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Clay One is a semester long class.
We will be creating hand made projects throughout the semester.
We will learn a variety techniques of glazing and painting the clay projects.
We will also learn how to use the electric and manual potter's wheel.
We will be uisng Google Classroom throughout the semester.
Here is a slide presentation of past student's work: Clay One Galley
Following is the link for Google Classroom: Clay One - Fall 2025
Current Project: 3 sided pot, project of choice, container vessel
Past Project: large decorated coil pot or head sculpture, coil pot, slab mug, wheel, slab cube, textured plate, pinch pots
Important Dates for the end of the Semester:
Monday, Dec. 8: All glazed clay projects should be constructed by Dec. 8. Projects created after this day will need to be painted. Projects completed after Tues. Dec. 9 will be accepted but will not be painted - there will not be time for projects to dry. Projects will then receive a 0/10 or 0/5 grade for painting.
Mon. Dec. 15: Review for Final - in room 220
Tues. Dec. 16: All work needs to be glazed by the end of the day. Turn in tools.
Wed. Dec. 17: No glazing, only painting. Last day to do the wheel. All work is due at the end of the day.
Thur. Dec. 18: Final, clean room and tools, take home masterpieces!
Week: Dec. 8-12
Mon.: project of choice
Tues.: glaze and paint
Wed.: glaze and paint
Thur.: glaze and paint
Fri.: glaze and paint
Week: Dec. 1-5
Mon.: put bottom onto 3 sided pot
Tues.: create container vessel
Wed.: container vessel
Thur.: project of choice
Fri.: project of choice
Week: Nov. 24-25
Mon.: 3 sided pot, create pattern and cut sides out
Tues.: put sides together
Happy Thanksgiving!!! Have a Super Break!!!!
Week: Nov. 17-21
Mon.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Tues.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Wed.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Thur.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Fri.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Week: Nov. 10 - 14
Mon.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Tues.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Wed.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Thur.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Fri.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Week: Nov. 3-7
Mon.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Tues.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Wed.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Thur.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot, glaze small coil pot
Fri.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot, glaze small coil pot
Week: Oct. 27-31
Mon.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Tues.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Wed.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Thur.: head sculpture or large decorated coil pot
Fri.: Enjoy Your Day Off!!!!
Week: Oct. 20-24
Mon.: finish coil pot, watch video on how to make clay heads(last day of 1st quarter)
Tues.: start head or large coil pot
Wed.: head or large coil pot
Thur.: head or large coil pot
Fri.: head or large coil pot
Week: Oct. 13-17
Mon.: paint pinch pot - 1st layer, glaze wheel bowls
Tues.: start coil pot.
Wed.: coil pot
Thur.: coil pot
Fri.: coil pot
Week: Oct. 6-10
Mon.: glaze of slab cube
Tues.: glaze of slab cube
Wed.: add handle to mug and initials
Thur.: demonstrate how to use coil machine, start coil pot
Fri.: coil pot
Week: Sept. 29 - Oct.3
Mon.: wheel
Tues.: wheel
Wed.: demonstrate mug, create sides and bottom
Thur.: put mug together
Fri.: No Classes - Enjoy Homecoming!
Week: Sept.
Mon.: No Classes - Enjoy your day!
Tues.: finish slab cube
Wed.: demonstration of the wheel
Thur.: work on the wheel
Fri.: work on the wheel
Week: Sept. 15-19
Mon.: add decoration for slab cube
Tues.: finish slab club
Wed.: no class
Thur.: cube
Fri.: cube
Week: Sept. 8-12
Mon.: show how to put on top slab, introduce design requirement for slab cubes- slides
Tues.: slab box
Wed.: slab box
Thur.: go over how to glaze, and paint technique
Fri.: glaze and paint pinch pots
Week: Sept. 1-5
Mon.: No classes - Enjoy your day off!
