Nov. 29-Dec 3, 2010

November 24-26 Happy Thanksgiving
Dec. 1 Prairieview Specials Conferences
Dec. 2. Elizabeth Ide Specials Conferences
Dec. 3 No School

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for the opportunity to share my love of Art with the creative and imaginitive students of Center Cass School District 66!


November Mystery Artist Clues:
1. Born on April 15, 1452, in the small Italian town of Vinci.
2. He wrote backwards in his sketchbooks.
3. Not only was he considered a great artist, but he also was an architect, musician, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and mathematician.


1st Grade: Winter Wish and
2nd Grade: Winter Wonderland

Reserve Unit 863rd Engineer Battalion from Darien, Il were deployed to Afghanistan in October 2010. During First and Second grade classes this week, I will be reading to the students, The Soldier's Night Before Christmas. To encourage good citizenship and caring, First and Second grade students will be given the opportunity to create an artwork that will be sent to our troops. The first graders will be creating snowglobes with an image of their winter wish for our troops. The second graders will be creating winter landscapes/scenes to share a little bit of home with our troops. We are hoping to complete this in time for the troops to have a little home for the holidays.

3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
We will begin discussing the Japanese Culture and create Japanese Landscapes. Students will be discussing sumi-e painting and begin painting their own landscapes. Classes that are complete will have a day of Origami!

4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands
We will continue discussing the artist M. C. Escher artworks and begin studying the art principle of value. Students will learn about Escher's style as well as begin shading their hands.

5th Grade: Keith Haring Paintings
Students will begin learning about the artist, Keith Haring. We will begin studying how to use symbols to communicate through Art. We will begin painting too!


Art Folder #6 ---We will work on together in class!
Art Folder #7 We will begin working on in class as it is involves our Keith Haring Projects, but some student may be being it home to finish.

Art Folder #8

Directions: Choose 1 word that you would like to illustrate, than explain the word in the way you draw it. See examples below for help. Please consider and use the necessary art elements....line, shape, COLOR, texture, space and form. Please color your work.

November 22-26, 2010

Recycle and help our school.....What Grand Idea!!!!

*Paper Recycling Fundraiser Comes to Prairieview: We are happy to announce we can now raise money for our district by recycling paper! You can help us out, too! Please collect any paper you are going to throw away or recycle (office and school paper, newspaper, magazines and catalogs, and construction paper---no cardboard!) and send it in with your child to school or drop it off at the green and yellow Paper Retriever bin in the Lakeview parking lot (near the fence by the Prairieview playground). The bin is available for drop offs 24/7. The more paper we recycle, the more money we can make! Do something good for our schools AND the environment! Thank you!

November 24-26 Happy Thanksgiving

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for the opportunity to share my love of Art with the creative and imaginitive students of Center Cass School District 66!


November Mystery Artist Clues:
1. Born on April 15, 1452, in the small Italian town of Vinci.
2. He wrote backwards in his sketchbooks.
3. Not only was he considered a great artist, but he also was an architect, musician, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and mathematician.


1st Grade: Nez Perce Woven Bags
We will begin studying the Native American tribe called the Nez Perce and their fine work with cornhusk woven bags. Student will continue creating their own paper-woven bags. We will be focusing on patterns, colors used to decorate their bags, and filling our bags with vegetables.

2nd Grade: George Seurat
Students are learning about the artist George Seurat and his Pointillist style. We will then begin creating our own Pointillist Landscapes. We're painting in dots!!!

3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
We will begin discussing the Japanese Culture and create Japanese Landscapes. Students will be discussing sumi-e painting and begin painting their own landscapes.

4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands
We will continue discussing the artist M. C. Escher artworks and begin studying the art principle of value. Students will learn about Escher's style as well as begin shading their hands.

5th Grade: Keith Haring Paintings
Students will begin learning about the artist, Keith Haring. We will begin studying how to use symbols to communicate through Art. We will begin painting too!


