September 28 Early Dismissal
Mystery Artist Clues for September
1. Born June 25, in Syracuse, N.Y. this famous children's author and illustrator has illustrated more than 70 books. One of his best-sellers he illustrated with his friend, Bill Martin Jr, called Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
2. His parents were German immigrants and in the mid1930s his family moved back to Stuttgart, Germany when his mother became homesick. In 1939, his father was drafted into the German Army and became a prisoner of war until 1947.
3. At age 15 he was drafted by the German government to dig ditches in the Siegfried Line. When he was able to return to Stuttgart, his home was the only one left with no windows, no doors, or roof.
4. He was always homesick for America and in 1952 he moved to New York City with $40 in his pocket. He got a job as a graphic designer for promotions at The New York Times. He was drafted by the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served as a mail clerk stationed in Germany.
5. After returning from service, he worked at the N.Y. Times, at an advertising agency as art director, and later got into writing and illustrating. His style of art work is created by collage of hand-painted paper. He currently live between the Florida Keys and North Carolina.
In support of the PTO, Art students will be taking a short break from their projects this week to create artwork for the district fund-raiser, Art to Remember. Each student will be creating an artwork to be transferred onto an item for purchase, (ex.: coffee mugs, mouse pad, apron, etc.).
Once their design is complete we will get back into our projects below!
1. Born June 25, in Syracuse, N.Y. this famous children's author and illustrator has illustrated more than 70 books. One of his best-sellers he illustrated with his friend, Bill Martin Jr, called Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
2. His parents were German immigrants and in the mid1930s his family moved back to Stuttgart, Germany when his mother became homesick. In 1939, his father was drafted into the German Army and became a prisoner of war until 1947.
3. At age 15 he was drafted by the German government to dig ditches in the Siegfried Line. When he was able to return to Stuttgart, his home was the only one left with no windows, no doors, or roof.
4. He was always homesick for America and in 1952 he moved to New York City with $40 in his pocket. He got a job as a graphic designer for promotions at The New York Times. He was drafted by the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served as a mail clerk stationed in Germany.
5. After returning from service, he worked at the N.Y. Times, at an advertising agency as art director, and later got into writing and illustrating. His style of art work is created by collage of hand-painted paper. He currently live between the Florida Keys and North Carolina.
In support of the PTO, Art students will be taking a short break from their projects this week to create artwork for the district fund-raiser, Art to Remember. Each student will be creating an artwork to be transferred onto an item for purchase, (ex.: coffee mugs, mouse pad, apron, etc.).
Once their design is complete we will get back into our projects below!
This week we will review the story called, The Beautiful Oops. We will learn that Oops can be turned into beautiful works of Art. Student will get an Oops paper and begin using their imaginations to transform their Oops in Art!
2nd Grade: The Dot Project
When students come into Art this week, they will be asked to create dots on a piece of paper without many directions. Students will not learn the outcome of their projects until they hear the story, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. Following the story, students will transform their Dots into Dot Creations.
3rd Grade: Kaleidoscope Designs
Students will learn about Kaleidoscopes and how to create a Kaleidoscope Design. Each student will select a word and put it into a triangular design. Students will outline their words and begin creating a color pattern to complete their designs.
4th Grade: Cubist Portraits
We are proudly displaying our Awful Alphabet Creatures at school. This week we will begin learning about the artist, Pablo Picasso and his style of Cubism. Students will begin creating their very own Cubist Portraits. We will focus on organic and geometric shapes to create our portraits.
5th Grade: American Gothic Parodies
We have begun studying the artist, Grant Wood and his famous American Gothic painting. We will focus on the Art Elements and Principles to begin sketching our own parodies of this famous artwork.