Tues.: demonstrate how to use slats to roll out even slabs, create textured square or round plate demostrate sanding with green tool and sandpaper
Wed.: demostrate sanding with green tool and sandpaper, begin slab cube project - create patterns for cube
Thur.: demonstrate how to cut out sides, students cut out sides
Fri.: demonstrate how to put slab sides together using slip, score and coil construction
Week: Aug. 25-29
Mon.: Prayer, Clay One website, sign into google classroom, go over syllabus, view examples of projects, hand out tools and clay, pick shelves, learn about room and location of class items, view the kiln
Tues.: go over stages of clay - on board, pinch pot with texture
Wed.: do pinch pot with foot
Thur.: do textured square or round plate, demostrate sanding with green tool and sandpaper
Fri.: finish pinch pots
SPRING 2025
Important Dates to Know:
Wed. May 7: No Class - Set Up for Coffee House
Fri. May 9: All glazed clay projects should be constructed by May 9. Projects created after this day will need to be painted. Projects completed after Mon. May 12 will be accepted but will not be painted - there will not be time for projects to dry. Projects will then receive a 0/10 or 0/5 grade for painting.
Mon. 19: Review for Final - in room 220
Tues. May 20: All work needs to be glazed by the end of the day. Turn in tools.
Wed. May 21: No glazing, only painting. Last day to do the wheel. All work is due at the end of the day.
Thur, No class.
Fri. May 23: Final, clean room and tools, take home masterpieces!
NOTE: students who are participating in state track will need to make arrangements to take final early and do their cleaning tasks( chair, table and board item)
CURRENT PROJECT: functional and decorative
PAST PROJECT: game, project of choice, 3 sided pot, container vessel, head sculpture, birdhouse/sculpture OR large coil pot, coil pot , slab mug, slab box with lid, textured plate/bowl, pinch pot with texture and pinch pot with foot
Week: May 19-23
Mon.: review for final
Tues.: all work needs to be glazed by the end of the day
Wed.: No glazing, only painting. Last day for the wheel. All work is due at the end of the day.
Thur.: no class - even finals
Fri: final, clean and pack up masterpieces!
Have a Wonderful Summer Break!!!!!
Week: May 12-16
Mon.: Projects created after today will not be glazed or painted. glaze, wheel
Tues.: glaze, wheel
Wed.: glaze, wheel
Thur.: glaze, wheel
Fri: glaze, wheel
Week: May 5-9
Mon.: funcitonal and decorative project, wheel, glaze
Tues.: funcitonal and decorative project, wheel, glaze
Wed.: coffee house - set up
Thur.: funcitonal and decorative project, wheel, glaze
Fri: funcitonal and decorative project, wheel, glaze, ALL WORK THAT WILL BE GLAZED - NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED TODAY. After today - all pottery will need to be painted.
Week: April 28 - May 2
Mon.: introduce functional and decorative - on google classroom, wheel, glaze
Tues.: functional and decorative - on google classroom, wheel, glaze
Wed.: functional and decorative - on google classroom, wheel, glaze
Thur.: functional and decorative - on google classroom, wheel, glaze
Fri.: functional and decorative - on google classroom, wheel, glaze
Week: April 21-25
Mon.: introduce game - google classroom, wheel
Tues.: game, wheel, glaze
Wed.: game, wheel, glaze
Thur.: game, wheel, glaze
Fri.: game, wheel, glaze
Week: April 14 - 18
Mon.: project of choice
Tues.: project of choice
Wed.: project of choice
Thur.: project of choice
Fri.: Have a Blessed Easter Break!!!
Week: April 7 - 11
Mon.: 3 sided pot/ container vessel
Tues.: 3 sided pot/ container vessel
Wed.: 3 sided pot/ container vessel
Thur.: 3 sided pot/ container vessel
Fri.: 3 sided pot/ container vessel
Week: March 31 - April 4
Mon.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Tues.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Wed.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Thur.: introduce 3 sided pot
Fri.: show more how to put bottom on 3 sided pot, demonstrate how to start container vessel
Week: March 24 - 28
Mon.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Tues.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Wed.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Thur.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Fri.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Week: March 17 - 21
Mon.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot
Tues.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot
Wed.: snow day - no classes
Thur.: snow day - no classes
Fri.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot
Week: March 3-7
Mon.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot
Tues.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot
Wed.: snow day - no classes
Thur.: snow day - no classes
Fri.: no classes - Have a Fun Spring Break!!!
