Kindergarten Pinch Pots

The students made pinch pots to begin exploring with clay.  A pinch pot is one of the most basic forms of pottery and involves several skills that students need to use as they continue working with clay in later years.  We looked at many pictures of pottery made by different artists, past and present.  They discovered that clay comes from the earth and that the pots are fired in a kiln.  They each took a peak at the kiln here at school and thought it was really cool.  After these were dried and fired, they used colorful glossy glazes to decorate them.

 

A collection of Kindergarten pots waiting to be sorted!  Aren't they beautiful?

1st Grade Totem Pole Books

Emily, Mrs. Allen's class

The students looked at North Pacific Totem Pole art for inspiration.  They each chose either a bird or a four legged mammal for this project to make the top of their totem pole.  After the sections were constructed and paper mache’, they were painted using specific colors relevant to totem pole art. 

          

After these were sculpted, the students turned their totem pole into an accordion book.   The pages show different animal faces.

They are learning about:

          -Native American art

          -paper mache’

          -totem poles

Elements of Art: line, shape, form, color

Emily's opened

Mrs. Cole's class

Mrs. Cole's class

2nd Grade House Sculptures

Aidan, Mrs. Peavey's class

Each used clay to sculpt the façade, or “face” of their home.  They used slabs, flat pieces of clay, and pressed in textures to look like the building materials used to construct their house.  After the pieces were fired in the kiln, the students used acrylics to paint them.

They learned about:

            -new clay techniques

            -painting on clay

            -facade

Elements of Art used: form, shape, texture, line

Finn, Mrs. Peavey's class

Rylee R., Mrs. Peavey's class

2nd Grade Matisse inspired interiors

In art class we looked at "Goldfish" by Henri Matisse (1869-1954).  The students drew a room, or interior, using rulers to show space.  They each added a fish in a fish bowl like Matisse, to show emphasis.  

Elements of art used:  line, shape, color, space
Principles of Design: emphasis

Shamus, Mrs. Reichl's class

Khalysa, Mrs. Reichl's class

Tabitha, Mrs. Reichl's class

 

Third Grade Castles

Isabella, Mrs. Raitto's class

The students spent a lot of time looking at, and drawing castles.  After practicing, they drew their own castle.

Elements of Art we used: line, shape, texture, space

Principles of Design we used: pattern

Students practiced drawing their castles first in their sketchbooks.

Sketchbooks are an important part of making art and the process of creativity. Drawing ideas out first gives us the opportunity to make mistakes and improve upon them. 

 

 

Owen and Rachel F. from Mrs. Carriere's class.  

Pyper, Mrs. Grund's class

Haley, Mrs. Grund's class

Kindergarten Line Painting

Jacob S., Mrs. Whynot's class 

In art class the Kindergarten students having been learning about lines for weeks!  We listened to a funny story called "The Line and the Dot" and then used black paint to create as many different types of lines as we could.  We mostly focus on straight, curve, angled and dotted.  The next week we used colors to paint in between the lines.  They loved using the bright colors and it was a great way to practice our painting skills.  

Sadie, Mrs. Whynot's class

 

 

Tyrie, Mrs. O'Coin's class

Specialist Open Houses

Art makes you smart!!

Come meet your child's art, music, or physical education teachers! We will have our classrooms open for you to drop in and check out the other spaces in the building where your child learns.  

Tuesday, November 19  3:30-6:00pm
Wednesday, November 20  1:15-4:00pm

Did you know...Students who study art are 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and 3 times more likely to be awarded for school attendance.