Friday, October 31- November 7, 2014

October:

31          Happy Halloween!!!
              4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30 pm
November:
3rd   No School
4th   Teacher Institute
7th   3rd Grade Art Adventures Begins!!!  (2:30-3:30 p.m.)
14th  3rd Grade Art Adventures
20th  2nd Grade Musical
21st  3rd Grade Art Adventures
         End of Trimester 1
24th  PV Rollerskating Party- Watch Out for Miss Smeltzer on skates!!!
26th-29th Thanksgiving Break!  (I'm thankful you're reading this ;)

Artist Fun Board
 The month of October will be dedicated to Mystery Artist.  There are clues and images posted in the art room for students to be detectives and find out!  Clues will be posted here soon....
Students have until October 31 to vote.
Clues:
1. Born on December 12, 1863 this Norwegian artist faced many losses throughout his life including the deaths of his mother at age 5, his closest sister when he was 14, his father at age 26, and his younger brother when he was 32.
2. Using art to help him express his feelings, this Modern Expressionist used lines, colors, shapes, and forms to show his innermost feelings of sadness, loneliness, anger, and suffering.  Rather than painting what he saw in the world he painted how the world made him feel.
3. On August 22, 2004, two of this artist's works were stolen from an art museum in Norway.  One of the works was one of his most famous pieces, The Scream.

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Leaf Rubbings
Once we finish our Oops projects, we will begin talking about texture and creating leaf rubbings.  Along with this project we will explore lines and use our hands to create an autumn tree with line branches.

1st Grade- The Scream-What are you scared of?
      We will begin learning about the painting, The Scream.  Students will begin their project by reviewing the basic form of the body while using shapes to create their own scared face.    Will will use his creative images to inspire our backgrounds of what we fear and our facial expressions.
       

2nd Grade - Prehistoric Art
    Once we complete our dot projects, we will begin exploring the beginnings of Art through Prehistoric Rock Art.  Students will turn their paper into rocks and create prehistoric images and symbols on our rocks.

3rd Grade Folk Art and Cityscapes
     This project is a work in progress for us all.  In the past 3rd grade studied Japan and we created Japanese Landscapes to accompany their studies.  Currently 3rd grade studies Chicago, Downers Grove and what makes up a Rural, Suburban, and Urban community.  Students are beginning to study the different kinds of communities and what identifies a city.  We will learn about the artist, Grandma Moses and her Folk Art style of creating moments of her day in rural community.  Students will use use charcoal, chalk, collage, and paint to create their own version of an urban landscape.  

4th Grade- Picasso Portraits
     We will begin learning about the Cubist Artist, Pablo Picasso.  We will create our own self portraits using the Cubist style.  We will begin with pencil and finish off  our creations with oil pastels.

5th Grade- American Gothic Parodies

     We will get busy studying the famous painting, American Gothic, by Grant Wood.  We will discuss the social aspect of the painting as well as the artistic layering of art elements and principles.  Each student will be creating their own parody of American Gothic.  Students will be choosing what media works best for their parody. 

Art Adventures

Who?         3rd Grade, 4^th Grade & 5^th Grade students

Please note, that each month we will rotate between 4th-5th grade students & 3rd grade students, (see below).  A maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in these activities each month since classroom space is limited.   Please return your permission slip as soon as possible to guarantee a spot in class! 

Where?     Prairieview Art Room

When?          Fridays from 2:30-3 30 p.m.

Months for 4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

            October                               December                               February                 April

                3^rd                                           5th                                          6^th                           10th

              17^th                                           12^th                                         20^th                         17th

                24^th                                                                                         27^th                         24th

                31^st

(No Art Adventures on Oct. 10^th,  Dec. 19^th,  Feb. 13^th, & April 3^rd)

Months for 3rd Grade Art Adventures-Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

            November            January                                March                                   May

                7^th                            9^th                            6^th                                            1^st                                                                                    

                14^th                         23^rd                         13^th                                         8^th

                21^st                          30^th                         20^th                                         22^nd

(No Art Adventures on Nov. 28^th, Jan. 2^nd, Jan. 16^th, March 27^t , May 29^th )

Thursday, October 16-23, 2014

October:

17          4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30pm
24          4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30pm
31          Halloween!!!
              4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30pm
              Conference Week

 Art Adventures

   4th and 5th Graders will meet for the first time on Friday, October 3!!!
See below for a complete list of Art Adventure dates for grades 3rd -5th.

Artist Fun Board
 The month of October will be dedicated to Mystery Artist.  There are clues and images posted in the art room for students to be detectives and find out!  Clues will be posted here soon....
Students have until October 31 to vote.
Clues:
1. Born on December 12, 1863 this Norwegian artist faced many losses throughout his life including the deaths of his mother at age 5, his closest sister when he was 14, his father at age 26, and his younger brother when he was 32.
2. Using art to help him express his feelings, this Modern Expressionist used lines, colors, shapes, and forms to show his innermost feelings of sadness, loneliness, anger, and suffering.  Rather than painting what he saw in the world he painted how the world made him feel.
3. On August 22, 2004, two of this artist's works were stolen from an art museum in Norway.  One of the works was one of his most famous pieces, The Scream.

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Leaf Rubbings
Once we finish our Oops projects, we will begin talking about texture and creating leaf rubbings.  Along with this project we will explore lines and use our hands to create an autumn tree with line branches.

1st Grade- The Scream-What are you scared of?
      We will begin learning about the painting, The Scream.  Students will begin their project by reviewing the basic form of the body while using shapes to create their own scared face.    Will will use his creative images to inspire our backgrounds of what we fear and our facial expressions.
       