Week: Feb. 24-28
Mon.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Tues.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot, wheel
Wed.: head sculpture, birdhouse OR large coil pot
Thur.: 4 artists - sub lessons
Fri.: no classes, teacher pd
Week: Feb. 17-21
Mon.: view video of how to create head sculpture
Tues.: snow day - no classes
Wed.: go over requirements for coil pot, etc., start head sculpture, birdhous OR large coil pot
Thur.: head sculpture, birdhous OR large coil pot
Fri.: head sculpture, birdhous OR large coil pot, wheel
Week: Feb. 10-14
Mon.: glaze slab boxes, coil pot, wheel
Tues.: glaze mugs, coil pot, wheel
Wed.: snow day
Thur.: finish up projects, late start
Fri.: finish up projects, wheel
Week: Feb. 3-7
Mon.: 1st layer of pinch pot painting, demonstrate the bottom of coil pot
Tues.: 2nd and 3rd layer of pinch pot, demonstrate how to use coil maker
Wed.: coil pot
Thur.: coil pot (late start)
Fri.: coil pot, wheel
Week: Jan. 27-31, Catholic Schools Week
Mon.: no classes today - bowling, etc.
Tues.: demonstrate how to make handle, wheel
Wed.: demonstrate how to put initials on mug
Thur.: finish mug, wheel
Fri.: no classes today, Mass, talent show, etc.
Week: Jan. 20-24
Mon.: slab box and lid, wheel
Tues.: no classes, cold day
Wed.: introduce how to do glaze on pinch pot with foot, finsh slab box
Thur.: demonstrate how to create sides and bottom of mug
Fri.: put mug together mug, wheel
Week: Jan. 13-17
Mon.: finish creating sides, wheel
Tues.: demonstate how to put sides together, wheel
Wed.: put sides together, wheel
Thur.: demostrate how to create lid
Fri.: finish how to add handle to the lid, no wheel - fire drill
Week: Jan. 6-10
Mon.: go over stages of clay - on board, pinch pot with texture
Tues.: do pinch pot with foot
Wed.: do textured square or round plate, demostrate sanding with green tool and sandpaper
Thurs.: demonstrate how to use the wheel,
Fri.: demonstrate how to make a pattern for slab box, create sides
Week: Jan. 3
Fri.: Prayer, Clay One website, sign into google classroom, go over syllabus, view examples of projects, hand out tools and clay, pick shelves, learn about room and location of class items
FALL 2024
CURRENT PROJECT: three sided pot with surface design
PAST PROJECT: large coil pot or head sculpture, coil pot, slab mug with initials, slab box and lid, textured plate, pinch pot/texture, pinch pot/foot
Important Dates to Know:
Mon. Dec. 9: All glazed clay projects should be constructed by Dec. 9. Projects created after this day will need to be painted. Projects completed after Tues. Dec. 10 will be accepted but will not be painted - there will not be time for projects to dry. Projects will then receive a 0/10 grade for painting.
Mon. Dec. 16: Review for Final
Tues. Dec. 17: All work needs to be glazed.
Wed. Dec. 18: All work is due at the end of the day.
Thur,/Fri. Dec.19/20: Final, clean room and tools, take home masterpieces!
Week: Dec. 9- Dec. 13
Mon.: three sided pot, wheel
Tues.: wheel, glaze
Wed.: wheel, glaze, surprise project!
Thurs.: wheel, glaze
Fri.: wheel, glaze
Week: Dec. 16 - 20
Mon.: review for final, glaze/paint
Tues.: all work needs to be glazed by 3:00 today
Wed.: all work due at the end of the day
Thurs.: Final - test, clean tools and room, pack up work
Fri.: no class
Thank you for your hard work and effort you all put into your projects!!!! Have a wonderful Christmas Break!!!!!
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Week: - Dec. 2 - Dec. 6
Mon.: no school
Tues.: three sided pot, wheel
Wed.: three sided pot, wheel
Thurs.: three sided pot, wheel
Fri.: no classes - 6-12 retreat
Week: - Nov. 25-26
Mon.: three sided pot, wheel
Tues.: three sided pot, wheel
Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Have a great Vacation!!!!
Week: - Nov. 18-22
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel - Head sculpture should be completed today.
