Art agenda for the week of 9/27 – 10/1

Art agenda for the week of 9/27 – 10/1

PRE SCHOOL FULL DAY 4’S- WILL BE READING ANOTHER ERIC CARLE BOOK AND MAKING A GROUCHY LADYBUG.

KINDERGARTEN- WILL BE WORKING ON GIANT PUMPKIN PAINTINGS AND SCARECROW PICTURES

1^ST GRADE- IS STUDYING THE ARTIST GEORGIA O’KEEFFE. WE WILL CONTINUE WORK ON FLORAL WATERCOLORPAINTINGS

2^ND GRADE- WILL BE CREATING A “COAT OF ARMS” TO REPRESENT EACH STUDENTS.

2^ND /3^RD GRADE- SAME AS GRADES 2 AND 3

3^RD GRADE –WE ARE CONTINUING WORK ON AN INDIAN CORN SOFT SCULPTURE AND WILL BE STARTING A LEAF PRINTING PROJECT.

4^TH GRADE- WILL BE LEARING ABOUT THE MEXICAN CELEBRATION- “DAY OF THE DEAD” AND WILL CONTINUE MAKING COLORFUL COLLAGES HONORING ANCESTORS.

4/5^TH GRADE- 4^TH GRADERS ARE DOING THE SAME AS 4^TH GRADE ABOVE AND 5^TH GRADERS WILL BE DOING THE SAME PROJECT AS 5^TH GRADE BELOW. 5^TH GRADE ONLY- PLEASE SEND IN $1.10 AND A FIST SIZE ROCK IF YOU HAVEN’T DONE SO YET.

5^TH GRADE- IF YOUR CHILD HAS NOT YET BROUGHT IN A ROCK, PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND ONE IN A.S.A.P. 5^TH GRADE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MEXICAN CELEBRATION- “DAY OF THE DEAD”. STUDENTS ARE STARTING THE LONG PROCESS OF REVERSE GLASS PAINTING  A FUN SKULL IN THE MEXICAN TRADITION.

MIDDLE SCHOOL 6/7 AND 7- PLEASE BE SURE YOU CHILD IS AT SCHOOL FOR SPECIALS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.  WE HAVE LONG CLASSES BUT FEWER SESSIONS AND ABSENCE REALLY MAKES IT HARD TO STAY ON TASK. WE ARE WORKING ON A SELF-PORTRAIT PAPER MACHE’ COLLAGE PROJECT. THIS SESSION WILL END ON 9-27 OR 9-28. THERE WILL BE OPEN STUDIO IN THE ART ROOM MONDAY 9/27, WEDNESDAY 9/29 ANDTHURSDAY 9/30 FROM 2:40-3:30 FOR STUDENTS NEEDING EXTRA TIME TO FINISH PROJECTS. CARTOONS ARE ALSO DUE ON THURSDAY, 9/30.