2019-20 Link to Artsonia!!!

Welcome to the Art Room!

Miss Smeltzer teaches at both Elizabeth Ide and Prairieview Schools.  She is at Elizbeth Ide from Monday through Wednesday and Wednesday through Friday at Prairieview School.

Artsonia:
Prairieview School
       During the 2019-20 School year, the Art Room is exploring an online art portfolio program called Artsonia.  If you would like to see what we are up to in the Prairieview Art Room, please click the link below and enter:  'Prairieview Elementary School' in the Artsonia search bar.  Enjoy!

Elizabeth Ide School- 2nd Grade Artsonia
      Elizabeth Ide Second Graders will be learning about Artsonia too!  If you would like to see what we are up to in the Elizabeth Ide Art Room, please click the link below and enter:  Elizabeth Ide School

Link to Artsonia!!!

K-2- Art at Elizabeth Ide:  Each student has 40 minute Art classes once a week.
    Kindergarten is all about exploration of art materials while encouraging creative ways to use the  Art Elements of design.
Our projects include:

• The Oops
• Anansi the Spider-Line spider webs
• Art to Remember- PTO fundraiser
• Leaf Rubbings and Tree study
• Harold & Purple Crayon- Line and shape study
• Gingerbread Collaboration-group art project
• Shape-Flakes-snowflakes- shapes and patterns
• Mondrian colors-primary colors
• White Rabbit Color Mixing-primary & secondary colors
• Coil Snakes- Model magic

    1st Grade is building on the foundations of Kindergarten.  We explore various cultures, artistic
  techniques and our imaginations!
 Our projects include:

• Mood Monsters- collage and basic shapes
• Art to Remember-PTO fundraiser
• Native American Woven (paper) Bags
• Monet Bridges
• Pollock Paintings-abstract expressionism-primary and secondary colors
• Ringgold Quilt Squares
• Scream- it's summer!

    2nd Grade is continuing to build on 1st grade art practices.  We explore various cultures, artistic
 techniques and our imaginations!
Our projects include:

• The Dot
• Art to Remember-PTO fundraiser
• Prehistoric Rock Art
• George Seurat- Pointillism
• Japanese Fish Printing
• Pinch Pots-clay
• Kandinsky color study- primary, secondary & neutral gray

3-5 Art at Prairieview School: Each student has 45 minute Art classes once a week.

3rd Grade projects:

• Jasper Johns Numbers
• Art to Remember
• Charcoal Landscapes
• Matisse Goldfish
• Textured feet design
• Egyptian Clay Slabs 

4th Grade projects:

• Stick sculptures
• Art to Remember
• Aboriginal Art
• M.C. Escher Hands
• Abstract shapes
• Guatemalan Weaving-frame looms
• Printmaking
• Picasso Portraits/guitars

5th Grade projects:

• Cornell boxes-collaborative
• Art to Remember
• One Point Perspective
• American Gothic Parody
• Keith Haring Painting- mix your own paint
• Plaster Masks-plaster gauze

Check out the Prairieview Art Room on Artsonia!!!

Prairieview School
       During the 2018-19 School year, the Art Room is exploring an online art portfolio program called Artsonia.  If you would like to see what we are up to in the Prairieview Art Room, please click the link below and enter:  'Prairieview Elementary School' in the Artsonia search bar.  Enjoy!

Elizabeth Ide School
      Elizabeth Ide Second Graders will be learning about Artsonia too!  If all goes well trying Artsonia with Second Grade, I hope to share it with all of Elizabeth Ide in the next school year.  I will post the Artsonia gallery page and title once we get rolling.

Link to Artsonia

September 2016

September 2015

Weekly Website for PV:
 Each week we will explore a new art- related website.  This year, my theme is to emphasize careers that utilize Art.  Students are welcome to share sites and Miss Smeltzer will preview and share at the beginning of Art Class.  Students will have access to these sites through Google Classroom.

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten-The Oops 
      Students will finish creating their name tags.  We will also begin learning about The Oops by Barney Saltzberg.  We will then be challenged to turn our own Oops into works of art!  We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

1st Grade- Glad Monster/Sad Monster 
   Students will be learning how to collage and create the parts of a portrait.  We will read the story, Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda.  We will use this book to explore SEL, (Social- Emotional Learning) related to artworks and ourselves. Students will create a portrait by cutting and pasting monster facial features!

