Syllabus
Art Syllabus:
Monarch & Simpsonville Elementary
Grades K-5
Ashley Bowman
ashannon@greenville.k12.sc.us
Welcome to the Monarch Art Studio! This year we are focusing on TTTBC (Taking Time To Be Creative)!!! I want students to get their creative juices flowing and really exercise their imaginations in their art work. We are focusing on fostering more creativity in how we think, solve problems, and how we make art at Monarch.
It’s going to be a great year!!
Simpsonville Mission Statement:
The mission of Simpsonville Elementary School at Morton Place is to prepare students to be productive, respectful and responsible.
Simpsonville Elementary School's vision stems from a child-centered focus on improving curriculum, instruction, assessment, and environmental factors that will support effective learning for our students.
Monarch Elementary Mission Statement:
The mission of Monarch is to build a collaborative learning community that challenges all students to excel academically, celebrate diversity, express creativity, and experience real-world curriculum connections.
Monarch's Shared Vision:
Monarch’s purpose is to provide a happy, caring and stimulating environment where all students will recognize and achieve their fullest potential, so that they can make their best contribution to society.
Ms. Bowman's goals for our class this year:
1. To guide students in expressing themselves through artistic mediums.
2. To inspire students to imagine, explore, describe, and create through the visual arts.
3. To work together with students and teachers at Monarch to establish and develop interdisciplinary collaborations.
4. To inform students about the history of art and art production and how it directly affects the world in which we live.
Each grade's lessons and projects will be include Elements of Art, Famous Artists, SC Art, Art in Greenville, and Contemporary Artists!
Art Media:
This year in art we will be working with so many different materials!
This might include:
Clay
Painting
Drawing
Printmaking
Sculpture
Book Arts
Collage
Weaving
Writing
Mixed Media
Everyday students come to art they earn an individual grade. These grades are based on our district-wide art rubric. Students will have a daily grade as well as two Major assessment grades. The rubric is based on four letters Q, M, P, and L that correspond to 4, 3, 2, and 1.
Q= Quality Achievement (4)
Always demonstrates TTTBC (Taking time to be creative).
Always applies new art skills and knowledge.
Always uses time wisely while working on projects.
Always follows directions.
Always uses materials safely.
M= Meets Standards (3)
TTTBC most of the time.
Applies new art skills and knowledge most of the time.
Uses time wisely while working on projects most of the time.
Follows directions most of the time.
Uses materials safely most of the time.
P= Progressing Towards Standards (2)
Sometimes TTTBC.
Sometimes applies new art skills and knowledge.
Sometimes uses time wisely while working on projects.
Sometimes follows directions.
Sometimes uses materials safely.
L= Little to no progression towards standards (1)
Rarely or never TTTBC.
Rarely or never applies new art skills and knowledge.
Rarely or never uses time wisely while working on projects.
Rarely or never follows directions.
Rarely or never uses materials safely.
Rules and Behavior Procedures:
Ms Bowmans Rules for the Art Room:
A- always listen and follow directions
R- Respect yourself, others, and materials
T- try your BEST!
I- Inside voices
S- Stay seated and raise your hand
T- take care of the art supplies!
Mrs. Bowman’s Behavior Buckets:
Green (4/Q) No warnings, perfect day, way to go!
Yellow (3/M) 1st warning, lets get our focus back into art
Orange (2/P) 2nd warning, sit by yourself to work
Red (1/L) 3rd warning, fill out a behavior think sheet, sign and bring back and work on art by yourself.
Red (0/L) 4th warning, email/phone call home
Ms. Bowman's Expectations for the Art Room:
These behaviors are expected when students come to art. All expected behaviors go right along with how students are being graded daily.
TTTBC (Take Time To Be Creative)
Use Time Wisely
Follow Directions
Use Materials Safely
Use What You Learn!
Consequences are consistent with the school behavior plan and also consistent within all Related Arts classrooms. These are possible consequences for negative behavior:
Phone Call Home
Note Home
Email Home
Lose Art Time
Referral (in very severe circumstances)
Class Points!!!!!
I have the letters ART on the board. I turn over letters for poor behavior.
A = warning, B= quiet break, T = quiet rest of class.
They get a point for every letter they have left.
30 points = Arty party ( free choice day and I get out centers, building things etc that we don't normally use)
If students do not follow rules or quietly participate in the art activity, points will be lost.
Once points are lost, they cannot be regained until the next class time.