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A Favorite Teacher
by Aimee
5th Grade
Aimee choose to paint her teacher, Ms. McDougal , as
a child. Aimee interviewed Ms. McDougal about her favorite subjects and
painted this portrait from a childhood photograph.
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Fire
Dragon
by Anthony
3rd Grade
Anthony designed and painted this expressionistic fire-breathing
dragon and warrior full of color and movement as his icon.
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Play Sports!
by Colleen
4th grade
Colleen honored her favorite sport, socceer,
and painted a tribute to Sports for Kids to encourage participation
in team sports.
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Happy Fairy
by Eliza
3rd Grade
Eliza first started this painting of her friend Maya. Somewhere in
the process, Maya sprouted wings and became a fairy.
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Sunrise Cat in the Sky
by Emma
5th Grade
Emma's painting reminds me of the circle of life, a cat
suspended between two flowers, with the birds above and fish below. |
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To Louise
by Marta
3rd Grade
Marta painted this portrait to
honor Louise Rosenkrantz, her kindergarten/1st grade teacher, who retired
this year from many years of service with the BUSD. |
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Tree of Life
Rachel
4th Grade
Rachel, I believe, painted this tree in memory of the huge elm tree
that graced the Malcolm X playground for decades and was cut down two years
ago due to Dutch Elm disease. A child's hand is reaching up towards the
animals resting in the tree's limbs.
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Flight of the Phoenix
by William & Joseph
3rd Grade
This picture is from the viewpoint of the mighty firebird spreading
it's wings in flight high above the mountains and forests below.
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