Farmingdale students collaborative art project - inspired by the artist Henri Matisse.
Check out our cut paper collage.
A great way to start off the school year!
Kindergarten
Belden - Thursday
Humphrey - Tuesday
Schilling - Monday
Walters - Wednesday
First Grade
Baker - Monday
Leinberger - Tuesday
Pettit - Friday
Tewes - Wednesday
Wells - Thursday
Second Grade
Cave - Monday
Greer - Tuesday
Spann - Friday
Zaborac - Wednesday
Third Grade
Hamilton - Friday
McFadden - Monday
McGrath - Tuesday
Whiteside - Wednesday
Fourth Grade
Holler - Monday
Pflugmacher - Monday
Neisler - Wednesday
Weber - Friday
FOCUS: When students look at ART they learn to focus on what they see.
HIGHER ORDER THINKING: When looking at ART, students evaluate, analyze, compare, criticize and construct meaning.
EMPATHY: Looking at ART helps students understand and better recognize the feelings of others across social and cultural boundaries.
CONNECTION: Looking at ART connects you to the past, to the artist, to the culture and to anyone else who has also stood before that artwork.
RESPECT: Students can learn to respect other cultures, people and things that are different from them and their experiences.
OBSERVATION/AWARENESS: Disciplined looking gives students a chance to notice details they may not have seen with a quick look. It trains the student to be more aware of the world they are in.
UNDERSTANDING SELF: Art helps us figure out our thoughts and feelings and see the world and ourselves in ways that nothing else can.
CURIOSITY AND WONDER: Art helps foster a sense of wonder and excitment about the world, insprining creation and creativity in all aspects of life.
This is my second year in the Farmingdale art room!
I previously spent 23 years teaching Kindergarten here at Farmingdale.
I look forward to seeing all my old friends as well as getting to know new ones!
My husband Eric and I have 3 daughters.
Lauren - 1st year at Quincy University
Alison - Senior at PPHS
Madalyn - Sophomore at PPHS
Pablo Picasso