It's hard to believe that September is already coming to an end. We are continuing to have fun in the art room, though I am learning that many of my students are very detailed and projects tend to take a little more time than one class period allows for. To accomodate this I am periodically having finish work days to allow time for students to work and complete projects. Those students who finish quicker are given an extra project they can work on in class.
This week all of my classes have finished their color wheels. We began working on creating comic strips. Students will take the primary elements that we have been talking about such as line, shape, color and use them to tell a story in 6 panels. Most of the students have enjoyed this and have been very creative with both their characters and their comic strip situations. There are a few who are still working on their comic strips, but by next week they should all be completed.
6th grade students have also been given a little extra time to continue to work on their scratch art projects as well. These are looking amazing! I hope to find a way to display them all for you to see.
5th grade had their final Kids in Nature field trip this week and hiked the Timpanogos Cave Trail. I was lucky and got to go with them. While I was the very last up the trail, and the very last down the trail it was an amazing experience to get to go with them.
Next week we will have some extra class time to finish projects and begin working on a new collage art project. This will be the first time we've worked with something other than colored pencils and crayons. This project will take us through this week and next and lead us right into preparing for painting right after Fall Break.
Also next week is SEPs. All grades for completed work will be in Skyward by Tuesday. I will be available on both days during SEP hours if you would like to stop by and see what your child has been working on in art class or if you have any questions.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Week of September 18th to 21st
We're moving right along in art class. This week our 4th graders continued work on their color wheels, and also did a simple line art worksheet. 5th graders worked on finishing their Patriot Day drawings and completing their color wheels. 6th graders also worked on completing their color wheels and got to do a fun scratch art project on Friday while the 5th graders were on a field trip to Utah Lake.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Week of Sept. 11th thru 14th
This week seemed to speed right past! We started off the week with Patriot Day on September 11th. Tuesdays are when my 5th grade classes are with me, so we took the opportunity to talk about and remember the events of September 11th as well as discuss other ideas that remind them about being a Patriot.
Instead of moving on to a new art concept, students had the opportunity to use their drawing talents to create a picture of what they thought was important or memorable about being a Patriot. These pictures include images of our flag, our service men and women, as well as memorable events of September 11th. All of these drawings will be hung in areas of the school as they are finished. Quite a few of them are already on display in the Art Case across from the Patriot Wall. If you have the opportunity to be in the school take a moment to look at the great works our students are creating.
The rest of our week was busy as well. With the 4th and 5th grade going on field trips and the Walk-A-Thon on Friday.
In the time we did have we focused this week on COLOR, one of the 7 primary elements of art. Each of the students worked to create a complete color wheel. We have also been working on a few additional routines in the classroom to help us when we begin messier art projects. These new routines should also help us to move between classrooms quicker and quieter as well.
Instead of moving on to a new art concept, students had the opportunity to use their drawing talents to create a picture of what they thought was important or memorable about being a Patriot. These pictures include images of our flag, our service men and women, as well as memorable events of September 11th. All of these drawings will be hung in areas of the school as they are finished. Quite a few of them are already on display in the Art Case across from the Patriot Wall. If you have the opportunity to be in the school take a moment to look at the great works our students are creating.
The rest of our week was busy as well. With the 4th and 5th grade going on field trips and the Walk-A-Thon on Friday.
In the time we did have we focused this week on COLOR, one of the 7 primary elements of art. Each of the students worked to create a complete color wheel. We have also been working on a few additional routines in the classroom to help us when we begin messier art projects. These new routines should also help us to move between classrooms quicker and quieter as well.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Art Case
Mr. Rencher has suggested, and I am excited to follow-through with, using one of our front entry display cabinets to highlight the creativity and successes of our students.
In an effort to do this, we have designated the cabinet formerly used to display reading prizes as and Art Case. This is the case directly across the hall from the Patriotic Displays. This case will allow us space to highlight the masterpieces created by our students. The plan is to highlight one grade per month with an extra month being focused on our PTA Reflections Program winners as well.
To start off, the 5th grade students have all created drawing commemorating Patriot Day and the ideas that symbolize patriotism to them. Some of these drawings are in remembrance of September 11th. Others show more universal symbols such as our country flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and others.
