NEWS FROM THE ART STUDIO
The first month of school is behind us and the school is once again full of student art work. With the help of Saskia Grooms, B.J. Tomlinson, Mary Anne Antonellis, and Jen Hart, we were able to get student art work on all the bulletin boards in the hallways and in the classrooms. If you ever want to help out at school, even for an hour a week, the art program can use you to help us rotate the work on our 15 bulletin boards and in our 2 display cases. No experience necessary. Will train for free.
Please note what day your child has art class and make sure they wear clothes that are not their “best” on that day so they can feel free to express themselves. A big thank you to Michelle Sedor-Protti, who altered the great new smocks donated to us by Whole Foods Market. The kids love them and now they actually fit!
September Curriculum
Pre-K...( Wednesdays & Thursdays) : Lines: straight, curved, zig-zag, dotted
Kindergarten ( Thursdays) : Lines: in portraits, clay, shapes, textures, and made with found objects and printed with cardboard
1st Grade ( Tuesdays) : Lines – printed, collaged, painted
2nd Grade ( Tuesdays) : Printed portraits, Mandela paintings, fall trees, warm and cool symmetrical paintings
2nd/3rd Grade ( Tuesdays) : Crowd portrait mural, Mandela paintings, ocean cool color painting
4th Grade ( Thursdays): Torn paper self portraits, Marc Chagall inspired portraits, Stuart Davis inspired name collages, color and value paintings
5th Grade ( Tuesdays): Parodies of Grant Wood’s “American Gothic”, color and value studies
6th Grade ( Thursdays): Phone directory covers; a 6th grade version of Norman Rockwell’s “The Gossips”, color and value studies
We’re off to a great start! Come visit the art studio any time........B.Z.Reily