Step Right Up! The whole school spent this fall learning about the circus. We read books like, You See a Circus, I see….” by Mike Downs, Peter Spier’s Circus, Circus by Lois Ehlert, Sandy’s Circus, The Giant of Seville and The World’s Greatest Elephant. The younger children watched an episode of Mr. Rogers: A day at the Circus. Then all the children created 2-dimensional piece of art of a circus act using colored paper. Then we turned our attention to creating a 3 dimensional piece of art, inspired by video of Alexander Calder performing his amazing circus. After generating a list of materials Calder used, and brainstorming possible acts, the children went to work armed with cork, wire, cardboard and so much more.  The New School Famous Circus will perform in front of parents later in the year.