I am excited to see and share the artwork of our students throughout the year. I hope you'll take the time to see what they are doing as well.
In an effort to do this, we have designated the cabinet formerly used to display reading prizes as and Art Case. This is the case directly across the hall from the Patriotic Displays. This case will allow us space to highlight the masterpieces created by our students. The plan is to highlight one grade per month with an extra month being focused on our PTA Reflections Program winners as well.
To start off, the 5th grade students have all created drawing commemorating Patriot Day and the ideas that symbolize patriotism to them. Some of these drawings are in remembrance of September 11th. Others show more universal symbols such as our country flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, and others.
I am excited to see and share the artwork of our students throughout the year. I hope you'll take the time to see what they are doing as well.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Week of Sept. 4th to 7th
This week was pretty busy for my classes. They all worked hard on completing their portfolios, and the last day of in class time devoted to them was Friday. Just about everyone is finished with them now, but for those that still have a bit to do they will be allowed to work on them as they finish other projects this next week.
Our classes also participated in the school wide read-a-thon on Wednesday and watched Chopper 5 land at our school. It was an exciting day and I hope it made an impact for them as much as it did for me. I took the opportunity to let them have a break from doing art and we read a choose your own adventure style book that day. It was fun to see the many options they could choose and how it would effect the story.
I was also able to go with the 5th grade classes to Thanksgiving Point and Hutchings Museum. It was quite a full day of learning so many new things. What a great way to see "art" in a different sense as we looked at all of the antiques and craftmanship of early settlers to Utah. Hopefully while learning and visiting they were able to notice these things as well. From quilts to clothing to needlepoint these are all types of art that can still be valued as important types of art skills.
This next week we'll begin reviewing the primary elements and principles of art and then beginning our next project. I hope we can get into a good working routine as classes so that we can soon begin our first painting project for the year. The timing of beginning that project will depend a lot on how the classes do in focusing and using time wisely.
Also, just as a note to parents and students: I love to see work your students do outside of class. If there is anything they want to share with me they can bring it in or even bring in a picture of it. It's great to see how creative they are. In fact, the PTA just announced the Reflections program for this year. This is a great way for students to express their artistic talents. The theme this year is "The Magic of a Moment..." and they can enter in a variety of categories. Art categories include: Visual Art, Photography, and 3-D art. I encourage any of my students who enjoy being creative to consider making a project for the Reflections program.
I can still say that any day I get to go to school and do art with my "kids" is a great day. Thank you for letting me share part of their learning time together.
Our classes also participated in the school wide read-a-thon on Wednesday and watched Chopper 5 land at our school. It was an exciting day and I hope it made an impact for them as much as it did for me. I took the opportunity to let them have a break from doing art and we read a choose your own adventure style book that day. It was fun to see the many options they could choose and how it would effect the story.
I was also able to go with the 5th grade classes to Thanksgiving Point and Hutchings Museum. It was quite a full day of learning so many new things. What a great way to see "art" in a different sense as we looked at all of the antiques and craftmanship of early settlers to Utah. Hopefully while learning and visiting they were able to notice these things as well. From quilts to clothing to needlepoint these are all types of art that can still be valued as important types of art skills.
This next week we'll begin reviewing the primary elements and principles of art and then beginning our next project. I hope we can get into a good working routine as classes so that we can soon begin our first painting project for the year. The timing of beginning that project will depend a lot on how the classes do in focusing and using time wisely.
Also, just as a note to parents and students: I love to see work your students do outside of class. If there is anything they want to share with me they can bring it in or even bring in a picture of it. It's great to see how creative they are. In fact, the PTA just announced the Reflections program for this year. This is a great way for students to express their artistic talents. The theme this year is "The Magic of a Moment..." and they can enter in a variety of categories. Art categories include: Visual Art, Photography, and 3-D art. I encourage any of my students who enjoy being creative to consider making a project for the Reflections program.
I can still say that any day I get to go to school and do art with my "kids" is a great day. Thank you for letting me share part of their learning time together.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)