Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from  Kindergarten!

Fifth Graders are working on Native American Storytellers.

Eighth Graders are finishing their abstract paintings.

November

Pre K created pinch pots this week.

Kindergarten is making pinch turkeys.

Fourth Graders are designing silhouettes.

Seventh Graders continue working on their 3D letters.

Halloween

Kindergarten had fun with Halloween stamps.

Fifth Graders are secretly working on the teachers' portraits for our Thanksgiving Liturgy.

Sixth Graders created self portraits by printing multiple images 

in the style of Pop artist Andy Warhol.

Seventh Graders are working on a sculpture project.

They are constructing a 3D block letter using cardboard, cups, gum tape, and paint.

Alison demonstrated and explained her procedure for creating her own non-objective art.

After sharing her techniques the class created their own non-objective paintings.

 

Fall

Pre Kindergarten explored some new clay tools. 

They pressed leaves into the clay to create an impression.

Kindergarten students also used leaves this week.  They created leaf prints by painting the leaf and printing an image on their paper. They used brayers (rollers) for the first time.  They also observed the patterns in leaves and painted with watercolors.

First Graders learned about symmetry by observing masks of the world.  

They created their own mask using symmetry and patterns.

Fifth Graders have been learning about the work of Pop artist Keith Haring. 
They created their own life size graffiti style self portraits.

Eighth Graders prepare for next week's Halloween Mission Party.

October 12

Kindergartners are learning more about shapes using stencils. 

First Graders are using lines to create paper weaving.

Fourth Grades are beginning their unit on color theory with primary and secondary colors.

Seventh Graders are working on line and value with a still life drawing in pencil.

October

PreK paints with primary colors.

Kindergarten uses primary colors to create overlapping secondary colors.

First Graders create line sculptures.

Second Graders collect textures from around the school.

September

Kindergarten rainbows

PK friends

Fifth grade name designs

First graders are learning about line

Back to School September 14, 2018

Fifth Graders Molly and Zayda traced their name 8 times to create a design using radial symmetry.

First Graders created a self portrait of their first day in first grade.

Kindergartners practiced using scissors as they cut out their name designs.  

Second Graders decorated self portraits with cut paper.

Third Graders drew their name using block letters with a border design.