Ashaway School participated in
International Dot Day!
Our wonderful new art teacher, Miss Guastini, and I helped our Ashaway School students to participate in International Dot Day! This event is celebrated in schools around the world and encourages everyone to "make their mark"!
In library class I shared Peter H. Reynolds' book The Dot, a story about a girl named Vashti who "CAN'T DRAW"! Vashti's teacher provides just the right encouragement that leads her student to discover the artist within her. We discussed how each of us can be the positive influence in someone else's life and how important encouragement can be!
In art class Miss Guastini talked with the students about the importance of "making your mark". She encouraged the students to believe in themselves and to have the mindset of positivity; rather than getting hung up on worries, be excited to jump into a new challenge! She introduced a variety of materials and processes so the students could exercise their own creativity and, like Vashti, create dots of their very own! Like our students, each dot each unique and special in its own way.
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| Third grade used warm and cool colored pastels to create an interesting design using shapes and lines. Then they used a hole punch to select the part that they wanted to showcase for their dot! |
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| Together, we created a beautiful mosaic unlike any other! |
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| "I see mine!" |
The students were so excited when they found their dots on the board in the hallway outside of the library. Please stop by to take a look during Open House on Wednesday, October 2nd!
