March 18-April 5th, 2013

March 20   3rd Grade Art Adventures

March 22   End of Quater #3

March 25   Spring Break Begins!!

April 2        Classes Resume
April 3        4th/5th Art Adventures
April 8-11   Parent/Teacher Conferences
April 12      No School
April 17     4th/5th Art Adventures
April 18     Open House at PV---come see the Art!!!
April 24     4th/5th Art Adventures

Important Dates to know for Art Adventures:

4^th & 5^th Grade Art Adventures- Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm

April (April 10-No Art Adventures- Parent/Teacher conferences)

3^rd Grade Art Adventures-Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm

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)
                                          January: Ansel Adams
                                          February:  Charles Schultz
                                          March: Alexandra Nechita

April  Mystery Artist :  

1st Grade:   Mondern Mona Lisa
 Next up, learning about the genius, Leonardo Da Vinci and his masterpiece the Mona Lisa!  We are busy drawing and learning the proportions of the face using Da Vinci's Mona Lisa as a model.  Once complete, we will give her a Modern or futuristic twist.

2nd Grade:  Kandinsky Colors and Gyotaku Fish Printing! 
        Students have been learning about the artist, Wassily Kandinsky.  Students will focus on geometric and organic shapes as well as primary and secondary colors.  We will soon finish painting! Once completed, we will begin learning about Japanese fish printing.

3rd Grade:Frank Lloyd Wright
      Next up, Architecture and the Frank Lloyd Wright.  Students will soon begin challenging themselves as architects to design the facade of their dream mansions.  We will learn about local artist, Frank Lloyd Wright and his Prairie style.

4th Grade:  Guatemalan Weaving
      Our new project is learning about the Guatemalan culture and weaving!!!  We have warped our looms and are now beginning Tabby and Basket-weave.  We will learn four-five different weaving techniques by the end of this project.  


5th Grade:  Surreal Portraits
    We will be learning about proportion and creating our own self-portraits.  We will make them unique by giving them a twist of Surrealism!