March 8-12 Parent-teacher conference week
March 12 No school
March 17 Art Adventures 3rd grade
Happy St. Patrick's Day
March 23 Art Adventures 3rd grade
March 24 Art Adventures 3rd grade
March 26 Spring Break Begins
1st Grade- Modern Mona Lisa: We will begin learning about the artist Leonardo Da Vinci and his famous painting, Mona Lisa. We will continue by sketching the face.
2nd Grade- Faith Ringgold Story Quilts: We begin learning about the African American female artist, Faith Ringgold. We will explore her experience with her story quilts!
3rd Grade- Matisse Goldfish: We will begin learning about Henri Matisse and his Goldfish painting. Students will begin painting their own Goldfish painting.
4th Grade- Guatemalan Weaving : Students will begin studying Guatemala and their textile art. Students are warping thier looms and learning the weaving technique of tabby.
5th Grade-DaVinci 's Zoomorphic self portraits:Students will be learning about the artist Leonardo DaVinci and his theories of an Ideal Face. Students will use those theories to create their own self portrait with an animal twist!
Art Folder 17:
Directions: Complete the following questions below in at least 3 complete sentences.
Michelangelo Buonarroti said he painted his masterpiece "with his beard turned up to heaven."
From 1508 to 1512, he spent almost every day 60 feet up in ther air with his head bent backward, painting Old Testament scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
What are the most challenging working conditions you have ever had? What was your job? What did you accomplish?