Art Folder #6 ---We will work on together in class!
Art Folder #7 We will begin working on in class as it is involves our Keith Haring Projects, but some student may be being it home to finish.

Art Folder #7

Directions: In the boxes below , please recreate your Keith Haring Sketch using primary colors, secondary colors, complementary colors, and monochromatic colors. Please use your Color Wheel worksheet we did together for help if necessary. The color wheel worksheet is a worksheet we did together in class.

Box 1- Primary Colors
Box 2- Secondary Colors
Box 3- Complementary Colors
Box 4- Monochromatic Colors

Monday November 15-19, 2010

November 12 Trimester 1 ends
November 17 3rd Grade Art Adventures
November 24-28 Happy Thanksgiving

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful to have the opportunity to work with so many creative and enjoyable students~ thank you!!


November Mystery Artist Clues:
1. Born on April 15, 1452, in the small Italian town of Vinci.
2. He wrote backwards in his sketchbooks.
3. Not only was he considered a great artist, but he also was an architect, musician, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and mathematician.


1st Grade: Nez Perce Woven Bags
We will begin studying the Native American tribe called the Nez Perce and their fine work with cornhusk woven bags. Student will begin creating their own paper-woven bags. We will be focusing on patterns and colors used to decorate their bags.

2nd Grade: George Seurat
Students are learning about the artist George Seurat and his Pointillist style. We will then begin creating our own Pointillist Landscapes. We're painting in dots!!!

3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
We will begin discussing the Japanese Culture and create Japanese Landscapes. Students will be discussing sumi-e painting and begin painting their own landscapes.

4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands
We will continue discussing the artist M. C. Escher artworks and begin studying the art principle of value. Students will learn about Escher's style as well as begin shading their hands.

5th Grade: Keith Haring Paintings
Students will begin learning about the artist, Keith Haring. We will begin studying how to use symbols to communicate through Art. We will begin painting too!


Art Folder #6 ---We will work on together in class!
Art Folder #7 We will begin working on in class as it is involves our Keith Haring Projects, but some student may be being it home to finish.

Art Folder #7

Directions: In the boxes below , please recreate your Keith Haring Sketch using primary colors, secondary colors, complementary colors, and monochromatic colors. Please use your Color Wheel worksheet we did together for help if necessary. The color wheel worksheet is a worksheet we did together in class.

Box 1- Primary Colors
Box 2- Secondary Colors
Box 3- Complementary Colors
Box 4- Monochromatic Colors

Monday November 8-12, 2010

November 10 3rd Grade Art Adventures
November 11 Veterans Day--Thank you Veterans!
November 17 3rd Grade Art Adventures


November Mystery Artist Clues:
1. Born on April 15, 1452, in the small Italian town of Vinci.
2. He wrote backwards in his sketchbooks.
3. Not only was he considered a great artist, but he also was an architect, musician, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and mathematician.


1st Grade: Nez Perce Woven Bags
We will begin studying the Native American tribe called the Nez Perce and their fine work with cornhusk woven bags. Student will begin creating their own paper-woven bags. We will be focusing on patterns and colors used to decorate their bags.

2nd Grade: George Seurat
Students are learning about the artist George Seurat and his Pointillist style. We will then begin creating our own Pointillist Landscapes. We're painting in dots!!!

3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
We will begin discussing the Japanese Culture and create Japanese Landscapes. Students will be using chalk pastels to create the colorful sky of their landscapes this week. Some classes will begin discussing sumi-e painting.

4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands
Following our portraits we will begin discussing the artist M. C. Escher. Students will learn about Escher's style as well as begin drawing their hands.

5th Grade: Keith Haring Paintings
Students will begin learning about the artist, Keith Haring. We will begin studying how to use symbols to communicate through Art. We will begin painting too!

Art Folder #6 ---We will work on together in class!
Art Folder #7 will be the first assignment for Trimester #2