Week: - Nov. 11-15
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel - head needs to be off of armature
Week: - Nov. 4-8
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel
Week: Oct. 28 - Nov. 1
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: Mass, large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: Oct. 21-25
Mon.: start large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: no classes
Week: Oct. 14-18
Mon.: no classes
Tues.: finish coil pot, glaze mug, wheel
Wed.: view film on how to create head sculpture
Thurs.: introduce large coil pot, begin head or large coil pot
Fri.: study hall/Ms. Lilly absent
Week: Oct. 7-11
Mon.: coil pot
Tues.: coil pot
Wed.: coil pot
Thurs.: coil pot
Fri.: glaze mug
Week: Sept. 30 - Oct. 4
Mon.: finish mug, wheel
Tues.: show coil pot, wheel
Wed.: field trip
Thurs.: coil pot
Fri.: coil pot, wheel
Week: Sept. 23-27
Mon.: demonstrate how to put mug together and how to add handle
Tues.: wheel, work on mug
Wed.: wheel, work on mug
Thurs.: demonstrate how to put initials on mug, wheel
Fri.: no class: Homecoming Activities
Week: Sept. 16-20
Mon.: do first layer of antique painting of pinch pot with texture, glaze textured plate
Tues.: demonstrate how to use the wheel, second and third layer of the antique painting
Wed.: demonstrate how to create mug, student create mug sides
Thurs.: demonstrate how to put mug together
Fri. work on mug
Week: Sept. 9-13
Mon.: demonstrate how to create lid and create and attach handle
Tues.: slab box lid
Wed.: slab box lid
Thurs.: slab box lid
Fri.: demonstrate how to glaze, glaze pinch pot with foot
Week: Sept. 2-6
Mon.: No School
Tues.: finish making sides of box
Wed.: demonstrate how to put slab box together, put box together
Thurs.: put box together
Fri.: put box together
Week: Aug. 26-30
Mon.: finish review,, learn about room and location of class items, create pinch pots with texture
Tues.: hand out slip cups, create pinch pot with foot
Wed.: finish pinch pots
Thurs.: create textured slab plate or bowl, demonstrate how to roll out slabs using slats
Fri.: begin slab box: create patterns for side and bottom of boxes, create slab sides
Week: Aug. 23 sign into google classroom, read through syllabus and look at examples, hand out and review tools, pick shelves, view kiln
SPRING 2024
Current Project: project of choice, game
Past Project: container vessel, three sided pot, head sculpture or large coil pot, coil pot, slab box, slab box with lid, textured bowl/plate, pinch pot with design and pinch pot with foot
Important Dates to Remember:
Set up for Coffee House during class time: Fri. May 3 - Coffee House: Sunday, May 5
All work (glazed) needs to be constructed by May 13. Work constructedd after May 13 will not be glazed - it must be painted.
All work needs to be glazed by Tues. May 21 at 3:00.
All work is due on Wed. May 22 at 3:00. if you are not done - hand in what you have done.
Review for final is on Monday, May 20.
Class will clean on Wed. May 22 and on the final day.
Finals: May 23 or 24
Semester Finals: evens on Thursday and odds on Friday
Week: May 20-24
Mon.: review for final, glaze
Tues.: glaze, clean
Wed.: paint, clean, All work due at 3:00.
Thurs.: final, clean room
Fri.: no class
Thank you for a very productive semester!!! Have a Great summer and see you in the Fall!!!
Week: May 13-17
Mon.: glaze, wheel
Tues.: glaze, wheel
Wed.: glaze, wheel
Thurs.: glaze, wheel
Fri.: glaze, wheel
Week: May 6-10
Mon.: glaze, wheel
Tues.: glaze, wheel
Wed.: glaze, wheel
Thurs.: glaze, wheel
Fri.: glaze, wheel
Week: April 29-May 3
Mon.: game, glaze, wheel
Tues.: game, glaze, wheel
Wed.: game, glaze, wheel
Thurs.: game, glaze, wheel
Fri.: class in elementary gym, view coffee house, online activity
Week: April 22-26
Mon.: project of choice, glaze, wheel
Tues.: (late start schedule- speaker), project of choice, glaze, wheel
Wed.: game, glaze, wheel
Thurs.: game, glaze, wheel
Fri.: game, glaze, wheel
Week: April 15-19
Mon.: project of choice, glaze, wheel
Tues.: project of choice, glaze, wheel
Wed.: 6-12 All Day Retreat
Thurs.: project of choice, glaze, wheel
Fri.: project of choice, glaze, wheel
Week: April 8-12 (testing weekL Mon.-Wed. late start schedule)
Mon.: container vessel, glaze, wheel
Tues.: container vessel, glaze, wheel
Wed.: container vessel, glaze, wheel
Thurs.: container vessel, glaze, wheel
Fri.: container vessel, glaze, wheel
Week: April 1 - 5
Mon.: No school - Happy Easter!
