Fall 2025 Newletter
Dear Morrow Families,
Happy almost fall! I am so excited to be working with your artists again this year. We have been busy practicing our creativity, learning, and remembering how to use our art materials. I wanted to share a couple of pieces of hopefully helpful information as we are getting started this year.
1 - In progress artworks - You may have noticed more pictures being added to our Artsonia galleries. One of my goals this year is to take in-progress pictures most days so students can see the process of making their artwork as they reflect on it. These will also let you see the progress they are making more often than just when they finish an artwork. These pictures could also be a great opportunity to ask your artist about their plans for their work in progress.
2 - Grades - Progress reports will be coming out soon. I always get a couple of questions about grades so I thought I would share the basics of what the numbers mean here. An 89 means your artist is on grade level. Scores above an 89 mean they are doing better than grade level work. Below an 89 means they are not quite at grade level yet. Students are graded on their participation in class activities and discussions, correct use of materials, answers to questions about art concepts and processes, and they self assess on their finished artwork using a rubric. Students will start writing about their artwork soon too.
3 - Community art opportunities - Atlanta and Clayton county are full of opportunities to see art. A few of my favorites are:
Arts Clayton - https://www.artsclayton.org/
The High Museum - https://high.org/ (They have an exhibit of Faith Ringgold’s children’s book illustrations right now that is wonderful. It ends October 12th. The second Sunday of each month is free, you can register for the September one here: https://high.org/event/ups-second-sunday-september-2025/
The Carlos Museum - https://carlos.emory.edu/ Their free Sundays are the first of the month.
https://carlos.emory.edu/calendar?eventid=182949864
The Spelman College Art Museum - https://museum.spelman.edu/
4 - Talking with your artist about their work. Because we are a choice based art class, your artist is the one making most of the decisions about their work, including what it will be about and what materials to use. Asking them about their plans, and how they decided to make art about an idea or which materials they chose to use can be a great way to help them plan their next steps and think critically about their work. These are skills we practice in art that are useful across all subjects and in life in general.
5 - If you aren’t already connected to your artist’s Artsonia gallery, it is our online art gallery. Most parents should have gotten an email about it in the last few weeks, but if you didn’t, or it got lost, please email me from your preferred email and include both your name and your artist’s name and we will get you connected. Once you are connected you will be able to see all their artwork, and share it with family and friends online.
It is lovely to get to work with your artists!
Ms. Antman