As we charge, full steam ahead, into our last month of school, it is a strange feeling. It seems that the middle schoolers just had their first day of school, but they have in fact grown so much in art and created such amazing things, that it must be the end of the year!
It is an especially sentimental year as I say goodbye to our 8th graders, my daughter being one of them. I always feel confident that our 8th graders are ready to head off to high school and this year is no different. Many of the students have already began high school activities such as tryouts, scheduling, orientations and a few tours. My hope is that every CCA 8th graders and family has a smooth and exciting transition into a new adventure!
We will go strong right up until the end in the art room. 2nd graders are just finishing a fun umbrella project in which we reviewed the color wheel as well as tried out a wax resist method to create a fun April Showers painting. This month we will finish up our Derby Hat designs that the students began while I had a substitute as well as create a fun lettering project for our names. 4th graders will finish their illuminated manuscript project with the addition of a stained glass window (Shrinkie Dink) that they are creating using radial symmetry. They will also get to finish Derby Hat designs and have a go at a lettering project for their names.
5th Graders will finish up their Roller Coaster self- portraits this month as well as their Bright future project, which is a self portrait of a large pair of sunglasses with the future they imagine reflected in the sunglasses. They will also try a doodle art landscape this month as well.
7th graders will finish up surrealism, step into American Art and Parody, as well as create a doodle art project as we look at Art Deco and Art Nouveau design styles from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. 8th graders will be working to complete their paper castle designs, complete with themes and environments.
I am looking forward to seeing the projects in May as the students have developed in skill and creativity as the year has progressed and I am so proud of their hard work. Please keep an eye out in the Eagle for our online Spring Art and Music Festival link and dates. I can't wait to see a little bit of everything from the year.
I hope this summer brings you safe, healthy, restful days with beautiful sunsets and enchanted evenings! I look forward to seeing everyone in the fall!
Take care,
Mrs. Jodi M.L. Peterson
2nd - 8th Grade Art