Tues.: start three sided pot
Wed.: three sided pot
Thurs.: three sided pot
Fri.: three sided pot
Week: March 25 - March 29
Mon.: head or large coil pot
Tues.: snow day - Enjoy!!
Wed.: head or large coil pot
Thurs.: head or large coil pot
Fri. No School - Happy Easter!!
Week: March 18 - March 22
Mon.: head or large coil pot
Tues.: head or large coil pot
Wed.: head or large coil pot
Thurs.: head or large coil pot
Fri.: head or large coil pot
Week: March 4 - March 8
Mon.: head or large coil pot
Tues.: head or large coil pot
Wed.: head or large coil pot
Thurs.: head or large coil pot
Fri.: Have a great and safe SPRING BREAK!!!!
Week: Feb. 26 - March 1
Mon.: head or large coil pot
Tues.: head or large coil pot
Wed.: head or large coil pot
Thurs.: head or large coil pot
Fri.: head or large coil pot
Week: Feb. 19-23
Mon.: coil pot, wheel, glaze
Tues.: coil pot, wheel, glaze
Wed.: video of how to create a sculpture of head
Thurs.: head or large coil pot
Fri. head or large coil pot
Week: Feb. 12-16
Mon.: coil pot, wheel
Tues.: coil pot, wheel
Wed.: coil pot
Thurs.: coil pot, wheel
Fri.: coil pot, wheel
Week: Feb. 5-9
Mon.: mug and wheel
Tues.: mug and wheel
Wed.: mug and wheel
Thurs.: demonstrate how to create coil pot, start coil pot, finish mug
Fri.: glaze slab box, coil pot
Week: Jan. 29 - Feb. 2 - Catholic Schools Week
Mon.: demonstrate how to use the electric wheel
Tue.: Jan. Artist of the Month, demonstrate how to create mug
Wed.: mug
Thurs.: no class
Fri.: No Classes
Week: Jan. 22 - 26
Mon.: cut out sides for slab box and smooth surface, score seams
Tues.: put box together
Wed.: demonstrate how to create lid for slab box
Thurs.: demonstrate how to create inside of lid and handle
Fri.: finish box
Week: Jan. 15 - 19
Mon.: snow day #3 - no school
Tues.: late start, trim/finish textured bowl/plate, create pattern for slab box with lid
Wed.: learn about glaze, glaze pinch pot with foot, paint 1st layer of paint on textured pinch pot
Thurs.: no class - early out because of snow
Fri.: paint 2nd and 3rd layer of paint on textured pinch pot
Week: Jan. 8-12
Mon.: demonstrate how to create a foot for pinch pot, begin slab box pattern
Tues.: snow day #1
Wed.: late start, online homework - terra cotta army (Ms. Lilly ill)
Thurs.: create textured slab bowl/plate
Fri.: snow day #2
Week: Jan. 4-5
Thurs.: go over website, sign into google classroom, view examples of projects, hand out tools and clay, pick shelves, learn about room and location of class items, begin pinch pots with texture
Fri.: finish pinch pot with texture, create pinch pot with foot
FALL 2023
Current Project: three sided pot, container pot, project of choice
Past Project: large coil pot or head sculpture, small coil pot, slab mug, slab box with lid, pinch pot wiith design, pinch pot with foot
Week: Dec. 18 -21
Mon. review for final test, glaze
Tues.: turn in tools, glaze
Wed. : Final - clean room
Thank you for a Wonderful Semester!!! Have a Blessed Christmas Break!!!
