985563861705726492018-01-09T18:26:00.000-08:002018-01-21T07:04:12.649-08:00Top of the Heap Comes With Benefits!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">5th graders earn some definite privileges as the senior students in the building! A popular option for budding artists includes working on the pottery wheel during lunch and recess. Yes, it's messy and I often question my sanity at making this option available, but the students' enthusiasm makes it worthwhile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Currently 5th graders are creating digital quilts inspired by code quilts from the Underground Railroad using the Pages program on the Macs. </span></div>
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-57614488508644782522017-11-20T16:46:00.000-08:002017-11-20T16:46:07.371-08:00Grade 1 Highlights Fall 2017<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In addition to creating Patriotic stamp designs, first graders have been exploring how LONG artists have been creating art and what materials early artists used to create their art. We journeyed to the Lascaux caves in France (who were discovered by some young boys and their dog Rocket!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This month we have been celebrating creativity, both in ourselves and in our environment. </span></div>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past cycle grades 1-3 went on an in-school field trip to visit, interact with and look more closely at some of the new art installations in our building. We drew and wrote how the artist was creative, how the art made us feel, what questions we would like to ask the artist, and more...</span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-11068712831883099132017-09-09T15:19:00.002-07:002017-09-09T15:22:29.669-07:00Understanding the Meaning of DOT DAY 9/15<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Excitement is palpable, moods shift... acceptance and celebration of all our differences is our modus operandi in Lafayette's art room! This is a safe space to create and express ourselves!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Our new school year begins with exploring the variety of ways artists express the human face and spirit. Grades 1-3 use Beauford Delaney's "Portrait of James Baldwin" as inspiration for a "selfie" drawing.</span></span></div>
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And Grade 4 is exploring the power of the pen and the mindfulness of zentangling as we warm up our creative juices for the new school year and begin to think about the message of Dot Day!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This delightful book embraces the Dot Day message of having the courage to make your mark <br />and how empowering and freeing that can be!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">What's Dot Day you say? Just a world wide celebration by millions of teachers and students inspired by Peter Reynold's Book "The Dot". This year our Dot Day message includes "Making Your Mark" by #CHOOSEKIND!</span></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out <a href="http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/">http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/</a> for more information about the origin of dot day and check out these photos from <a href="http://lafayetteartwithlaurie.blogspot.com/2016/09/dot-day-celebrates-creativity-and.html" target="_blank">Lafayette Dot Day 2016</a> . And don't forget to WEAR YOUR DOTS on September 15 to show you have the courage to <span style="color: red;">MAKE YOUR MARK!</span></span><br /><br /></div>
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Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-54223062564575338502017-07-03T07:44:00.000-07:002017-07-03T07:44:34.842-07:00Growing Mosaic Art in the Garden<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Piece by piece our first garden installation grew this Spring. Fourth grade exotic flowers, 2nd and 3rd grade leaves of all shapes and sizes, and 2nd grade butterflies, caterpillars, bees and other imaginary insect pollinators were created for a welcome sign to our brand new Bear's Garden! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Under the tutelage of local mosaic artist Bonnie Fitzgerald after the school year was over, I finally assembled all our grown pieces into the completed artwork you see here! We added letters purchased by Lafayette parent Hope Scheller and stones and vines gathered and made. We hope this is the first of many artistic additions to our Bear's Garden.</span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-85452269867434874252017-06-12T15:57:00.000-07:002017-06-12T15:57:19.236-07:00Students Create Public Art for Lafayette!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Several transformations will occur at Lafayette this summer as some permanent art pieces are finally installed in our building. Each artist was chosen by a panel made up of DGS, DCPS art department heads, our Lafayette architects, our Principal and yours truly! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the criteria we considered important was student involvement. Working with several artists who came into the classroom to share the process and involve students in the product was super exciting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fourth and fifth grade students created machettes with wire and paper shapes and drew organic or geometric shapes which mobile artist Kevin Reese is using to create the final pieces for the 32 feet high mobiles going into each of our two stairwells. Fifth grade students were also involved in actually assisting with construction of the base of the mobile!</span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-72075928255681996182017-04-01T08:56:00.000-07:002017-04-01T08:56:00.754-07:00Discovering Art Deco is All About Math!<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A new challenge is always exciting! An auction theme of Great Gatsby and the roaring 20's... sounds like a lesson in </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ART DECO!