2nd Grade - The Dot

   We will begin class creating dots!  Yes--1-5 dots of varying sized and colors.  Then we will read the story of The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds.  We will learn to problem solved and turn our dots into works of art.  We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

    3rd Grade -Numbers and Jasper Johns 
  We will begin our first project exploring the symbolism of numbers and colors.  We will create a number and color design with our own personal touch. We will be folding, drawing, coloring and painting with watercolors for this project.  The book we introduced this project is called ONE by Kathrine Otoshi and the artist we found inspiration from is Jasper Johns.

4th Grade- Awful Alphabet and Initials
    We have learned the story, The Absolutely Awful Alphabet, by Mordicai Bernstein.  We are morphing alphabet letters into creatures. We will use our initials to morph them into our own personal images. 

5th Grade- Durational Hand Designs
 We are finally putting our hands we've collected over the years into a hand design.  This design will explore the art elements.  This year, Miss Smeltzer is mixing it up and giving students the option to decide between 4 design inspirations.  Can't wait to see how it turns out for each student!

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Art Adventures

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

Please note, that each month we will rotate between each grade level, (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?          Thursday from 2:40-3:45 p.m. - see below for specific dates

Why?        Each month students will explore art techniques and various art materials.  The goal of Art

                           Adventures is to give students interested in Art an extra opportunity to explore their artistic

                           creativity beyond the classroom Art experience.

If your student is interested in participating in this after school activity, please fill out the permission slip below, enclose the $20 lab fee for the year, and return to Miss Smeltzer by Thursday, September 15th .  

Art Adventures is an after-school activity; therefore buses will not be available.  If you need to carpool with someone, please name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip, (please no more than 2 others).  

5th Grade 4th Grade 3rd Grade

September 22nd  & 29th October 6th,13th,20th,& 27th   November 17th

December 1, 8, & 15th

January 5th, 12th,19th, 26th February 9th & 23rd March 2nd, 9th,16th, & 23rd

April 6th &13th May 4th & 11th

**In case of cancellations, make-up days are tentatively scheduled for May 18th &25th.

Please cut and save the top portion of this permission slip for Art Adventures schedule.

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Please label and return your permission slips to: Art Adventures with Miss Smeltzer

My son/daughter ______________________________________, has my permission to participate in the Art Adventures activity for 2016-17 school year.

Best Phone Number to reach you during Pick-up time of 3:45:_________________________

Email Address:________________________________________________

My son/daughter's classroom teacher is: _________________________________

Please check one:

________I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.         ________My child is enrolled in BACC and will go

 To BACC after Art Adventures.

*** Please enclose your child's $20.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.

March 2016

      A quick note about Projects and Open House Art Show, (in Spring)....
In years past, I have collected an artwork from each student and hanged their work throughout the school.  This year I will collect an artwork from each student, but I'm reaching out to get assistance from a company called Artome'.   This company frames all student work and displays it in an organized and professional manner.  I'm mentioning it now, so you know that student work will be coming back to students like usual, but I will not be giving out certificates for kept work....I'm planning to keep a project from an entire class rather then a few from each project.  Please know I'm new to this and I will do my best to make this transition run smoothly. 

Weekly Website for PV:  Have your child show you our great website discoveries on their Google Classroom!

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Mondrian Colors
Students are learning about Color theory and the works of Piet Mondrian.  As Kindergarteners we are learning about the Primary Colors and how when colors touch, they sometimes mix.  

1st Grade- Jackson Pollock's Abstract Expressionism
.   We are learning about the artist, Jackson Pollock and his style of Abstract Expressionism.  We are learning how Primary colors can make Secondary colors too! 

2nd Grade - Kandinsky Colors
 We are learning about the Pure Abstract artist, Wassily Kandinsky and his beautiful shapes of colors.  We are learning what a Geometric and Organic shape as well as color theory involving Primary, Secondary and Neutral colors.

    3rd Grade - Matisse Goldfish
  This project focuses on the works of Henri Matisse and his play with Warm and Cool colors.  We will be studying what are warm, cool, and neutral colors while we practice our transparent and opaque watercolor painting styles.  

