Friday, October 24, 2008

BEING 10

After Placid camp I worked with a class at New Hingham Elementary for a week. My trusty flip and I were welcomed into Mrs. Whitcomb's 4th grade classroom (thanks Mom!) with open arms!

The kids were required to do a technology project and man did they run with it! Upon my arrival they had sets, props, scenes and details right down to the smallest thing, already worked out. It must have taken some serious planning to have that all ready for my arrival. It is not an easy feat to take 18 kids, two plots and 4 partial days to come up with a movie. Any work they did prior to my visit was vital.

The 4th graders were driven and stayed focused. Proof that regardless of how big the task or how many obstacles stand in your way, if you work hard and work together, great things happen! I must add that many hours of work were put in after the school-bell rang. Thanks for giving me a hand on the back-end Mom! She stayed up past 11pm every night planning, editing, making sure everyone was in pictures and well represented in the video, burning DVDs and doing all of the thankless work that is necessary of any teacher. So here is one, at least - THANKS!!!!

The following are the videos that were made by the 4th graders. Stay tuned at the end for an inked up slide show (thanks ITA for the tattoos!!!) ENJOY!

0:00 - The Troll's Adventure (outdoor group's movie)
1:46 - Troll Invaders (indoor group's movie)
3:12 - The Process slide show
5:59 - Tattoo slide show