Mr. Lowry's class created a collaborative project inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book, The Dot. The story follows a young student (Vashti) who feels discouraged in art class. "I just can't draw!" she tells her art teacher, who responds by telling her to "make a mark and see what happens." Vashti makes a dot on her paper and gives it to her art teacher, who frames it in gold and hangs it above her desk. This inspires Vashti to create more dots - big, small, multi-colored, etc. By the end of the story, Vashti has enough dot paintings to have her very own art exhibit. The story is inspiring to young students who feel discouraged about their own abilities. After reading the story, the class made a series of dots - different colors, different mediums, even different shapes (some were leaves). The dots were arranged on the top of a tree to appear as leaves. It was amazing to see the collaboration between the kids and the masterpiece they created together. The Dot Tree is displayed in the downstairs hallway.
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