October Recap: other things the Brown Room has been up to!

An Interest in the Bell Tower

​There was wires up there.
​The wires are broken. - Gus

We saw the big bell. It’s not scary.
​- William
(reflecting on his time in the bell tower)

​We go up, up, up.
​- Lily

In Molly’s office.
- Elizabeth

​We say, hooray!
​- Lily

We turn the key to open the door. - Harry
The bell tower says ding, ding, ding. - Gus 
It’s a BIG bell. - Benji
A huge bell! Like a big ice cream bell. - Gus
I went up up up up up all the way to the bell. - Benji

I’ll bring my toolbox to school to fix the bell tower! - Thomas 

​[ Photos from the children's visits to the bell tower ]

Constructing the Bell Tower in the Classroom...

We're making a bell tower.
​The bell goes inside. - Gus

The trucks
(construction vehicles)
can organize and paint it.
​- Gus ​

That's the top.
- Thomas

There's a parade flag on the top of the bell tower.
​- Thomas

Inpsired by a projected image of the St. John's bell tower, Gus suggests adding the large circular laser discs to represent the windows on the tower.

The St. John's Bell Tower

The children's representation of the Bell Tower

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R E D S

Children are exploring variations in color hue using a wide variety of mark making materials - focusing on "one" color family at a time! 

A BIG GIANT RED! - Benji

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Spending time Outdoors

"Photoshoots" inspired by our class picture days! 

A Halloween Walk With Our Rainey Room Friends