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MENTAL HEALTH

Creative Art

[[image - black & white photograph of pupils learning block printing]]

Block Printing

Many of us worked together to learn block printing. Florence Ivy's and Harold Jean Johnson's mothers sent old clean sheets to use. Lawrence Sherman and James Johnson brought papers and magazines for padding. Joseph Henderson, Paul Thomas and Ronald Parker made the designs and cut the linoleum blocks. One of the teachers Mr. Dabney, loaned us the glass for holding the ink. Robert Powell, Lorraine Nipper, Beverly Sewell, Joan Jone, and Wilson Garrett helped print the designs on the material.

Block printing may be done in several ways. Our class used linoleum blocks. The design is traced on blocks by using carbon paper. We have special tools to scoop out the part that is not printed.

Next a little ink is squeezed on the glass surface. Roll a brayer over the surface until it is covered with ink then roll over the linoleum several times. Press on the material. We are planning to make some useful things with our designs. 

H. B. Jackson, Teacher
Pupils of 5B Grade

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How We Made Our Farm

We have been talking and reading many stories about Farm Life in our classroom. One day we decided to make a farm.

First, we drew the pictures. We cut farm animals from heavy cardboard and painted them pretty, bright colors. Second, we drew the fences and cut them out. We made these fences stand up by tacking small blocks to the bottom rail. 

Next, we used old cardboard boxes for the house and a roof for the barn. Then we painted these buildings. We need a silo so this building was cut from white cardboard.

We made the hills behind the animals last of all. These hills were cut from purple paper. The trees were made from bright green paper with brown trunks. What fun we had making all these things.

We learned how to work together and share our materials. Now we know the polite way to carry on a conversation and other ways to share our information with other children.

Harriet Frazier,
Howard Shorter,
Walter Bell,
A. Roberts, Teacher

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"Fun Today With Clay"

Several months ago the 5B class, Room 310 started working in clay. The class brought papers, rags, cans, popsicle sticks, rolling pins and many household objects that they could use while working in clay.

Levet Brown, John Harrod, Wilbert Smith, Lawrence Thomas and James Fox are some of the people who are working in clay. Levet is making an elephant, John is making a bowl, Wilbert is making a flower pot, while Lawrence Thomas is making a lion. Most of the people think it is fun to work in clay. While some are working in clay, others are drawing sketches and designs for their ceramic work.

Here are some of the steps in working in clay. First you work the clay in your hands to get out of the air bubbles and any materials in the clay that will cause it to crack when placed in the kiln. Then you decide on your design. James Fox decided to make an ash tray. He took small strips of clay and started working from the bottom of his tray, placing one strip upon another. He used "slip" which is a mixture of clay and water as a "glue". This slip made the strips stick to the bottom of his tray and also made the strips stay in the right places.

When you are finished with this important part of the tray, you smooth it down with your fingers. You then allow it to dry and then bake in the kiln. 

Room 310 enjoyed working in clay and decided 

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