October
Kindergarten
Bats: Shape, Color, Expression
Kindergarten students are working on their October art projects designed to help them learn basic geometric shapes - circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. Students are creating a moonlit landscape featuring flying bats that are produced by combining these basic shapes. Since the students are also learning the primary colors - red, yellow, and blue, their bats will sport these colors. Lastly, kindergarten students are learning about facial expressions to show different feelings in their artwork. To this end, each bat will have a unique expression determined by the student artist. See sample above.
Update about September Kindergarten Art: Blankets
Six paper designs, created in September by kindergarten students featuring a variety of lines inspired by Mexican-styled woven blankets, are on display in the mini-school hallway. These artworks honor National Hispanic Month and can be seen there through the month of October.
2nd Grade
Indigenous People
As our celebration of indigenous peoples winds down this month, second graders are putting the final touches on their Peruvian llama and woven carpet designs, inspired by the culture of the indigenous people of Peru. Through this project, students explored working with a variety of lines, creating patterns and understanding wax resistance when their watercolor paints did not cover over their oil pastel line work - an example of science in Art!
Update about September Second Grade Art: Pets
Most second graders created an image of either a Pet Shop or Pet Shelter last month. These artworks feature students' favorite pets drawn from their observations. Eight of these pieces from the classrooms of Mrs. Saxton and Mrs. Torres are currently on display in the hallway near the Administrative Office in the main building. Come to family night scheduled this month (October) to see them!
5th Grade
Sketchbooks
All fifth graders created sketchbooks in which they will explore Art concepts year-long. They are embellished with cover art that is meanigful to each student. The cover art can be representational or abstract. A beautiful patterned example can be seen above.
Complementary Colors
Students are currently studying complementary colors. In color theory, complementary colors are across from each other on the color wheel, and always look great together. Some classes are creating "mola"-inspired designs, as described in September's news, while other classes are creating self-portraits using complementary colors. The latter are being made with modern materials - photos, computers, acetates, and sharpies as well as paint.