Mrs. Zink's Art Blog

*Art at NSE with Mrs. Zink*

Below is my weekly schedule so you can see which rotation day your child has art class. Each week I will give an overview of what students will be learning and creating in art class. I will also include relevant images, information, and links to additional resources. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns!!

-Mrs. Zink
mzink@northschuylkill.net

Day 1 and 6	Day 2 and 7	Day 3 and 8	Day 4 and 9	Day 5 and 10
1^st Cooper	4^th McCabe	1^st Schuster	2^nd Wiscount	1^stBridy
4^th Herring	2^nd Leibensperger	4^th Staudenmeier	6^th Ney	2^nd Moyer
5^th S. Houser	6^th Ackell	6^th Hysock	6^th Grade Art Club	5^th Grade Art Club
Kdg. Frushon	5^th Wolfe	Kdg. Borden/Jones	3^rd Lynch	5^th Fey
3^rd Selgrade	Kdg. Swartz	3^rd McCabe		Kdg. Potts

Thursday, February 7, 2013

2/7/13 (Day 1) through 2/14/13 (Day 5)

Below you will find a brief description of what each grade level will be completing in art class this week along with any important vocabulary and/or artists.
**Parents-Please check any websites I may include yourself before letting your child investigate the site. Thanks!!

Kindergarten (Potts-Day 1, Kaminsky-Day 3, Bernosky-Day 4, and Frushon-Day 5)

The students will review warm and cool colors. The students will use patterns to trace hearts and then use only warm colors to carefully color in. *Next week we will be painting!!

1st Grade (Bridy-Day 1, Burns-Day 2, and Cooper-Day 4)

The students will review Patterns. The students will finish Pattern worksheet. The students will be introduced to the artist Gustav Klimt. The students will recognize the patterns he used in his artwork. The students will practice shapes and designs from Klimt’s work.

Gustav Klimt-The Tree of Life

2nd Grade (Bell-Day 1, Schalles-Day 2, Ressler-Day 3, and Corinchock-Day 5)

The students will review symmetry and asymmetry. The students will review Ancient Greek artwork, including pottery. The students will recognize the patterns used by the Greek artists. The students will finish Pattern worksheet and practice drawing symmetrical vase shapes.

3rd Grade (Shadle-Day 2. Laudeman-Day 3, and Selgrade-Day 5)

The students will review the process of shading to achieve more three-dimensional looking objects. The students will finish shading in their cylinder, cube, cone and sphere drawings. The students will be given the project requirements and then begin drawing and shading.

4th Grade (Nestor-Day 1, Herring-Day 2, and Burda-Day 3)

The students will review color mixing and blending and proper pastel techniques. The students will continue applying pastel techniques to create blended warm and cool colors. The students will be given project requirements and begin developing ideas and sketches.

**The next few weeks we will be working with pastels, which can get messy. Please consider not sending your child to school with their newest or whitest clothing on their Art day. Thanks!!

5th Grade (Kempsey-Day 3 and Wolfe-Day 4)

The students will be introduced to Op Art. The students will view examples and learn about Op Art artists and techniques. The students will follow along with a set of specific directions to create two Op Art designs.

Op Art Example

6th Grade (Ney-Day 1, Adams-Day 2, Hysock-Day 3, and Kessler-Day 5)

The students will review the perspective project requirements. The students will continue developing ideas for the project and when finished drawing at least 7 objects in perspective they can begin adding details and color.

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Creativity	The student demonstrates a complete lack of creativity. The assignment is copied or unoriginal.	The student shows some original ideas with a limited amount of details. Ideas are similar to others.	The student produces interesting and unique assignments which contain many details. The student is not afraid to take creative risks.	All assignments are completed with unique and unexpected ideas. The student expresses ideas and imagination beyond the requirements.
Effort and Participation	No effort was put forth. The student did not participate or refused to participate. The student required constant redirection.	Minimal effort was shown during the lesson. The student participated occasionally and/or needed some prompts to stay on task.	The student is an active participant and puts forth full effort for all assignments. The student has a positive outlook.	Student is on-task the entire time, a consistent participant and has outstanding work ethic. The student inquires about additional opportunities for learning.
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