4th Grade- Aboriginal Art
In this project we are learning about the Australian Aboriginal Culture. We are creating dreamlike creatures while using Tones and Shades of paint colors to emphasize the Aboriginal painting style.

5th Grade- Keith Haring
We are learning about the artist, Keith Haring and his simplified cartoon style which incorporates simple colors and messages through visual symbols.  We will also be painting on this projects too.  The challenge for 5th graders is that they only get the Primary colors with black and white to work with.  Students may use these colors to create and invent their own colors for their painting. 

January 2016

Happy New Year- 2016!!!

A quick note about Projects and Open House Art Show, (in Spring)....
In years past, I have collected an artwork from each student and hanged their work throughout the school.  This year I will collect an artwork from each student, but I'm reaching out to get assistance from a company called Artome'.   This company frames all student work and displays it in an organized and professional manner.  I'm mentioning it now, so you know that student work will be coming back to students like usual, but I will not be giving out certificates for kept work....I'm planning to keep a project from an entire class rather then a few from each project.  Please know I'm new to this and I will do my best to make this transition run smoothly. 

Darien Woman's Club Creative Youth Art Fair is here again!!!!
February 6th is the due date for the registration form. The Art Fair will be at Cass Jr. High this year on Sunday, February 22, 2015.  Please click below to link you to their event page and registration form!

Weekly Website for PV:  Have your child show you our great website discoveries on their Google Classroom!

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Shape Snowflakes!

        Snowshape Snowflakes!  Students will practice cutting and using chalk to create white snowflakes on square paper.  Students will learn to draw and cut rectangles, squares, triangles, circles and hexagons. We will turn our shapes into snowflakes.

1st Grade- Monet Bridges
.   We are learning about the Impressionist artist, Claude Monet.  We are exploring bridges and learning what makes up a bridge and their purpose.  We will then paint like an Impressionist Artist.

2nd Grade - Sunday in the Park with George Seurat
Students are learning about the artist George Seurat and his amazing work with Pointillism. We will begin creating our own interpretations of park landscapes and then paint like a Pointillist Artist!

    3rd Grade - One and Jasper Johns
  This is a new project for us all.  We are exploring the meaning and connections we have with numbers and colors.  Students are creating work inspired by Jasper John's  Creating in Numbers.  

4th Grade- M.C. Escher Hands
     Once we complete our Picasso Portraits, 4th grade students will be learning about the artist M.C. Escher.  We will be learning and creating our hands in motion using contour lines and exploring value in Art.

5th Grade- Self Portraits
We are doing a study of ourselves....our selfie Self Portraits.  Students are learning about Leonardo Da Vinci's Proportions of the face.  We are using pencil, ebony pencil, charcoal to create ourselves!  

December 2015

Happy Holidays!!! 

A quick note about Projects and Open House Art Show, (in Spring)....
In years past, I have collected an artwork from each student and hanged their work throughout the school.  This year I will collect an artwork from each student, but I'm reaching out to get assistance from a company called Artome'.   This company frames all student work and displays it in an organized and professional manner.  I'm mentioning it now, so you know that student work will be coming back to students like usual, but I will not be giving out certificates for kept work....I'm planning to keep a project from an entire class rather then a few from each project.  Please know I'm new to this and I will do my best to make this transition run smoothly. 

Weekly Website for PV:  Have your child show you our great website discoveries on their Google Classroom!

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Harolds Purple Landscape

    We are continuing to explore lines:  types of lines and how they turn into shapes!  We read the story, Harold and the Purple Crayon.  We have learned about various lines, (curved, wavy, straight, dash/dotted, and swirl).  We are using these lines to create a landscape of Harold's story into one image.  We will draw, outline and paint on this artwork!

1st Grade- Nez Perce Woven Bags
Our Moody Monsters were a success!  Now we our focusing our attention on Native American Weaving.  We are learning about the Native American tribe of Nez Perce and their amazing woven bags.  We are learning to weave, how to use patterns and the joy of creating.   

2nd Grade - Degas in Motion
 We are beginning to learn about the French Impressionist Artist, Edgar Degas and his interest in studying movement in his artwork.  Student will begin creating their own image of a figure in motion. We will discuss horizon line, clues in art and the potential for movement in art.

