May 2018

We have been very busy trying to wrap up various projects before school gets out.  In Kindergarten, the students created their last self portraits using collage materials.  We will be putting our ME books together with all of our self portraits next week.  We also practiced using paintbrushes including cleaning the brush between colors to make a flower painting. First graders learned about creating texture after reading Hedgie Blasts Off! by Jan Brett.  We drew hedgehogs along with Jan Brett and then created the furry and prickly textures with a pencil.  We have also been learning about the art of sculpture by creating papier-mache' cupcakes and paper sculptures of playground climbing structures.  Second graders have been working on the concept of space by creating seascapes.  We used markers like watercolor paints in order to make the water.  The students also created tiger face symmetrical prints after reading the book Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown.  In third grade the students finished their self-portraits with Picasso-like angles. They also have done research on various wildflowers in order to make identification cards for the PTO sponsored wildflower garden being created on Discovery Day.  Have a wonderful summer and BE CREATIVE!!