Week: Dec. 11-15
Mon.: wheel, glaze
Tues.: wheel, glaze
Wed.: wheel, glaze
Thurs.: wheel, glaze
Fri.: wheel, glaze
Week: Dec. 4-8. (Ms. Lilly absent)
Mon.: wheel, project of choice, glaze
Tues.: wheel, project of choice, glaze
Wed.: wheel, project of choice, glaze, ALL PROJECTS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED -(if constructed after today - no glazing)
Thurs.: wheel, glaze
Fri.: wheel, glaze
Week: Nov. 27 - Dec. 1
Mon.: no classes - teacher professional development
Tues.: put container pot together, wheel, glaze
Wed.: container pot,, wheel, project of choice, glaze
Thurs.: wheel, project of choice, glaze
Fri.: wheel, project of choice, glaze
Week: Nov. 20-21
Mon.: finish three sided pot, begin container vessel, glaze, wheel
Tues.: container vessel, glaze
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Break!!!!
Week: Nov. 13-17
Mon.: finish large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel, glaze small coil pot
Tues.: finish large coil pot or head sculpture, wheel, glaze small coil pot
Wed.: begin three sided pot, glaze
Thurs.: three sided pot, glaze
Fri.: three sided pot, wheel, glaze
Week: Nov. 6 - 10
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: Oct. 30 - Nov. 3
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: Oct. art career: Car Designer - Bat Mobile, large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: Oct. 23 - 27
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri. No school. Have a great day off!
Week: Oct. 16-20
Mon.: finish watching video on how to create head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture, End of 1st. Quarter - Thank you for the a great 1st quarter!
Fri. Service Day - No classes
Week: Oct. 9-13
Mon.: finish coil pot, glaze mug, trim mug
Tues.: finish coil pot, glaze mug
Wed.: finish coil pot, glaze mug, trim wheel vessels
Thurs.: finish coil pot, glaze mug, trim wheel vessels
Fri.: watch 'how to make a clay head sculpture' video
Week: Oct. 2 - 6
Mon.: No classes - teacher inservice
Tues.: field trip to Ames!!!
Wed.: demonstrate how to create coil pot
Thurs.: coil pot
Fri.: coil pot, photos from field trip due at 3:00
Week: Sept. 25 -29
Mon.: slab mug/ wheel, glaze slab box
Tues.: slab mug/ wheel, glaze slab box
Wed.: slab mug/ wheel, glaze slab box
Thurs.: slab mug/ wheel, glaze slab box
Fri.: no classes - Homecoming activities
Week: Sept. 18-22
Mon.: no classes
Tues.: slab mug, wheel
Wed.: slab mug, wheel
Thurs.: slab mug, trim wheel work
Fri.: slab mug, wheel
Week: Sept. 11-15
Mon.: learn how to glaze and layered painting technique
Tues.: glaze or paint plate
Wed.: show how to work on the wheel
Thurs.: show how to create slab mug with initials
Fri.: wheel, mug
Week: Sept. 5-8
Mon.: No School - Labor Day
Tues.: finish putting boxes together
Wed.: demonstrate how to create lid
Thurs.: lid of box
Fri.: finish lid of box
Week: Aug. 28 - Sept. 1
Mon.: textured round or square plate using leaves or lace
Tues.: create pattern for slab box, create sides
Wed.: create sides and bottom of slab box
Thurs.: demonstrate how to put sides together, put sides
Fri.: Bob Ross activity
Week: Aug. 23 - 25
Wed: sign into google classroom, go over syllabus, view sample projects for the quarter, go over class room items, hand out tools and clay
Thurs: pinch pot with texture
Fri.: pinch pot with foot
IMPORTANT DATES:
All work needs to be constructed by May 12. Work constructedd after May 12 will not be glazed - it must be painted.
All work needs to be glazed and painted by Tues. May 23. All work is due, if you are not done - hand in what you have done.
Review for final is on Monday, May 22.
Class will clean on Wed. May 24.
