She produced a whole little booklet of heart art. Here is the cover. She used oil pastels, watercolors, and a little charcoal in this series.
And here's a red-black contrast.
Rainbow hearts
LOVE BUGS: We got our sugar on in a big way this morning, leading a class of 24 third graders in the construction of love bug cookies!
Yesterday we baked a couple dozen heart shaped cookies and made lots and lots o' red and black fondant. Today, CJ, Annabelle and I headed down to Rick's class and those kids dove into the project with abandon!
One student went for a scary look ...
We had some leftovers, so I whipped up a few hearts of my own this afternoon.
MARS CARD: Not sure what to send to that special someone for Valentine's Day? NASA has you covered - send them a Mars card?
Simply go to this Web site, http://mars.nasa.gov/free-holiday-ecard/love-valentine/#Send-A-Card, and pick the one that's perfect for you and yours!
I thought this one was super cute ...
YESTERDAY ONCE MORE: Once upon a time, CJ and Annabelle used to hang out in an online world called Toontown. A Disney product, in this virtual town you can play games, make friends, take on challenges, solve puzzles and more.
However, Toontown Online went offline in September of 2013. With its demise, CJ's character, Supersnappy Wondersnout, and Annabelle's persona, Periwinkle Sparklepants, ceased to exist, as well.
But imagine the surprise and delight today, when CJ discovered some fans of the site have resurrected it. The games and characters can live on under the umbrella of Toontown Rewritten! Hopefully, Disney doesn't mind this non-profit tribute site and allows it to stay up.
AMADEUS: We are one lecture away from wrapping up week five our of classical music class. This week's lectures have featured lots of information about Mozart. I'll let the kids share some of what they've learned.
CJ goes first ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an iconic Austrian composer and writer who was born in 1756 and died in 1791. Mozart was known for his symphonies (the first of which he wrote at age 8) and even some operas (the first of which he wrote at age 12), and frequently performed in different concertos. Some of the most popular of those concertos are the Piano Concerto in D Minor and the Little Night Music.
Over time, Mozart played for many different European kings, most of which were amazed by Mozart's wonderful piano skills. Mozart's three most famous operas out of the many he composed are Le nozze di Figaro (or The Wedding of Figaro), Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute.
Overall, Mozart went down as one of the most famous (if not THE most famous) of all time with a legacy that lasts to this very day.
And Annabelle weighs in ...
Mozart has many great songs, symphonies, and operas, but the 3 I will talk about are the "Piano Concerto in D Minor," "Don Giovanni" and "The Requiem". First, I'll start with the Piano Concerto. The concerto is in D minor, which was widely regarded as the devil's key back in Mozart's time. In fact, all of the music I will be talking about is in D minor. This D minor piano concerto is one of the 23 that he wrote!
Don Giovanni is the story of a villain who steals women on a 'conquest'. One woman manages to get away and calls her father for help. her father and Don Giovanni then have a duel. The sword fight music has scales going up to build tension and a dominant chord for the final strike. Afterwards they sing a song about death and victory at the same time, overlapping voices, which I thought sounded very good.
The Requiem was written as Mozart was dying. When Mozart died, he passed on the responsibility of finishing it to a man named Süssmayr. The requiem is a more famous song, used for ads on TV and such. The Requiem actually switches between minor and major at some points.
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