Throughout the spring semester, students in 1st through 8th grades were given the opportunity to create items out of clay. Some pieces were painted after the first firing, to be used as decorative pieces while others were glazed and then fired again allowing them to be functional pieces.
1st grade created clay necklaces of varying shapes and then painted them:
2nd grade made dinosaurs after learning about them in science:
3rd grade formed and painted pinch pots:
4th grade began with pinch pots, which they joined together to form rattles. They then painted them to make fun, creative creatures:
5th grade created decorative coil pots:
6th, 7th, and 8th grades tried their hands at functional pieces: mugs, bowls, spoons, a vase, and even a teapot:
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