JumpstART at Casey is. . .

Writing and imagining our futures. . .

Teachers working with artists, artists working with teachers. . .

Listening to music. . .

Researching the past. . .

Creating together. . .

Reflecting alone. . .

Interacting with artists, albums, magazines, books, canvasses, paints, glue, brushes, thoughts, paper, instruments, cameras, mosaic tiles and mirrors, pencils, scissors, photos, dreams, history, and each other. . .

Concentrating. . .

Artists learning with students, students learning with artists. . .

Making community and having some fun along the way.

The following slide-show includes every photo (330!) that I took during JumpstART and photos taken by Bonnie Bowley and my daughter on the field trip to Farish Street and downtown Jackson. There is also a short video at the beginning of the slide show. During the video, you can hear music in the background from Mrs. Wilson's room. The photos are in reverse order from latest taken to oldest.

Friday, March 13, 2009, was the last day that Mr. Miles and Mr. Jones worked with third grade students and teachers at Casey. Their JumpstART Project will be presented at the March 26th PTA meeting. A special meeting for third grade parents will start at 5:30 pm. The PTA program about JumpstART and dramatic interpretations about the city of Jackson directed by Mr. Howell will begin at 6:30 pm. Will you join us?

Posters for Dance Performance

These artistic posters were made by fourth grade students to advertise their dance performance at the PTA meeting on Thursday, February 19, 2009. By all accounts, the hard work of the fourth grade students and their dance instructor, Maliaka Quarterman, was on full display. The fourth graders had been studying dance since November. They focused on the lives and work of African American choreographers Alvin Ailey and Michael Peters. It was a performance not to be missed.

Did you the see the amazing, fourth grade students? Do you have anything to share about what you saw?

If you are a parent of a fourth grader, was your child excited about this project? What did he/she think and learn?

Please, comment below!