Class Info

Art Class Information:

Students have Art once a week. If a student is absent and misses class they can make up any work upon their return. They will have until the following art class to make up their work. 


Late Assignment Policy: 

If a student doesn’t finish an art project or assignment in class by its due date, it must be turned-in (online or in-person) by the next art class. Late assignments will not be accepted after that timeframe. No exceptions. (If you are absent, this timeframe begins upon your return.) 


Homework:

Students must complete and/or finish an assignment for homework if not completed in class.


Supplies:

Students will be utilizing the supplies in their pencil case so please be sure to replenish as needed. You may also want to include a pencil sharpener, block eraser, and ruler. Students are welcome to bring in dry media art kits or coloring materials from home to use in class. 


Grading:

All students will be assessed on application, effort, and conduct in Art. Please check Power School regularly to view grades and missing assignments.


Communication:

ALL communication regarding Art will be done through Google Classroom and/or Artsonia (Gr. 2-8).
Please visit https://www.artsonia.com/connect/4P46RC9S to connect to your child's account and receive notifications when new artwork is added to their portfolio.

In art class, students will:

Develop Craft: learning to use tools, materials, and artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space.

Engage and Persist: learning to embrace problems of relevance within the art world and/or of personal importance, to develop focus conducive to working and persevering at tasks.

Envision: learning to picture mentally what cannot be directly observed and imagine possible next steps in making a piece.

Express: learning to create works that convey an idea, a feeling, or a personal meaning.

Observe: learning to attend to visual contexts more closely than ordinary “looking” requires and thereby to see things that otherwise might not be seen.

Reflect: learning to think and talk with others about an aspect of one’s work or working process and learning to judge one’s own work and working process and the work of others.

Stretch and Explore: learning to reach beyond one’s capacities, to explore playfully without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to learn from mistakes.

Understand Arts Community: learning to interact as an artist with other artists and within the broader society.

Curriculum:

Early Elementary: The Archdiocese of Baltimore's Art Curriculum for Grades K-2 focuses on developing the creation and appreciation of visual art. Students work with a variety of art media, techniques, culture specific art forms, historical periods, and influential artists. Students develop their skills in the principles and characteristics of art. Students demonstrate the ability to properly and safely use tools, and utilize basic art skills and techniques during the creative process. Students are encouraged to create original works of art to communicate ideas.

Upper Elementary: The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Art Curriculum for Grades 3 – 5 was developed collaboratively and built on state and national standards. The 3 – 5 art program provides students with a continuum of essential knowledge and skills incrementally increasing in depth and rigor. Students will develop knowledge and skills related to the elements of art, the principles of design, collaborative artwork, the connection of art to history and culture, as well as art's many interdisciplinary connections.

Middle School: The Archdiocese of Baltimore middle school art curriculum is designed to teach students to become critical thinkers and visual problem solvers. Students will be made aware of the creative process, which includes brainstorming, problem solving, and analyzing and evaluating art. Students begin to see how the creative process relates to all disciplines, and come to know art as a tool of communication and self-expression. Through collaborative projects and written reflections, students learn how to analyze their own art and the work of others. They begin to understand the value of reflection and critical judgment in creative work. Through a series of hands on experiences using a wide variety of materials and techniques, students use the elements and principles of design to translate thoughts and feelings into 2 and 3 dimensional works of art. Students draw from direct observation, memory and their imagination. They are introduced to the art of various artists and cultures to expand their appreciation of the role of the arts in different societies.

Art Vocabulary

Art_AnOpportunity.pdf