    3rd Grade - Cityscape Landscape
  Radial Design projects were amazing, students rocked it!   We are currently talking about various types of landscapes while using charcoal and chalk to create your landscape backgrounds.  Soon we will add geometric shapes along our horizon line to begin making our cityscape buildings.  Eventually we will create our own community.

4th Grade- Picasso Portraits
    We are currently studying geometric and organic shapes to create our portraits.  We also learning about Picasso's Cubist style and how to relate it to our portraits.  Finally we will be discussing Complementary Colors and using them on our project.

5th Grade- American Gothic
 We began creating our own parodies of American Gothic.  We learning about the famous artwork of Grant Wood and how his work illustrates the times and culture in midwestern America in the 1930s.  

November 2015

November 2015
2-5 Conference Week for PV
6  No School
9 Teacher Institute
11 Thank you Veterans!!
10-13 Ide Conference week
13 Art Adventures 4th Grade
19 2nd Grade Musical
20 Trimester 1 ends
     Art Adventures-4th Grade
23 PV rollerskating Party
25-27 Thanksgiving Break

Weekly Website for PV:  Have your child show you our great website discoveries on their Google Classroom!

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Autumn Trees

    We are celebrating Autumn with leaf rubbings and line drawings of trees.  Students enjoyed bringing the great outdoors inside while creating rubbing of leaves.  We talked about the colors of Autumn and how to use the side of our crayon to transfer the leaf image onto our paper---like magic!!!  Once the rubbings were done, we began using thick and thin lines to create our tree trunk and branches.

1st Grade- Nez Perce Woven Bags
Our Moody Monsters were a success!  Now we our focusing our attention on Native American Weavings.  We are learning about the Native American tribe of Nez Perce and their amazing woven bags.  We are learning to weave, how to use patterns and the joy of creating.   

2nd Grade - Degas in Motion
 We are beginning to learn about the French Impressionist Artist, Edgar Degas and his interest in studying movement in his artwork.  Student will begin creating their own image of a figure in motion. We will discuss horizon line, clues in art and the potential for movement in art.

    3rd Grade - Cityscape Landscape
  Radial Design projects were amazing, students rocked it!   We are currently talking about various types of landscapes while using charcoal and chalk to create your landscape backgrounds.  Soon we will add geometric shapes along our horizon line to begin making our cityscape buildings.  Eventually we will create our own community.

4th Grade- Picasso Portraits
    We are currently studying geometric and organic shapes to create our portraits.  We also learning about Picasso's Cubist style and how to relate it to our portraits.  Finally we will be discussing Complementary Colors and using them on our project.

5th Grade- American Gothic
 We began creating our own parodies of American Gothic.  We learning about the famous artwork of Grant Wood and how his work illustrates the times and culture in midwestern America in the 1930s.  

October 2015
2    5th Grade Art Adventures
9    Early Dismissal Day- No Art Adventures
16  5th Grade Art Adventures
12  No School- Columbus Day
23  5th Grade Art Adventures
30  5th Grade Art Adventures
      Halloween Parties

Weekly Website for PV:  Have your child show you our great website discoveries on their Google Classroom!

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- The Beautiful Oops and Anansi the Spider

    Our first project is coming to an end with student learning the valuable less....If you make a mistake, work with it!  We read and discussed, The Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg and created an artwork based on a pre-made oops made by Miss Smeltzer!  Wow-their imaginations sored!  Next up, the African Folklore of Kwaku Anansi and spider web line designs!

1st Grade- Moody Monster Portraits
   

2nd Grade - The Dot 

   We will begin class creating dots!  Yes--1-5 dots of varying sized and colors.  Then we will read the story of The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds.  We will learn to problem solved and turn our dots into works of art.  We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

    3rd Grade - Radial Design          
  We will begin our first project exploring radial design.  We will create a shape radial design and create a new radial design with our own personal touch. We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

4th Grade- Picasso Portraits
    

5th Grade- Durational Hand Designs and 
 We are finally putting our hands we've collected over the years into a durational hand design.  This design will explore the art elements. 

September 2015

September 2015
26 Team 66 Community Outing and District Dash

Weekly Website for PV:
 Week 1:  www.crayola.com
 Week 2:  http://safeshare.tv/w/yqVwRwnkbc shared by Mathias in Mrs. Spakausky's class
 Week 3: www. jacksonpollock.com shared by
& www.jacksonpollock.org. 

