The Saginaw Art Museum

Wednesday, November 12 parents drove us to the newly remodeled Saginaw Art Museum.  We toured rooms that had once been part of the Ring family mansion (including finding a hidden door!), and also the modern new addition.  We were amazed at the size of some of the paintings and sculptures and briefly toured the temporary display of WWI posters.  Afterwards our guide led us to the art classroom where we used watercolors to paint whatever each third grade artist chose.  Lastly, we enjoyed the formal gardens attached to the back of the former home.  Thanks to Jada's mom, Mary Parks for the attached photos.

STEAM

Have you heard of STEM?  STEAM is similar and stands for lessons that encompass Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.  On Reformation Day/Halloween we used M and Ms for a lesson if this type.  Did you know that the red dye used to make M and Ms is more expensive than other dyes?  Rare is the package of M and Ms that has more red than any other color.  We also found out that each small package doesn't always have the same amount of M and Ms.  Graphing helps us look at the data.  To include art we planned an arrangement of our candies and then placed them carefully in water.  The color gradually floated off, creating wonderful, but temporary images.  The second packet of candies was tasty too!