Final is on Thurs. May 25
Current Project: project of choice, functional and decorative vessel
Past Project: footed platter, three sided pot, large head or coil pot, coil pot, slab mub, slab box with lid, textured plate, pinch pot with texture, pinch pot with foot
Week: May 15 - 19
Mon.: glaze/paint
Tues.: glaze /paint
Wed.: glaze/paint
Thurs.: glaze/paint
Fri.: glaze/paint
Week: May 22 -26
Mon.: review for quiz, finish glazing
Tues.: all work due at 3:00
Wed.: clean room/ test clay games
Thurs.: Final
Fri.: no class
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Week: May 8-12
Mon.: may rising star due at 3:00, project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Tues.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Wed.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Thurs.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Fri.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze - all projects should be created to be glazed
Week: May 1-5
Mon.: no classes, teacher pd
Tues.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Wed.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Thurs.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel, glaze
Fri.: Putting up coffee house! Assign May Rising star - Due Monday at 3:00 pm
Week: April 24-28
Mon.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Tues.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Wed.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Thurs.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Fri.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Week: April 17-21
Mon.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Tues.: on line assignment
Wed.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Thurs.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Fri.: project of choice, functional and decoative vessel, wheel
Week: April 10-14
Mon.: no school
Tues.: begin footed platter, cut pattern, bevel corners, wheel
Wed.: footed platter - put foot on platter, wheel
Thurs.: decorate plate, wheel, start project of choice
Fri.: finish plate, start functional and decorative project, glaze
Week: April 3-7
Mon.: bevel edges of three sides, smooth three sides, put together
Tues.: finish putting together pot, create bottom of pot
Wed.: finish up 3 sided pot, wheel
Thurs.: finish up 3 sided pot, wheel, glaze
Fri.: Happy Easter!!!
Week: March 27 - 31
Mon.: (testing) - large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: (testing) - large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: (testing) - large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: begin 3 sided pot, create pattern and cut out three sides
Week: March 20 - 24
Mon.: no classes - teacher pd
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: March rising star artist - food artist, large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: March 13-17 - Spring Break
Week: March 6 - 9
Mon.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: Have a great Spring Break!!
Week: Feb. 27 - March 3
Mon.: Feb. Rising Star Artist - completed in class, work sheet on 3 different potters
Tues.: go over coil pot requirements - look at slides, begin head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: Feb. 20-24
Mon.: glaze mugs, finish coil pots
Tues.: glaze mugs, finish coil pots
Wed.: snow day - no school
Thurs.: snow day - no school
Fri.: video on how to the head sculpture
Week: Feb. 13 - 17
Mon.: demostrate how to create coil pot, wheel
Tues.: coil pot, wheel
Wed.: coil pot, wheel
Thurs.: coil pot
Fri.: coil pot
Week: Feb. 6 - 10
Mon.: No classes - teacher pd
Tues.: wheel, glaze slab boxes
Wed.: wheel, demo how to put handle on mug
Thurs.: demo how to put lettering on mug
Fri.: wheel, finish mugs
Week: Jan. 30-Feb.3
Mon.: second and third layer on plate, wheel (Mass schedule)
Tues.: demo mug (Mass schedule)
Wed.: no class (1-5 classes)
Thurs.: mug/wheel(6-8 classes)
Fri.: no class CSW activities
Week: Jan. 23-27
Mon.: new group - finish lid
Tues.: demonstrate how to glaze pinch pots
Wed.: demonstrate mug
Thurs.: demonstrate wheel
Fri.: paint plate, wheel
Week: Jan. 16 - 20
Mon.: Jan. rising star activity (assign to new group), demonstrate how to create lid, (how to put sides together - new group)
Tues.: how to add handle
Wed.: (finish box - new group) - early out - 15 minutes
Thurs.: no class - snow day
Fri.: new group -finish box, start lid
Week: Jan. 9-13
Mon.: go over classroom items, begin slab box with lid, create pattern, cut out sides
Tues.: demonstrate how to put sides together, put sides together
Wed.: finish putting sides together
Thurs.: finish putting sides together
Fri.: finish putting sides together
Week: Jan. 4-6
Wed.: Prayer, Clay One website, sign into google classroom, go over syllabus, hand out tools and clay, pick shelf, view sample projects for the quarter, begin pinch pots
Thurs.: pinch pot with texture, pinch pot with foot
Fri.: finish pinch pot with foot, do textured square or round plate
Important Dates to Know: revised Sat. Dec. 17
Mon. Dec. 19: review for final test, glaze
Dec. 20: finish glazing, suprise, clean tools, shelves, LAST DAY to glaze.
Dec. 21 Final test, clean tools, shelves, equipment/ room, all work due at 3:00 May only paint projects today
Dec. 22, recycle clay/clean
Thank you for a wonderful 1st Semester!!!!
Have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Years!!!!
