Humblebee Summer Camp 2010!!!

We got off to a great start! Just finishing our second week of art camp. These kids were great! They even made up their own 'song' to perform at the art show today. It's gonna be great! here are some pics of the things they worked on this week.

more awesome artwork from Briarlake!

artistic sisters!!

some recent work, this is from briarlake painting class

go brittany!!

lots of updates.....

so its been a while since I have posted....im finding i am best at teaching, not so good at business running, financial handling, and now blogging is added to the ever increasing list. ok, so to give myself a break, i am improving A LOT at business-running. putting out this effort alone is improvement itself, right. ok, blah blah, so updates. started a rocking crochet class at my house...did i post that yet? well this time i have a picture to go with it. its been a whole session, by tomorrow, but here is my pic. its casey, longtime student of nearly every class i offer, she rocks! i only wonder whati will do without her next year when she goes to middle school. wahwahaha!!! anyway, crochet class rocks.
here is the big news: I HAVE HAD TWO WONDERFUL WEEKS IN MY NEW SCHOOL: HENDERSON MILL ELEM. !!! I am sooooooo excited. after only one week a second class had to be added. wow. after all these years of teaching just at one school, i am finally at another school too. and the kids are great, and the classroom is great. parents are super supportive too. thanks hms parents!!!! And a big thanks to Dr. Jackson. Its because of her that all this is possible. dont have pics yet of hms but watch for them soon.

our first saturday crochet class

what a lovely class!! it went really smoothly and was quite pleasant. everyone learned how to chain stitch with the hook, and some started on single crochet. it went by very quickly. by the end of next class, everyone should know single crochet, and be able to practice it at home. practice is the key to making the most of crochet classes. dont waste the class practicing! practice at home so you can use the class to learn the next thing....have a great week!
oh, a note about mondays painting class.. i will no longer be letting students rush through more than one painting per class.... we will now be giving extra attention to a fuller development of each painting. Come on kids, whats the point of painting three messy paintings per class and getting no help from the teacher? I am here to help, take advantage of it!

here is one more awesome drawing. I'm not sure what these creatures are..we couldn't figure it out...but they sure were cute!
I forgot to take photos of the other drawings..still getting used to having a blog!

I have exciting news!! Humblebee Art Classes are now at TWO NEW LOCATIONS: St. Timothy's and Henderson Mill Elementary!! I have been trying half-heartedly to get into another elementary school for years and years. Its amazing what will happen if you actually put some time and energy into it. I am particularly excited about Henderson Mill, because this is Mrs. Kramer's other school. We will be working in the same room in both locations! She is very generous, kind, and supportive of me, and its very nice to be able to share her room.
More news: Humblebee Portfolio Folders have arrived, and I have distributed them to most students. I ran short at school, so will bring more in Monday if you still did not receive one.
Also, we now have a Saturday crochet/knitting class at my house. It begins this Saturday...
Here are a few of the lovely drawings we did this week....