Arts Week at MS 131

03 Jun 2010, 1:11 PM by Lisa LH, Middle School

This week is Arts Week at MS 131 in Chinatown!  Students from Urban Arts Partnership classes are teaching peers what they've learned this year through their arts projects.

Animals in the Rainforest

17 Jan 2009, 12:51 AM by UrbanArtsAdmin, Middle School

We have been learning about animals in the rainforests of the world.  We researched different rainforests and found animals that we are now drawing on murals in their natural environment.  We have learned all sorts of fun facts.

Did you know...

Some Gorillas live in the Congo.  98-99% of their DNA is exactly like humans!

Red-bellied Piranhas can be found in the Amazon River Basin.  They are known as the most ferocious of the freshwater fish.

Poison Dart Frogs can be found in tropical rainforests around the world.  Unlike most frogs, Poison Dart Frogs are diurnal rather than nocturnal.  This means that they are awake during the day when most frogs are sleeping!

Toucans can also be found in tropical rainforests.  In large species, their very colorful bills are half the size of their entire body!

The Anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake.  They are one of the largest snakes in the world!

Bengal tigers live in tropical rainforests in Asia.  They are solitary hunters.  There are only about 1,300-1,500 left in the wild in the Indian Subcontinent.

Here are some examples of our murals.  They are works in progress so we decided to take the pictures while we were working on them.  It's like you are in the studio with us!  We would love to hear what you think!

Science and Visual Arts-Who Are We?

13 Dec 2008, 12:50 AM by UrbanArtsAdmin, Middle School

Hello!  We are Ms. Takigayama's Science Class.  In our class this year, we are working with Eliza from Urban Arts.  For our first project, we are learning about different tropical rainforests throughout the world, from Madagascar to the Amazon! We are researching and then drawing the plants and animals that one would find in each rainforest.  Before we get to that though, we thought that we should tell you a little about ourselves.

1.     Joshua

2.     Fabulous, nice, nice dresser

3.     I’m fabulous because of me.  I love looking in the mirror.

1.     Bianca

2.     Puffy hair, friendly, I like to play handball

3.     I’m friendly because I’m funny and because I like to help people.

1.     Maranda

2.     Happy 24/7, I love ice-skating, I love singing

3.     My godfather taught me how to ice-skate.  When I went ice-skating on my cousin’s birthday and I fell!

1.     Amanda

2.     Basketball, dodgeball, skating

3.     I practice basketball all day.  I like to jump and float to the basket.

1.     Christopher

2.     Born in the US, half Puerto Rican, I’m the Vice President of MS 131

3.     I just found out this morning that I won the election.  I’m happy to make more changes for the school.

1.     Terrence

2.     Gamefreak, crazy, playful

3.     I have a lot of friends.  A lot of people know me.

1.     Guo Fu

2.     Smart, silly, funny

3.     I’m smart because I do well and I study.

1.     Chen Xin

2.     Funny, nice, playful

3.     There are so many games I love.  I play a lot of games.

1.     Victoria

2.     I like Iron Man, cars, and I like to be nice to everybody.

3.     It’s important to be nice.

1.     Sheldon

2.     Nice, funny, I love drawing

3.     I love drawing because I love doing art.  I want to be an artist.

1.     Wilson

2.     I’m funny, I like Jackie Chan, I’m good at doing dishes.

3.     Jackie Chan is so good at Kung Fu.  He’s my hero.