Tuesday, February 27th

The  Brown  Room is really taking off!  Today everyone spent some time flying.  It started off as an airplane trip, but the group quickly graduated to rocketing into space!  Here's a little of the conversation that took place:
(Austin builds a small construction in the back of the plane before morning meeting) 
Austin: That's for an emergency. You blow in there. That's were you put it in if you land in the water.
Rowan: A satellite is coming. 
(Austin builds a configuration at the front of the airplane)
Austin: It's part of the fire. The fire flows.
Rowan: I can't see the astronauts. We not in Space yet. That's where astronauts live. 
Kian: Oh no, fire!
Austin: It's okay, it's good for them.
Elle: That's what rocket ships do. They get fire out of them to go to space. 
Rowan: They say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Now I can see astronauts.
Austin: It's hot in space and it might burn their body. 
Rowan: We live in Earth. We are astronauts.
Kate: What do Astronauts like to do?
Elle: They walk on the moon.
Sally: Fly!
Rowan: They talk on their walkie talkies.
Elle: We live in Earth and sometimes people live in Africa but I'm going to Florida!
Rowan: We need helmets! 
Jack: I think there are volcanoes in space. I dreamt that I think. 

The Studio was busy as well.   Children worked on glazing clay, easel painting, and watercolors.  Watercolors are becoming a favorite material as children explore the potential of this way of painting.  In both large and small paintings, children are beginning to include faces.  In the photo below, Sally paints a portrait of Jossie.