Zoom! This year is really flying by....it's time for an update.

Wow! This school year is just zooming by.  I usually feel like I start off at a run and then we slow to a walk and then everything takes off again in April and May.  This year has been usual, because we started off running and have never slowed down.

I started an Art newsletter to share what is happening with parents at home and I forget to add all that information to our blog.  But here is a quick overview of what we have been up to so far:

Kindergarten has been learning all the basics of Art.  They have covered drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture.

1st grade has been reviewing all the things that they learned in Kindergarten and have focused learning more about subject matter.  At this point they should all be able to explain what a portrait, still-life, and a non-objective picture are.

2nd grade is once again building on what they have been learning for the last two years.  We worked on collaborative sculptures for the commons area.  (I'll post more about this later.)  We have just started clay and their pottery is looking amazing.

That sort of sums up what has happened over the last 99 days of school!


We have a student intern with us from Truman this semester, Miss Lisa.  She visited our class last year and loved us so much she wanted to comeback for her internship.  We are thrilled to have her and learn new ideas from her too.

Lastly, I have been doing a lot thinking and planning trying to get digital art into our classroom.  As of today, we have registered with donorschoose.org requesting help for purchasing an iPad.  The possibilities for an iPad are a simple as a digital drawing, but what I would love to see happen is animated movies or interactive books created by our students for each other to enjoy.  I have seen a lot of creative ideas happening with iPads in other Art rooms and I am really excited to get this started for my students.  With donorschoose.org you can choose to donate a little towards funding a project or a lot.  It is your choice.  Every little bit helps us to reach our goal. So see our project's progress.....  http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/1730664.-340888601