10/23/14 (Day 1) through 10/29/14 (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, images, or artist information.

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

Kindergarten is learning how to draw trees.  They are drawing a tree and coloring it in.  Soon they will learn how to mix the color orange with paint to the leaves.

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

The students are learning about the artist Paul Klee. They will discuss animals and plants found in the ocean. They will practice drawing ocean animals.  This week they are starting their project by drawing a sea life scene and coloring in the animals and plants.

2nd Grade
(Corinchock-Day 1, Schalles-Day 2, McCabe-Day 3, and
Bell-Day 5)
The students are finishing up their Egyptian projects and beginning a new one.  They will learn about art from Ancient Greece and complete a symmetry worksheet.

3rd Grade
(Lynch-Day 2. Laudeman-Day 4, and
Selgrade-Day 5)

Students will continue working on their 3-D pipe project.  They learned about value and will include their newfound shading skills into the project.

   

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

The students are continuing to work on the Elements of Art Packet.

5th Grade
(Houser-Day 3 and Connors-Day 4)

The students will review different techniques for drawing twisted and looped ribbons. They will finish ribbon packet. Students have begun working on their ribbon project. They will review project requirements and continue working.

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

The students will learn about Illuminated Letters, along with different lettering styles throughout time, specifically Art Deco and Art Nouveau. They will review the requirements of the project and begin enlarging their thumbnails sketches for the final copy.