Mrs. Brightbill - Our Classroom helper!

We have a classroom helper, Mrs. Brightbill. Mrs. Brightbill has a long history in education. She taught for years and when she retired she worked in a library. She is now helping out when she has time. She brings with her creativity, an incredible work ethic, and great spirit. We are so lucky to have her! 

If you would like to help in our classroom please send me an email. We would love to see you :)

Here she is hanging this weeks Wednesday art project. She created this amazing tree for all of our owls to perch on. 

Owls - oil pastel on construction paper

2A Atolagbe & Peterson

3A Hervas & Welch

Kandinsky Pastels

This we we continued working on our Kandinsky pastels. We practiced neatness and accuracy as we colored our concentric circles. We began filling them in with complementary colors. They are looking wonderful!

Kandinsky's Squares with Concentric Circles

This week, continuing our study of color theory, we will begin creating Wassily Kandinky's Squares with Concentric Circles, 1918. Using complementary and analogous colors. We will create these in chalk pastels.

Van Gogh's Sunflowers

This week on Wednesday 2C & 3C made Van Gogh's Sunflowers.

Color Theory

We have begun to study color theory. We are learning about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. And we are learning how to make them! First using colored pencils.

We are also learning about complementary and analogous color schemes. Very soon we will be making artwork featuring these color schemes :) So the fun begins!

Curriculum Night

K-2 Curriculum Night Thursday, August 21, 6-8pm
3-5 Curriculum Night Thursday, August 28, 6-8pm

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Hear about our curriculum maps. Where are we going and how we plan on getting there.

2^nd & 3rd Grade Arete Curriculum Map and Projects

1^st Quarter

Topic: LINE: Observe and discuss types of lines and how they are used in 2‐dimensional works.

Objective: Student will define types of lines; recognize the importance of line as a tool to organize composition, convey mood, delineate space; know difference between organic and geometric lines and shapes; use varied media: chalk pastels, oil pastels, watercolor; practice seeing and making varied line marks.

2^nd Quarter

Topic: SCULPTURE: Observe and discuss shape, mass and line in dimensional works.

Objective: Student will define sculpture and recognize and define the various forms; compare and speak on differences in style/appearance between ancient Greek, Post-Impressionist, and ancient Chinese sculptures; experience sculpture making with clay.

3^rd Quarter

Topic: TYPES OF PICTURES: portrait, self-portrait, and still life. Introduce Landscape.

Objective: Student will recognize the difference between realistic and abstract representations. Review thoughts on how elements of line, color, and shape support/impact realism vs. abstraction; use oil pastels and watercolor; review previously learned types of 2D artworks and add landscape, recognize and verbalize the differences, be able to define the types

4^th Quarter

Topic: ARCHITECTURE: Observe and discuss varied architectural forms through history.

Objective: Student will know form follows function = how architecture is shaped for its purpose, recognize and define architectural features, use pen and wash, clay

2^nd & 3rd Grade Core Knowledge Curriculum

                  I. Elements of Art (line, shape, form, space, texture, value and color)

                                    Mother and Child, Picasso

                                    The Great Wave at Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai

                  II. Sculpture (form and space)

                                    Discobolus (Discus Thrower), Myron of Athens

                                    Flying Horse, One Leg Resting on a Swallow

                                    The Thinker, Auguste Rodin

                  III. Kinds of Pictures: Landscapes

                                    The Oxbow, Thomas Cole

                                    View of Toledo, El Greco

                                    Virgin Forest at Sunset, Henri Rousseau

                                    The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh

                  IV. Abstract Art

                                    Young Hare, Albrecht Durer

                                    Cat and Bird, Paul Klee

                                    Bull’s Head, Pablo Picasso

                                    Baseball Players, Elaine Marie de Kooning

                                    The Snail, Henri Matisse

                                    Passenger Pigeon, John James Audubon

                                    I and the Village, Marc Chagall

                                    Bird in Space, Constantin Brancusi

                  V. Architecture

                                    Parthenon, Iktinus and Kallikrates

                                    Great Stupa

                                    Himeji Castle

                                    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright

Atelier

Wednesday Atelier or “Artist’s Workshop”

Atelier noun \ˌa-t^əl-ˈyā\

The French word for "workshop", and in English is used primarily for the workshop of an artist in the fine or decorative arts.

Our students have art class one Wednesday a month. We are having 2nd & 3rd grade students bring in a piece of artwork that day to share with the class. This is not required and does not count towards the grade. Some students make a lot of artwork at home and this is an opportunity to share those projects. It could be crochet, clay, painting, any artwork without pop culture references.

2nd Wednesday of the month

                  2A Atolagbe & Peterson

                  3A Avery & Welch

3rd Wednesday of the month

                  2B Cook & Spriggs

                  3B Sexton & Austin

4th Wednesday of the month

                  2C Mason & Geyer

                  3C Naaktgeboren & Miller