2nd Grade - Prehistoric Art
    Once we complete our dot projects, we will begin exploring the beginnings of Art through Prehistoric Rock Art.  Students will turn their paper into rocks and create prehistoric images and symbols on our rocks.

3rd Grade Kaleidoscope Designs
      Students will be using their names or a word of their choice to create a radial design.  Students will work with lines, patterns, repetition, color to develop their design.  

4th Grade- Picasso Portraits
     We will begin learning about the Cubist Artist, Pablo Picasso.  We will create our own self portraits using the Cubist style.  We will begin with pencil and finish off  our creations with oil pastels.

5th Grade- American Gothic Parodies

     We will get busy studying the famous painting, American Gothic, by Grant Wood.  We will discuss the social aspect of the painting as well as the artistic layering of art elements and principles.  Each student will be creating their own parody of American Gothic.  Students will be choosing what media works best for their parody. 

Art Adventures

Who?         3rd Grade, 4^th Grade & 5^th Grade students

Please note, that each month we will rotate between 4th-5th grade students & 3rd grade students, (see below).  A maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in these activities each month since classroom space is limited.   Please return your permission slip as soon as possible to guarantee a spot in class! 

Where?     Prairieview Art Room

When?          Fridays from 2:30-3 30 p.m.

Months for 4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

            October                               December                               February                              April

                3^rd                                           5th                                          6^th                                            10th

              17^th                                           12^th                                         20^th                                         17th

                24^th                                                                                         27^th                                         24th

                31^st

(No Art Adventures on Oct. 10^th,  Dec. 19^th,  Feb. 13^th, & April 3^rd)

Months for 3rd Grade Art Adventures-Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

            November            January                                March                                   May

                7^th                            9^th                            6^th                                            1^st                                                                                    

                14^th                         23^rd                         13^th                                         8^th

                21^st                          30^th                         20^th                                         22^nd

(No Art Adventures on Nov. 28^th, Jan. 2^nd, Jan. 16^th, March 27^t , May 29^th )

Wednesday, Oct. 8-15, 2014

October:

10          Early Dismissal- No Art Adventures
13          No School-Columbus Day!
17          4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30pm
24          4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30pm
31          Halloween!!!
              4th/5th Art Adventures-2:30-3:30pm
              Conference Week

 Art Adventures

   4th and 5th Graders will meet for the first time on Friday, October 3!!!
See below for a complete list of Art Adventure dates for grades 3rd -5th.

Artist Fun Board
 The month of October will be dedicated to Mystery Artist.  There are clues and images posted in the art room for students to be detectives and find out!  Clues will be posted here soon....
Students have until October 31 to vote. 

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- The Oops & Leaf Rubbings
      Students will begin learning about one of the tough parts of being an artist--how to cope with a mistake.  We will begin by reading the story, The Oops  by Barney Saltzberg.  As we read, we will discuss all kind of mistakes that have happen to them as unknowing artists and potential mistakes they will make as current artists.  Students will then get a piece of paper with an 'Oops' already on it.  Student will then have the challenge of the concept, "If you make a mistake, work with it…"  

Once we finish our Oops projects, we will begin talking about texture and creating leaf rubbings.  Along with this project we will explore lines and use our hands to create an autumn tree with line branches.

1st Grade- Wild Thing Creatures
      Students will begin their first project by reviewing the basic form of the body while using shapes to create their own Wild Thing Creature.  We will begin the lesson by reading the story, Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak.  Will will use his creative images to inspire our Wild Thing Creatures
       

2nd Grade -The Dot and Prehistoric Art
      Students will begin creating dots on a piece of 11x17 paper.  They will make their dots as colorful or as large as they like.  We will then read the story, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds.  Students will then take a second look at their dots.  Like the story, students will learn to evolve and transform their dots into an object or image.  We will discuss the challenges of thinking creatively to overcome challenges.
     Once we complete our dot projects, we will begin exploring the beginnings of Art through Prehistoric Rock Art.  Students will turn their paper into rocks and create prehistoric images and symbols on our rocks.

3rd Grade Kaleidoscope Designs
      Students will be using their names or a word of their choice to create a radial design.  Students will work with lines, patterns, repetition, color to develop their design.  

4th Grade- Picasso Portraits
     We will begin learning about the Cubist Artist, Pablo Picasso.  We will create our own self portraits using the Cubist style.  We will begin with pencil and finish off  our creations with oil pastels.

5th Grade- American Gothic Parodies

     We will get busy studying the famous painting, American Gothic, by Grant Wood.  We will discuss the social aspect of the painting as well as the artistic layering of art elements and principles.  Each student will be creating their own parody of American Gothic.  Students will be choosing what media works best for their parody. 

Art Adventures

Who?         3rd Grade, 4^th Grade & 5^th Grade students

Please note, that each month we will rotate between 4th-5th grade students & 3rd grade students, (see below).  A maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in these activities each month since classroom space is limited.   Please return your permission slip as soon as possible to guarantee a spot in class! 

Where?     Prairieview Art Room

When?          Fridays from 2:30-3 30 p.m.

Months for 4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

            October                               December                               February                              April

                3^rd                                           5th                                          6^th                                            10th

              17^th                                           12^th                                         20^th                                         17th

                24^th                                                                                         27^th                                         24th

                31^st

(No Art Adventures on Oct. 10^th,  Dec. 19^th,  Feb. 13^th, & April 3^rd)

Months for 3rd Grade Art Adventures-Fridays 2:30-3:30pm

            November            January                                March                                   May

                7^th                            9^th                            6^th                                            1^st                                                                                    

                14^th                         23^rd                         13^th                                         8^th

                21^st                          30^th                         20^th                                         22^nd

(No Art Adventures on Nov. 28^th, Jan. 2^nd, Jan. 16^th, March 27^t , May 29^th )