18 photos: Artful Learning at Hillside Elementary

Third grader Ava Logsdan, 9, reads "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third graders Josy Macias and Braden Reed work on their art project, which they created in the style of a book they recently read, "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle, at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader and birthday-girl Lillian Herteen poses for a photo at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Alex Chapman works on his art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Adrian Hart works on his art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Etha Debe gets ready to cut out a piece of his drawing he will use in his art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Kristen Haynes-Rivas holds up her art at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third graders Caden Barning and Reese Ryan work on their projects at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grade teacher Ms. Tobi Nearmyer pours out some glue at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Lillian Herteen has a little fun with the extra paper from her art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grade teacher Tobi Nearmyer (left) has a special helper for the day, her sister Tia Nearmyer, at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Tia Nearmyer helps Edgard Aguayo-Garcia with his art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Braden Reed talks with Teacher Assistant Kama Neuman about his art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Elicia McMaster, 9, works on her art project at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Tony Cooley, 9, asks "what are you doing?" at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014

Third grader Colton Kain points out " the longest word in the English language" from the book "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle, at Hillside Elementary on Friday , Dec. 19, 2014