Friday, January 25, 2013

January 28-February 1, 2013



January 30         Early Dismissal (no art adventures)
February 8         Registration Due for Creative Youth Art Fair
February 22       Drop off Day for Creative Youth Art Fair
February 24       Creative Youth Art Fair

Important Dates to know for Art Adventures:
4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
February (Feb. 20- No Art Adventures- Miss Smeltzer at Ide-Monday Schedule)
April (April 10-No Art Adventures- Parent/Teacher conferences)

3rd Grade Art Adventures-Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
January (Jan. 30-No Art Adventures- Early Dismissal Day) 
 March (March 27-No Art Adventures- Spring Break)
May (May 22- Last Art Adventure Day)
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Mystery Artist Clues for September: Eric Carle
                                          October: Pierre Auguste Renoir
                                          November: Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson)
                                          December: Wassily Kandinsky

January Mystery Artist : 
1. Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, this artist worked to build public awareness of photography as a fine art.
2. He was known for his dramatic images of mountain landscapes.  He became on of the outstanding technicians in the history of photography.
3. In 1916, he took pictures with his very first camera on a family trip to Yosemite National Park.  He would return to Yosemite every year for the rest of his life.
4. The Mural Project:  From Logan Pass 1941-42 is on display in our class.

1st Grade:  Monet Bridges!
       We will then begin learning about the French Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet and his Impressionist Style!!  Students will begin drawing and designing their own bridge and background.  Finally we will paint like an Impressionist.

2nd Grade:  Legs of Degas! 
       Students will then begin learning about the artist, Edgar Degas.  Students will focus on capturing movement within their upcoming drawing and transform it with color by painting. 

3rd Grade: Matisse Goldfish
      Students are learning about the artist, Henri Matisse.  We will be learning about overlapping, art emphasis, cropping, warm and cool colors, and collage while creating our own version of Matisse's Goldfish.

4th Grade: Aboriginal Art
      We will begin sharing images of Aboriginal Art including X-ray and Story Art.  Students will create their own Aboriginal creature using collage and paint.  Students will paint using line and dot designs while focusing on tints and shades of colors.


5th Grade:  Haring Paintings & Surreal Portraits
    Students are completing our study of  the artist, Keith Haring. A few students are putting their finishing touches on their paintings and continuing to work on their independent project.  Next we will be learning about proportion and creating our own self-portraits.  We will make them unique by giving them a twist of Surrealism! 

Friday, January 18, 2013

Monday, January 21-25, 2013


January 21         MLK. Jr. Day-No School
January 23         3rd Grade Art Adventures
January 30         Early Dismissal (no art adventures)
February 24       Creative Youth Art Fair

Important Dates to know for Art Adventures:
4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
February (Feb. 20- No Art Adventures- Miss Smeltzer at Ide-Monday Schedule)
April (April 10-No Art Adventures- Parent/Teacher conferences)

3rd Grade Art Adventures-Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
January (Jan. 30-No Art Adventures- Early Dismissal Day) 
 March (March 27-No Art Adventures- Spring Break)
May (May 22- Last Art Adventure Day)
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Mystery Artist Clues for September: Eric Carle
                                          October: Pierre Auguste Renoir
                                          November: Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson)
                                          December: Wassily Kandinsky

January Mystery Artist : 
1. Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, this artist worked to build public awareness of photography as a fine art.
2. He was known for his dramatic images of mountain landscapes.  He became on of the outstanding technicians in the history of photography.
3. In 1916, he took pictures with his very first camera on a family trip to Yosemite National Park.  He would return to Yosemite every year for the rest of his life.
4. The Mural Project:  From Logan Pass 1941-42 is on display in our class.

1st Grade:  Monet Bridges!
       We will then begin learning about the French Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet and his Impressionist Style!!  Students will begin drawing and designing their own bridge and background.  Finally we will paint like an Impressionist.

2nd Grade:  Legs of Degas! 
       Students will then begin learning about the artist, Edgar Degas.  Students will focus on capturing movement within their upcoming drawing and transform it with color by painting. 

3rd Grade: Matisse Goldfish
      Students are learning about the artist, Henri Matisse.  We will be learning about overlapping, art emphasis, cropping, warm and cool colors, and collage while creating our own version of Matisse's Goldfish.

4th Grade: Aboriginal Art
      We will begin sharing images of Aboriginal Art including X-ray and Story Art.  Students will create their own Aboriginal creature using collage and paint.  Students will paint using line and dot designs while focusing on tints and shades of colors.


5th Grade:  Haring Paintings
    Students will begin studying the artist, Keith Haring.  They will learn about his 1980s Pop Culture style of using symbolism and simplified images.  Students will create 3 art pieces from this unit including: marker/colored pencil designs, painting, and chalk drawings.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Monday, January 14-18, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2013-WOW!

January 16         3rd Grade Art Adventures
January 23         3rd Grade Art Adventures
January 30         Early Dismissal (no art adventures)
February 24       Creative Youth Art Fair

Important Dates to know for Art Adventures:
4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
February (Feb. 20- No Art Adventures- Miss Smeltzer at Ide-Monday Schedule)
April (April 10-No Art Adventures- Parent/Teacher conferences)

3rd Grade Art Adventures-Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
January (Jan. 30-No Art Adventures- Early Dismissal Day) 
 March (March 27-No Art Adventures- Spring Break)
May (May 22- Last Art Adventure Day)
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Mystery Artist Clues for September: Eric Carle
                                          October: Pierre Auguste Renoir
                                          November: Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson)
                                          December: Wassily Kandinsky

January Mystery Artist : 
1. Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, this artist worked to build public awareness of photography as a fine art.
2. He was known for his dramatic images of mountain landscapes.  He became on of the outstanding technicians in the history of photography.
3. In 1916, he took pictures with his very first camera on a family trip to Yosemite National Park.  He would return to Yosemite every year for the rest of his life.
4. The Mural Project:  From Logan Pass 1941-42 is on display in our class.

1st Grade:  Monet Bridges and a bit of Winter Creativity!
      Students will complete the final touches on their own paper woven bag and stuff them with fruits and veggies.  We will then begin learning about the French Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet and his Impressionist Style!!  Painting here we come....

2nd Grade:  Legs of Degas and a bit of Winter Creativity! 
       We will turn our classroom into a cave to create a fun atmosphere to complete our Rock Art drawings!  Students will then begin learning about the artist, Edgar Degas.  Students will focus on capturing movement within their upcoming painting.

3rd Grade: Matisse Goldfish
      Students are learning about the artist, Henri Matisse.  We will be learning about overlapping, art emphasis, cropping, warm and cool colors, and collage while creating our own version of Matisse's Goldfish.

4th Grade: Aboriginal Art
      We will begin sharing images of Aboriginal Art including X-ray and Story Art.  Students will create their own Aboriginal creature using collage and paint.  Students will paint using line and dot designs while focusing on tints and shades of colors.


5th Grade:  Haring Paintings
    Students will begin studying the artist, Keith Haring.  They will learn about his 1980s Pop Culture style of using symbolism and simplified images.  Students will create 3 art pieces from this unit including: marker/colored pencil designs, painting, and chalk drawings.