*Special thank you to Mrs. Stevens for volunteering in our art room this week! We really enjoyed having you with us!*
Kindergarten
Only the Wednesday Kindergarten class met because of the shortened week, and we celebrated the upcoming Easter holiday by creating "crumple painting" Easter eggs. Students crumpled paper and applied watercolor before uncrumpling, recrumpling, and painting again until finished creating a colorful and textured work of art. Students then flipped the paper and traced the shape of Easter eggs of various sizes. Next, students cut out the eggs as well as strips of green paper to create a grass base on which their Easter eggs rested -- perfect for an Easter egg hunt. Great work, Kindergarten!
First Grade
First grade finished their mouse puppets related to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Students cut and pasted the heads of their mce first, and then they added other details to personalize their mice. These puppets were a great deal of fun -- have your student share this wonderful story with you!
Second Grade
Second graders chose a frame from their storyboard to illustrate or created a new illustration related to their fractured fairy tales in writing workshop this week. Students examined a video of a children's book illustrator at work to observe the process before creating their own. It is great for us to use our art to support our writing!
Third Grade
Third graders learned about glass artist Don Chihuly before creating Chihuly-style bowls with coffee filters. This was a fun process that tied into our science knowledge of states of matter, as glass artists melt the solid glass into liquid to form their artwork. Then, they let it cool into a stunning bowl, sculpture, or more! Students drew on coffee filters, sprayed them with water to let the color run, and finally placed them over cups that they covered in spray starch. The starch solidified our artwork into "bowls" that we will take home next time. Great work, 3rd grade!
Fourth Grade
Fourth graders concluded their folk art cityscapes or participated in early finisher activities. Many students elected to create "crumple paper" paintings that will form the base of our new art bulletin board -- check back next week to see the finished work complete with a special quotation about the importance of having a positive attitude.
Fifth Grade
Fifth graders had a minilesson in the proper application of watercolor before continuing their landscapes inspired by Early American Artists. We will spend one more week on this activity.
Sixth Grade
Having concluded their mixed media self-portraits, students were ready to learn about the process of art critique! After a discussion about purposeful criticism rather than offensive criticism, students were ready to begin. First, students described what they saw, avoiding any opinions or interpretations -- simply sticking to the observable facts. Then, students analyzed how parts worked together or emphasized one another. Next, students were ready to interpret meaning or emotion from artworks. Finally, students judged what was effective or ineffective and discussed where the artwork could best be displayed. We related art criticism both to modern masters and to our own work. Great work, 6th grade!
Seventh Grade
Seventh grade had a "crazy salad" art day, choosing their own seats and also choosing their activity after a minilesson and analysis of contemporary artist Frank Bear. Students finished their Chuck Close portraits, created new drawings inspired by Frank Bear, added to our "crumple paper" bulletin board, finished last week's early finisher activity, or free drew. Some students even continued our "Starry Night over Chicago" painting!
Eighth Grade
Eighth grade concluded their Careers in the Arts presentations and moved onto Film Study. After a short lesson reviewing concepts of cinematography students learned last year, students watched clips of "Food, Inc." to tie into their learning in Language Arts, in which students read the book Omnivore's Dilemma. Students responded to Language Arts questions and also noticed types of shots and angles used in filming. Next week, students will reflect upon the bigger picture of how arts such as films help us to explore contemporary issues and make a statement of opinion related to culture at large.
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