This week, the kids looked through all of their artworks for the Junior Duck Stamp contest. They have created quite a portfolio - works done in pencil, colored pencil, watercolor, oil pastels, cut paper and tempera paint. From this collection, each student chose their 2 best artworks. The one they considered their VERY best was sent into Mass Wildlife for the official contest. Their second best picture has been displayed in the hallway for our own in-house Lilja Duck Stamp Contest.
Each artwork will have a number (no names) so that our in-house judges can give an unbiased decision about which artwork in each class they would merit with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and honorable mention awards. Our special judges include our principal, vice-principal, office staff, our nurse, our specialist teachers, our custodians and other professionals in the building who know our kids. They will be given ballots on the Monday after vacation and asked to return their recommendations for which artworks stand out.
We don’t know who will win, but are excited for ourselves and our classmates at the possibilities! It is a great growth opportunity for kids to learn how to be gracious in congratulating someone who wins and also be compassionate in comforting those whose works are not selected. Learning to be happy for someone who wins can be the best way to defuse our own feelings of disappointment when we, ourselves, do not win.
Check out the works below and ask your child which is theirs!
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