Parents and Students!!!  PTA Reflections Contest entries are due November 5th.  The link for this artistic contest is https://www.pta.org/programs/ArtsinEducation.cfm.  I  have information upon request in the art room as well.   Local winners go on to compete at the state and national levels. 

Some of the Artists we have studied...

 "Magic Garden" By: Amy Giacomelli

This was a contemporary abstract piece that we used to learn about the thicknesses of branches and creating realistic trees.  We did a 30 second tree drawing and then used "Magic Garden" and "Olive Grove" to see how other artists capture trees.  Then the students got to go outside and draw trees from observation. We even got to take them on a short nature walk so the could see the other kinds of trees that are located along the trail on the side of the school.  Upon arrival back in the classroom students put their first drawing and second drawing together and analyzed the differences of drawing from their memory and relying on what they know compared to drawing from direct observation.

 "Olive Grove" By: Winston Churchill

This piece was used to help students observe "organic shapes" and learn how to capture trees from observation without relying on "lollipop" trees.

 "Stripey T-Shirt" By Kai Regan

Students learned about silhouettes and gesture drawings after looking at Kai Regan's artwork.  This lesson students were in pairs for a classroom dance party and they learned how to draw gesture drawings using their partners dance pose.  After we did a few short exercises students did a 3 minute gesture on black paper and after the finished they cut out the silhouette of the dancer and got to put on their classroom dance party poster. I made one for each class! Some classes will be doing this during my last week of teaching. 

These lessons were written and taught by Miss Davila :)

What has your artist been up to?

Hello Parents and Students!

This is Miss Davila, I am writing to tell you about the unit plan that I have written for your artists.  They are currently getting to learn how to draw trees from observation to help support the next part of the unit.  Some of the classes have began to research an animal and they are writing about where it lives, what it eats and some of it's daily activities.  Integrating reading and writing will allow your artists to create 3-D models of the habitat of the animal of their choosing as well as drawing the animal in it's habitat with sticks!  Students get to hike on the paths, (on school grounds) to collect materials to construct their habitats which is also integrating science concepts about plants and animals sharing space.  I have been working hard to write fulfilling lesson plans for your artist that enriches them across the disciplines to support their knowledge in other subjects while still keeping it playful and relevant to creating art! I hope that they have had fun stories to tell you about their adventures and findings.

Have a nice day and check back again soon!

-Miss Davila