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Students in grades 4&5 dissected Art Deco and found </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SYMMETRY, PARALLEL LINES, RADIATING LINES, thick and thin LINES, INTERSECTING LINES, OVERLAPPING SHAPES </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and more!!! Check out their work and the final results below...</span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-8917777885776974262017-03-19T11:59:00.002-07:002017-03-19T12:06:58.690-07:00Following the Rainbow North... A Priceless Memory of a Precious Time in Your Child's Life!<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 2017 5th grade quilt melds our learning about the role of quilts in American history, the creation of digital quilts, and the basic (and useful) skill of learning to sew! This year, inspired by our focus on embracing diversity, we have created a rainbow quilt using the flying geese pattern<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span> This beauty below will be signed on the back by all our Lafayette 5th graders and auctioned off to the lucky high bidder at this weekend's Lafayette fundraising auction!!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lafayette first graders just finished dabbling in the world of </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">TEXTURE!!!</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First we explored tactile texture that we can touch with our hands... finding it everywhere... even on our shoes! </span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-33320841741767734222016-11-30T16:50:00.001-08:002016-11-30T16:50:44.241-08:00Pottery Wheel Passion... Gettin' our Groove on!<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Open studio gets a little "muddy" as we explore working on the wheel! Fifth graders are first to experience the mesmerizing power of the pottery wheel as they learn to center, raise the walls, and shape a vessel.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-41114822216227510182016-10-09T18:25:00.001-07:002016-10-09T18:25:30.602-07:00Open Studio in the New Art Room Humming With Creative Juices<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of us need a little more time to express ourselves creatively! Open Art Studio at recess is a busy and happy place just about every noontime! From Healthy Schools gardens murals to classwork, to a relaxed space to do whatever strikes your fancy...Here's what some of us are up to:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, naturally, as we explore what SAMM (Speaking, Acting and Moving Mindfully) looks like in the art room, we are having wonderful conversations about creating an art room climate that feels <span style="color: lime;">supportive and empowering... where students feel comfortable experimenting and making mistakes and sharing their stories and expressing themselves fully!</span> </span></span></div>
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-30796265510715788632016-07-25T12:59:00.000-07:002016-07-25T12:59:58.082-07:00The Sum is Greater Than the Parts<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm finding it feeds my creative spirit to get outside my comfort zone and try some things I was never interested in before... turns out the experiences have been eye opening and inspirational!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The past two summers I explored art paper sculpture and book making at the Museum of Women in the Arts. This summer I finally took my first glass mosaic class taught by the veteran and renowned mosaic artist Bonnie Fitzgerald. </span></span></span> <br />
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<br />Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201457045731645806.post-58361826618124054632016-06-23T18:47:00.000-07:002016-06-23T18:47:32.532-07:00Ending the School Year With a "Rosie's Brain" Bang!<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">...Feeling super proud that we made it happen! The amazing Linda Ryden, author of the Peace of Mind Curriculum that integrates mindfulness, social and emotional learning and conflict resolution, wrote an engaging story to illustrate what happens when your brain gets upset. Lafayette 5th graders collaborated to create the illustrations as a part of art class. Our special edition was published just in time for the 5th grade graduation festivities last week! </span></span></span><br />
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<li><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe they love it because every child gets to perform.</span></span></span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe they love it because every child has a personally chosen and personally titled piece of art on display.</span></span></span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe they love it because it's like a giant book release party and they can buy the most beloved and most read publication at Lafayette- IMAGES, our art and literary anthology!</span></span></span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe they love it because it feels like a true celebration of the arts and a party to boot with pizza and cookies and balloons!</span></span></span></i></li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Whatever the reason... it's a labor of love for our amazing Lafayette students and hearing wonderful comments like that makes the many, many hours of work all worth it!!! </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">5th graders "sell" our Images after learning about Propaganda posters from WWll</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A sampling of grade 1 Art... in a trailer? No problem!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A sampling of grade 2 Art at the East end of Trailer F</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>Laurie McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09504381155890401148noreply@blogger.com0