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Name Tags
    Students will have the opportunity to practice learning the art room and art duties.  We will be tracing our names and rewriting our names onto our name tags then decorating them.  We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

1st Grade- Name Tags and The Oops
   Students will be folding and creating their name tags.  We will also begin learning about The Oops by Barney Saltzberg.  We will then be challenged to turn our own Oops into works of art!  We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

2nd Grade - The Dot

   We will begin class creating dots!  Yes--1-5 dots of varying sized and colors.  Then we will read the story of The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds.  We will learn to problem solved and turn our dots into works of art.  We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

    3rd Grade - Radial Design          
  We will begin our first project exploring radial design.  We will create a shape radial design and create a new radial design with our own personal touch. We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

4th Grade- Awful Alphabet and Initials
    We have learned the story, The Absolutely Awful Alphabet, by Mordicai Bernstein.  We are morphing alphabet letters into creatures. We will use our initials to morph them into our own personal images. We will also use some time to trace hands and color them for a durational artwork in 5th grade, (we trace and keep our hand until 5th grade then make a project out of our growing hands.)

5th Grade- Durational Hand Designs
 We are finally putting our hands we've collected over the years into a durational hand design.  This design will explore the art elements. 

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Art Adventures

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

Please note, that each month we will rotate between each grade level, (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?          Friday’s from 2:40-3:45 p.m.

Why?        Each month students will explore art techniques and various art materials.  The goal of Art

                            Adventures is to give students interested in Art an extra opportunity to explore their artistic

                            creativity beyond the classroom Art experience.

If your student is interested in participating in this after school activity, please fill out the permission slip below, enclose the $20 lab fee for the year, and return to Miss Smeltzer by Friday, September 24th. 

Art Adventures is an after-school activity; therefore buses will not be available.  If you need to car pool with someone, please name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip, (please no more than 2 others). 

5^th Grade                                            4^th Grade                                            3^rd Grade                   

October 2^nd, 16^th, 23, & 30th            November 13^th & 20^th                   January 8th, 22nd, & 29^th

                                                          December 4^th & 11^th

February 5th, 19th, & 26th             March 11^th & 18^th                          April 8^th, 15^th, & 29th                                                             

(Dates for make-ups if Art Adventures needs to be canceled-- May 6^th & 20^th)

Please cut and save the top portion of this permission slip for Art Adventures schedule.

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Please label and return your permission slips to: Art Adventures with Miss Smeltzer

My son/daughter         ______________________________________, has my permission to participate in the Art Adventures activity for 2015-16 school year.

Home Phone number________________________  Cell Phone number                             

                                   

Email Address________________________________________________

My son/daughter's classroom teacher is _________________________________

Please check one:

________I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.         ________My child is enrolled in BACC and will go

  To BACC after Art Adventures.

*** Please enclose your child's $20.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.

February 2015

February 2015
6th     Darien Woman's Club Creative Youth Art Fair registration due
          4th/5th Art Adventures
10th   Ide Conference
11th   Early Dismissal
          PV Conferences
13th   No School
16th   No School
20th   4th/5th Art Adventures
          Darien Woman's Club Creative Art Fair Drop Off
22nd  Darien Woman's Club Creative Youth Art Fair 2-3:30 pm.
27th   4th/5th Art Adventures

Darien Woman's Club Creative Youth Art Fair is here again!!!!
February 6th is the due date for the registration form. The Art Fair will be at Cass Jr. High this year on Sunday, February 22, 2015.  Please click below to link you to their event page and registration form!
To Creative Youth Art Fair Form. Download the form from here or get one from Miss Smeltzer!

February Art Board Activity for PV:
        Have a little heart….Make a heart to celebrate all that you love.  

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Shape Snowflakes!
        Snowshape Snowflakes!  Students will practice cutting and using chalk to create white snowflakes on square paper.  Students will learn to draw and cut rectangles, squares, triangles, circles and hexagons. We will turn our shapes into snowflakes.

1st Grade- Nez Perce Weavings

 We will begin learning about the Nez Perce' Native American tribe and their gift of weaving.  Students will begin their project by paper folding, cutting with scissors, and basic weaving technique called Tabby.   Will will use Native American symbols to inspire our decorative pattern on our weaving.

