Please let us know that you have joined us in The Plarn Project. You can do this by posting a comment to the blog or emailing us at plarnproject@gmail.com. If you send us pictures of your plarn, we will post them to the blog and start a list of participants.
Plarn on!
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Hey Jennifer, we met at NAEA, my kids did some plarning and loved it. They thought it was the best!! I will be sending them soon.
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ReplyDeleteSo glad you and your students could join in the fun! We will posting pictures and sending them out to all who provide us with contact info after the show.
Jen and Nat
I am an art teacher at a school for students with special needs. We are participating and my students are having loads of fun cutting up the bags and making them into plarn balls. Thanks for the opportunity. Angela Janick
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Camelot School, Dekalb, Il.
Angela and Students:
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the plarn project. So glad that you are participating and having fun. If you get a chance to send us pictures of your plarn, we will post it on the site. Keep up the great work!
Jen and Nat
hello miss jennifer and nathananiel. we are setting aside tomorrow (monday; 5/4 and tuesday 5/5 to launch our full court press "plarn day". we have been collecting bags and strategizing as to best technique--geez the kids are competitive! we notice our fingers get a "gooey" feeling after a bit. one thing we noticed is how focused we have to be . . . very quiet in the classroom. we have been listening to music as we plarn. thanks for the opportunity.
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oops! sorry mr. hein for mispelling your name. it's all the goo from the plastic bags . . .
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Mr.Casey and 6th Grade Plarning Crew:
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you as part of the project. Nathaniel will be arriving in New York on Sunday, May 10th to start installing the work. We will be posting pictures of the process when we are done. If you have any pictures of the work you are doing, send them to us and we will post them as well. Also, you should stay tuned as there will be a part 2 to the Plarn Project. By the way, what is the best music to plarn to?
Plarn on,
Nathaniel and Jennifer
Hey guys,
ReplyDeleteWe mailed out 66 balls today. My 2nd through 5th grade art classes all worked together on this project. They really got into it. My kids had a blast.
By the way, we plarned to Beethoven.
Grace Rodich
St. Patrick Catholic School
Memphis, TN
Grace and Students at St. Patrick Catholic School:
ReplyDeleteSo glad that you joined the project. We will be excited to see the plarn balls that you have sent to NY. Remember to check back here for updates, and photos. Also, there will be a part 2 to the project we may need you help again.
Beethoven is a great selection for plarning.
Jennifer and Nathaniel
We are plarning away in Memphis!!! We will send them out on 5/7 via FedEx. My 3rd-5th grade Art students love this!! We may even have our own display after we send the ones to you! Can't wait to see the installation!!
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Shady Grove Elementary
Memphis, TN
We did the adult ed version of plarning to classic rock. What a great way to rid ourselves of all those plastic bags...Plarn ahead!
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Welcome to the project Shady Grove Elementary!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear that the 3rd through 5th grade students are so involved. Please let us know if you have your own display, as we would love to come and see it. It would be like Christo and Jeanne Claude's Umbrellas with similar installations in two different locations. Look for pictures around the 18th of May.
Plarn on!
Nathaniel and Jennifer
LG and DG:
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that the adult ed demographic is being represented. Keep the classic rock goin' and the plarn a rollin'.
Nathaniel and Jennifer
May 5, 2009
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& Sixth Grade Plarners
West Point Elementary School
West Point, CA 95255
Hello Jennifer and Nathaniel,
Here is the sum product of our efforts. We were disappointed we couldn’t plarn more, but we ran outta bags! We noted how the plastic bags are everywhere you don’t want them, but not handy when we need ‘em. Bags were in short supply despite our pleas to family and coworkers. We were willing in spirit but lacking in materials. We imagined plarning a truckload with the bags we had, but alas a small box is what we wound up with. Interesting experience. We also went to a website and watched the number of bags being consumed by the second worldwide –very impressive in a scary way. I’m sure the students—myself included—will never look at a plastic bag in quite the same way. Thanks again for letting us in on the project.
Mr. Casey and 6th grade plarning crew
ps. The Pirates of the Carribean soundtrack was the background work music of choice--our school band's favorite.
Jennifer and Nathaniel-
ReplyDelete100 plarn balls (using 598 bags) will be headed to NY tomorrow!!
I took some pictures...how do you post them???
D. Hawkins :)
Mr Casey and 6th Grade Plarners of West Point,
ReplyDeleteYour efforts are to be commended! Nathaniel and I are glad that you were able to learn about this particular side effect of consumerism that results in a great cost to our environment. We will proudly display the plarn you have made. Please remember to stay tuned for a part 2 of the project.
Nathaniel and I will also have to try plarning to the Pirates of Carribean soundtrack. It sounds like an adventure.
All the best and check back soon!
Nat and Jen
Dear D. Hawkins and Shady Grove Elementary;
ReplyDelete100 plarn balls, wow! That is wonderful. Can't wait to see them. In order to post the pictures, just send them as attachments to plarnproject@gmail.com and I will post them to the blog. If they have pictures of students included, please make sure that we have permission to post.
Thanks for all your hard work. Check back soon.
Nat and Jen
My plarn balls should have arrived yesterday according to the ups website. I wanted to know how we can view the installation on May 15th. Will there be a live showing on the web or on U Tube? Please, let me know my students are very excited!!
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Angela Janick
Camelot School
Dekalb, Il