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A Creative Start to 2019!

After 3 weeks away for the holidays, we were able to start 2019 with a great event.   Our 4th and 5th grade students were invited to spend the day at New Tech High School for a joint project sponsored by Adobe software.  The high school students worked with our kids to design an art piece to be used at the upcoming display for the Napa Lantern Parade (Friday, Jan. 18).  Our students were able to document the process using their brand new 1:1 iPads (courtesy of our magnet grant).   Our hosts at New Tech planned a busy day of collaboration and creativity.  It's always amazing to see what kids can come up with when we get out of their way and let them use their skills and talents to create.  The high school students were patient and encouraging with their elementary buddies and allowed them to use their ideas to add to the project. Our students took pictures and video to tell their "story" of the day using Adobe spark software.  This was a great opportunit