🎨 Mr. Palacio’s Art Newsletter 🎨

Hello Families,  Mr. Palacio here!

Our artists have been busy creating amazing artwork in art class! We have been working on both 2-D and 3-D projects that help students learn new skills and express their creativity.

In our 2-D lessons, students practiced drawing techniques like shading and one-point perspective (a way to make drawings look like they go far back into space).

In our 3-D lessons, students worked with ceramics and understood the process from hand shaping, firing in a kiln to glazing. These hands-on projects were lots of fun and helped students think about the process of shaping clay into pottery. City Scapes with cut paper. Where we collaborated on designing a city with streets, subway and an airport. 

🌟 Learning Skills We Are Building

Students are practicing important life skills every day, including:

• Self-management – completing sequential tasks staying on task and finishing projects with care.
• Social skills – sharing supplies and working together at our communal art tables. 

We are also learning research skills by looking at pictures, ideas, and examples to help inspire our artwork.

🗣️ Growing Our Communication Skills at OWN2 and at Home.

Students are learning how to talk about art using special art words. During class critiques, they practice giving kind and helpful feedback like:

“I noticed you used warm and cool colors! Maybe adding more lines and shapes could make it even better. Remember to fill the whole space!”

This helps students become confident speakers and thoughtful artists. 

Let's support our young artists by continuing to build on these skills at home! We are so proud of all the creativity happening in the art room.

Sincerely , 

Mr. Palacio 🎨✨