"Creativity takes courage." H. Matisse
✔Pen
✔Pencil
✔Sketchbook (standard size - 9"x12")
✔A good attitude and an open mind
👉Paid art fee
check the MySchoolBucks link on our J. L. Mann homepage to see the fees for your class. The link is under the Current Events calendar
👉Contact sheet
signed by a parent/guardian
Per district policy: No Cellphones or ear buds in sight during class time
Per district policy: Please adhere to the dress code
Be on time to class
Be ready to learn when you walk through my door
Be prepared: please bring your daily materials
Be in your assigned seat. This will help me take quick attendance and allow us to spend more time working!
Begin work when the bell rings! Some days we will have sketch assignments before the bell, some days we will get straight to the project.
Always clean up after yourself. And others. And help them. Be a good person.
Treat everyone in the room with respect.
Have an open mind. We will learn new things. We will try new things. They will not be the same as everyone else. This is ok!
Work hard. Try. If I see that you have tried, I will be more willing to help you solve the problem
Familiarize yourself with the rules and procedures from the syllabus.
💰 The fee for all art classes is $25 for each class
💲 Art fees help to ensure students have high quality art-making materials
💲To be allowed to participate in and receive credit for an art class the fee must be paid!
💲 If there is a case of financial stress, students can talk to their teacher and make arrangements to participate in a fundraising activity to pay for their art fee
💲 This fee will cover items needed for the art class that are provided by the school
This fee does not cover daily supplies (sketchbook, pencil, good attitude, and open mind)
This fee does not cover specialized materials (e.g. glitter glue, gel pens, etc.)
💲 The department holds fundraising events all year so the students can use high quality materials and media throughout the year.
Please join and participate in Art Club to help with these activities
💲 A quick response to the art fee would be greatly appreciated so that the necessary supplies can be ordered as soon as possible!
I am a true believer in open communication. If you have any questions or issues that you would like to discuss, please call me at my desk at 864-355-4989 or by e-mail at rgrim@greenville.k12.sc.us .
I check messages as often as I am able, however email is the most effective and quickest way for me to communicate. I also keep copies of my course syllabi, and other important information for each class on my school website: https://sites.google.com/greenvilleschools.us/art910 .
I am available for extra help each Tuesday and Thursday morning, from 8:00--8:30. I am available other times by appointment.
Your student should have or soon will have an Art Supplies Sheet that will explain the materials and costs related to the class they are taking. Please pay your child’s art class fee as soon as possible online via our school’s website--go to My SchoolBucks and follow the prompts to find your child’s classes and associated fees. I appreciate your cooperation in this. The class fees cover necessary materials for a successful art class. If you have any supplies you would like to donate, I’ve included a list of things we need in our department. In addition to the supplies I will provide, your child should be prepared with a pencil and sketchbook for drawing and note taking every day.
Please discuss with your student the classroom rules, procedures, and policies we cover early in the semester. It is the student’s responsibility to keep the space clean and organized as the art room truly belongs to them. As a steward of your student’s work space I appreciate all the help and support from home you will be providing.
I am happy to excuse your student from class when you pre-arrange his or her absence with the school office. Art is a very hands-on class, work is done in the classroom, and there is minimal if any homework. Therefore I encourage you to have your student in class as often and regularly as possible as many projects are challenging to complete at home. Please understand that your student must make up any class work that he or she misses. If special arrangements will be needed due to long-term illness or other extraordinary circumstances, please contact me. I would encourage all students to turn in any work before their planned absence.
This will be an exciting year at Mann! Thank you for the privilege of working with your student.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Grim
Visual Arts Department
J.L. Mann Academy
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I would greatly appreciate donations of any of the following supplies:
Disinfectant wipes (or any wet wipes), Boxes of tissues, Antibacterial hand soap, Paper Towels
If you have something you would like to donate to the Visual Arts Department, but are not sure if it is something we use, please call or e-mail me.