Where does your imagination live?
Welcome to Ms. Polo's website. I am the art teacher at Boyce Elementary School where I teach Kindergarten to Fifth grade classes. In my classroom we explore all kinds of media: painting, drawing, mono-printing, paper collage, fiber and clay.
The most important question I ask my students is "Where does your imagination live?" Even the youngest students usually point to their heads, but a few also point to their hearts. I consider my class a laboratory where students can fully explore this magical space between their heads and hearts.
Invest in your child's Imagination...
Boyce Elementary is a PBIS school with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. In the art room there is an incentive program called Art Dollars. When students have completed an art project early, they have 5 activities they can choose to do next. For each activity, they can earn a different colored art dollar.
Blue: Copy a Famous Work of Art
Orange: Coloring Sheet
Pink: Create a drawing of your own
White: Read from the Story Library
Green: Image Surf in the Art Library
These activities may change throughout the year to keep students engaged.
The multi-colored art dollar system should ensure that not all students pick the same activity over and over again, as well as encourage them to work independently toward a larger goal.
Students can spend their art dollars at the Art Store at the end of each grading period (4x a year). Everything in the art store costs 5 Art Dollars, but students have to have one of each color. I have asked for the help of the PTO to fill the art store. I would like the students to be able to purchase art supplies OR an original work of art made by a parent, or teacher.
The supplies can be simple things, such as coloring books, a pack of markers, special gel or glitter pens, sketch pads, colored origami paper.
The artwork can be anything handmade. For example, I will be donating hand painted origami birds. I’ve asked another person in the Boyce community to contribute crocheted dream catchers.
Please see the Art Store Page for ideas on how to invest in your child's imagination...