2nd Grade - Legs of Degas

2nd Grade Degas Project

2nd Grade Degas Project 

      Students have begun studying the artist, Edgar Degas and his work featuring Ballet.  Degas used ballerinas to illustrate his Impressionistic style of movement and colors.  We will be creating an artwork featuring movement from the knees down. Students will draw, color and paint with this project.  We will be using movement in our artwork and in our classroom!

     


    3rd Grade Matisse Goldfish                   
     Our next project is a painting project!!!  Students will be learning about warm and cool colors while using watercolor techniques including: opaque and transparent.  We will be studying the artist, Henri Matisse and his painting, Goldfish.

4th Grade- M.C. Escher Hands
     Once we complete our Picasso Portraits, 4th grade students will be learning about the artist M.C. Escher.  We will be learning and creating our hands in motion using contour lines and exploring value in Art.

5th Grade- Keith Haring Painting

     We will get busy studying the artwork of Keith Haring.  We will discuss the social aspect of the painting as well as the simplistic design and symbolism of his work.  Each student will be creating their own parody of Keith Haring message painted on canvas board. Students will be working with shapes, design, paints, and color schemes.

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

                            February                 April
                                   6^th                           10th

                                20^th                         17th

                                27^th                         24th

               

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

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

                                         March                                   May

                                                 6^th                                            1^st                                                                                    

                                                13^th                                         8^th

                                               20^th                                         22^nd

(No Art Adventures on March 27^th, May 29^th )

January12-19, 2015

January 2015
9th --Art Adventures for 3rd Grade
16th--Early Dismissal-No Art Adventures.
19th--No School-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
23rd--Art Adventures for 3rd Grade
30th--Art Adventures for 3rd Grade

Darien Woman's Club Creative Youth Art Fair is here again!!!!
February 6th is the due date for the registration form. The Art Fair will be at Cass Jr. High this year on Sunday, February 22, 2015.  Please click below to link you to their event page and registration form!
To Creative Youth Art Fair Form. Download the form from here or get one from Miss Smeltzer!

January Art Board Activity for PV:
        Do you wanna build a snowman??  Great, I'd love to see it!  Your challenge is to draw, paint, sculpt or create a snowman anyway you'd like.  If its an actual snowman outside, take a picture with it and bring it in, (you can email your picture to me at tsmeltze@ccsd66.org. Miss Smeltzer will be looking for the most unique and creative snowman!

Weekly Activities in the Art Room:

Kindergarten- Shape Snowflakes!
        Snowshape Snowflakes!  Students will practice cutting and using chalk to create white snowflakes on square paper.  Students will learn to draw and cut rectangles, squares, triangles, circles and hexagons. We will turn our shapes into snowflakes.

1st Grade- Nez Perce Weavings

 We will begin learning about the Nez Perce' Native American tribe and their gift of weaving.  Students will begin their project by paper folding, cutting with scissors, and basic weaving technique called Tabby.   Will will use Native American symbols to inspire our decorative pattern on our weaving.

2nd Grade - Legs of Degas
      Students have begun studying the artist, Edgar Degas and his work featuring Ballet.  Degas used ballerinas to illustrate his Impressionistic style of movement and colors.  We will be creating an artwork featuring movement from the knees down. Students will draw, color and paint with this project.  We will be using movement in our artwork and in our classroom!

         3rd Grade Matisse Goldfish                                                 
     Our next project is a painting project!!!  Students will be learning about warm and cool colors while using watercolor techniques including: opaque and transparent.  We will be studying the artist, Henri Matisse and his painting, Goldfish.

4th Grade- M.C. Escher Hands
     Once we complete our Picasso Portraits, 4th grade students will be learning about the artist M.C. Escher.  We will be learning and creating our hands in motion using contour lines and exploring value in Art.

5th Grade- Keith Haring Painting

     We will get busy studying the artwork of Keith Haring.  We will discuss the social aspect of the painting as well as the simplistic design and symbolism of his work.  Each student will be creating their own parody of Keith Haring message painted on canvas board. Students will be working with shapes, design, paints, and color schemes.

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

                            February                 April
                                   6^th                           10th

                                20^th                         17th

                                27^th                         24th

               

(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

                       January                     March                                   May

                                   9^th                            6^th                                            1^st                                                                                    

                                  23^rd                         13^th                                         8^th

                                  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 )