April Mystery Artist: Alexander Calder
May 13 Early Dismissal
May 18 Art Adventures--To Be Announced
May 25 Art Adventures--T.B.A.
May 30 No School- Memorial Day
June 7 Last Day of school--Wow!
1st Grade: Modern Mona Lisa and Van Gogh Trees
Some first graders will be completing their Modern Mona Lisa projects. The rest of the first graders will be learning about Vincent van Gogh and his impressionist style of bright bold color. We will begin drawing the trees using our hands as a guide.
2nd Grade: Gyotaku Fish Printing
Students will be learning about the Japanese fish printmaking process. Students will learn how and why fish printing is done. Students will create their own fish print and create ocean scenes.
3rd Grade: Matisse Goldfish and Egyptian Reliefs
We will focus on completing our own interpretation of Goldfish. This week we will finish collage and begin studying Egypt. Our Egyptian project will involve clay!!!
4th Grade: Guatemalan Weaving and Printmaking
We will have been discussing the process of weaving. Student will create their own cardboard loom weavings. This week students continue using weaving techniques including tabby, basketweave, irregular basketweave, pull-ups and soumak! Students will also begin learning about the printmaking process and begin their own string collagraphs.
5th Grade: One Point Perspective and Cultural Masks
We are completing our one point perspective projects. While putting on our final touches of color for our perspective projects, we will begin learning about mask making and various cultures that use masks.
***Attention Parents***
The fifth grade mask -making project is made with plaster gauze. Plaster gauze can get dusty. If you have a student with allergies and/or asthma please contact me with any questions or concerns. I will be talking to students this next week about their safety in the Art room. If any students think they may have an issue with using plaster, I offer mask -making with paper mache' or 3-D paper masks too. These students will be able to work in the hallway of the Art room.
