Friday Summit and a Visit From Cezanne
/The Sea Lions have been preparing for the ELC’s first all-school meeting, called Friday Summit. The Summit is a chance for our entire school to gather together weekly and share in meditation, song and joy! The Sea Lions will hold an extra special role in the event as leaders of the school. To prepare, we worked together to make a beautiful welcome banner in the style of impressionist Paul Cezanne. The banner features the summit of Mount Hood and is reminiscent of Cezanne’s Mont Sainte-Victoire. We spent time practicing our new Summit Meditation (a call and response) led by our 4th grade students and supported by our 3rd grade students. One of our 4th grade students led the entire school in our Sea Lion Land Acknowledgement, speaking clearly and confidently about why the acknowledgement is important and expertly conveying the meaning and reverence behind it. The event was a smashing success and we’re looking forward to the next one!
The Sea Lions were also lucky enough to be visited by artist (and Sea Lion grandma) Ms. Betsy. She visited our room in character as Paul Cezanne. The students learned about the life and art of this amazing French painter. We plan to complete an impressionist art project in the coming weeks and Ms. Betsy gave us plenty of inspiration!
We also has a visit from Pacific’s School of Optometry. Dr Mari and Dr. Aaron talked to us about the eye and how messages travel from the optic nerve to our brain. We had lots of chances to do some perspective-taking as we looked at some pretty fantastic optical illusions together.
And of course, we’re also busy doing lots of writing, reading and math together. What a great second full week of school!
