Kindergarten
Kindergarteners decorated wreath ornaments this week, along with creating 2-D "Gingerbread" houses with patterns and a touch of white paint for frosting. Next, students began learning about texture. Check back soon to read about our Texture Puppies and see photos of these projects (and the Primary and Secondary Colored Fish from earlier this trimester)!
In the meantime, check our our holiday door decoration created through the collaboration and creativity of Spanish teacher Mrs. Garces and kindergarten students!
1st Grade
First Graders will soon be finishing the "Indian Paintbrush" cardboard stamp painting to tie into their recent field trip and learning experiences in their classroom. Their paintings are looking beautiful so far!
2nd Grade
Second Graders finished up their Eric Carle-style turkeys (check back soon for photos) and will soon be completing their Christmas ornaments!
3rd Grade
Third grade created Thanksgiving Cornucopia Mosaics inspired by the colorful artwork by Henri Matisse and our bountiful holiday. Take a look at a few examples!
4th Grade
After careful observation of the proportions of a face, students created sketches of saints to warm up for their Stained Glass Saint Portraits, which they completed this week! Check back soon for photo updates. Great work, 4th Grade!
5th Grade
Fifth graders worked on 3-D Snow Globes featuring the literature of Charles Dickens in
The Christmas Carol. Students did a wonderful job creating renderings and painting found objects to portray this story, which is the subject of an entire unit in 5th Grade! See photos below, along with recently completed Stained Glass Leaves.
6th Grade
Sixth Graders learned about Op Art, a stylistic approach to art that creates the illusion of movement to the eye. Op Art is an excellent way to study rhythm, or artistic repetition to create movement. (We also contrasted Op Art with Optical Illusions, which often feature fun plays on positive and negative space.) Students began using techniques of Op Art to create not only rhythm but also the illusion of volume on a Christmas tree drawing in complementary colors. Lastly, students painted rhythmic falling snow in white paint on the construction paper background. Check back soon for finished artworks!
Sixth and Seventh grades alike contributed to our door decoration in the holiday competition. Great work sketching by student Bela and lovely painting by all!
7th Grade
Seventh Graders began painting their papier-mâché "Heartbeat of Mother Earth" drums in fine-tipped brushes after observing various examples of pattern in Native American art. Students worked in festive, complementary Christmas colors with a dash of white for contrast. We will put the finishing touches on next week and make these drums into ornaments as keepsakes!
8th Grade
Eighth graders continued to work on their recent 3-D form project, using problem-solving skills to determine the best objects to use and how to connect them securely in this large papier-mâché creation. Good work, 8th Grade! Soon, we will apply our understanding of unity and emphasis in painting to make this special project a unique and memorable contribution to our school community!
Have a great weekend!
