Ms. Caramel's Class

And what a time it was! This was my first carnival at Cedar Grove and I have to say I was totally blown away by the splendor of the celebration. I was pleased to see a return to more traditional mas in the form of the Pierrot Grenade, Fancy Sailors, Indian Mas and Moko Jumbie. Congratulations to all the parents, teachers and students for a job well done. The students in particular were a great help in designing and helping me put up the 'decorations' around the school for the day. It was such a pity the the rain came down, but I don't think our spirits were dampened at all. The children of Upper KG made beautiful carnival 'banners' while the Grade 2 children made our smiling carnival mask and the Grade 1s made their own standards. The grade 4s made the carnival masks that adorned the 'calypso tent' and the grade 2's through 5's made the 'tube sculpture' Midnight Robber, Pierrot Grenade and Blue Devil.  I would have liked to have seen the children more involved in the making of their costumes, so hopefully next year this can be accomplished building on the example of the Grade 1 class who proved that they are more than capable. Good job Grade 1!

Up next is our Easter Bonnet competition. Again we are going green and using recycled materials to make our hats. Parents/ children are encouraged to start collecting materials that they think would make interesting additions to their 'hats'.  We would like to get away from all the store bought trappings, as there is so much that can be done with what we throw away.  Brian Mc Farlane put out a stunning band this year using 100% local and mostly recycled materials..this is what we want to encourage at our school.

This week we will be wrapping up our 'Bottle People of the World" project, so I'd like to remind all students to research their costumes and country flags and come prepared to finish up your bottle person.

I would also like to give a special mention to our new computer teacher Miss Rambaran who has been working in conjunction with the Art Room to help the students learn 'digital art' - I am sure you will be pleased to see their efforts at the end of term.

I am still hoping to encourage more parents,relatives and students to visit this site on a more regular basis. If any of you have suggestions on ways I can do this or on segments you'd like to see included please let me know. My email address is caramelart@gmail.com

Thanks and happy painting!