The end of the road.

Two days before school ended our maintenance man hung each mosaic in it's final location. Millers mosaic was the one with the clock and was hung outside on the wall just outside the school entrance. It's visible to everyone who comes to the school. In the few days that it was up several students stopped to look and some were heard saying " I put those pieces there." or "That's the part I worked on." I think it's appropriate that it welcomes students into the school.

The second mosaic was hung in the Placentino hallway just outside of the office in a place where it's passed by everyday by lots of students going back and forth between class, lunch, or the library. It looks really wonderful hanging on the wall where our younger students can see the image.

The third mosaic hangs as it should in the library. It's the one that depicts the books and all the stories we enjoy reading.

It has been a pleasure working with the students and teachers creating these wonderful mosaics. When I originally wrote the grant, I had never, ever done a mosaic before. I knew the concept and how it worked,-but I had never tried doing one. In fact I thought they seemed a bit tedious to put together. The grant allowed me to study with a woman who was exceptional in mosaic-making and who passed on her expertise with ease. She also provided me with information on how to work with the students.  It is largely because of her expertise that this project was successful.
The support I received from the Holliston Education Foundations was also wonderful. I am very grateful the members of the Foundation thought enough of this project to give it a try. The parent volunteers who joined me also were so incredibly helpful. I couldn't have done it without them.
I would also like to thank the lumber yard that donated the wood and the vocational students that made the frames.  But most of all I want to thank the third, fourth and fifth graders who took to the project like ducks to water and showed an enthusiasm for trying something totally new and a willingness to learn along with me.