Current Project: footed platter and project of choice, wheel
Past Project: three sided pot, large coil pot or head sculpture, coil pot, slab mug, textured plate, slab box with lid, pinch pots with texture, pinch pot with foot
Week: Dec. 12 - 16
Mon.: assign Dec. rising star artist - Becones - Due Friday at 3:00, glaze
Tues.: glaze
Wed.: glaze
Thurs.: glaze
Fri.: snowday - no class
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Week: Dec. 5-9
Mon.: footed platter and project of choice, wheel
Tues.: footed platter and project of choice, wheel
Wed.: footed platter and project of choice, wheel
Thurs.: footed platter and project of choice, wheel
Fri.: footed platter and project of choice, wheel, assignments due at 3:00
Week: Nov. 28 - Dec. 2
Mon.: footed platter, wheel
Tues.: footed platter, wheel
Wed.: project of choice, wheel
Thurs.: project of choice, wheel
Fri.: project of choice, wheel
Week: Nov. 21 -22
Mon.: deomstrate how to create the footed platter
Tues.: footed platter- how to put together
Have a Great Thanksgiving!
Week: Nov. 14 -18
Mon.: demonstrate how to create the sides for the 3 sided pot and how to bevel the edges, glaze
Tues.: demonstrate how to put the 3 sided pot together, wheel
Wed.: demonstrate how to put a bottom on 3 sided pot, wheel
Thurs.: three sided pot
Fri.: three sided pot
Week: Nov. 7 - 11
Mon.: No classes - PD day
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture, Nov. rising star artist - Freedom Rock
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: Nov. rising star artist - Freedom Rock activity together, finish large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4
Mon.: no class, google classroom assignment
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Week: Oct. 24-28
Mon.: Oct. rising star artist: Susan Sze - due Thurs. Oct. 27 at 3:00 pm, large coil pot or head sculpture
Tues.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Wed.: large coil pot or head sculpture
Thurs.: Oct. rising star artist: Susan Sze - due at 3:00 pm, large coil pot or head sculpture
Fri.: no school
Week: Oct. 17 - 21
Mon.: head/coil pot
Tues.: head/coil pot
Wed.: head/coil pot
Thurs.: head/coil pot
Fri.: service day
Week: Oct. 10 - 14
Mon.: glaze mugs, coil pot, wheel
Tues.: how to create head sculpture video
Wed.: head/coil pot
Thurs.: head/coil pot
Fri.: head/coil pot
Week: Oct. 3-7
Mon.: No classes, inservice day
Tues.: coil pot, wheel
Wed.: glaze mugs, coil pot, wheel
Thurs.: glaze mugs, coil pot, wheel
Fri.: glaze mugs, coil pot, wheel
Week: Sept. 26-20
Mon.: textured plate - 2nd and 3rd layer of paint, glaze slab box, wheel
Tues.: coil pot, wheel
Wed.: coil pot, wheel
Thurs.: coil pot, wheel
Fri.: No class, homecoming activites
Week: Sept. 19 - 23
Mon.: mug, wheel
Tues.: how to put initials on mug, wheel
Wed.: how to put initials on mug, wheel
Thurs.: finish mug, wheel
Fri.: paint textured plate - 1st layer of paint, glaze of slab box, wheel, assign Sept. Rising Start Artist - due Wed. Sept. 28
Week: Sept. 12 - 16
Mon.: glaze pinch pots
Tues.: demonstrate how to use the potter's wheel
Wed.: demonstrate how to make slab mug
Thurs.: mug, wheel
Fri.: demonstrate how to put handlel on slab mug
Week: Sept. 5-9
Mon.: Labor Day - no school
Tues.: demostrate how to create the lid and handle
Wed.: slab box lid
Thurs.: slab box lid
Fri.: demonstrate how to use the potter's wheel
Week: Aug. 29 - Sept. 2
Mon.: demo slab bowl with texture, create bowls
Tues.: finish slab bowl with texture, create pattern for box
Wed.: slab box: cut out sides and bottom
Thurs.: demo: how to put sides and bottome together, put sides and bottom together
Fri.: finish putting box together
Week: Aug. 23-26
Mon.: No school
Tues.: sign into google classroom, go over syllabus, go over class room items, hand out tools and clay, view sample projects for the quarter
Wed.: pinch pot with texture
Thurs.: pinch pot with foot
Fri.: finish pinch pot with foot
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