Mrs. Zink's Art Blog: January 2016

*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

Friday, January 15, 2016

Below is my schedule of classes and what rotation days they will have art.

Days 1 and 6	Days 2 and 7	Days 3 and 8	Days 4 and 9	Days 5 and 10
Ney-6^th Grade	Nestor-4^th Grade	Gierka-4^th Grade	Reiniehl-4^th Grade	Weist-5^th Grade
Selgrade-3^rd Grade	Kessler-6^th Grade	Smith-3^rd Grade	Bound-6^th Grade	Rau-2^nd Grade
Piatt-1^st Grade	Schalles-2^nd Grade	Walsh-5^th Grade	Laudeman-3^rd Grade	Green-Kdg
Smith-Kdg	Bridy-1^st Grade	Dinich-2^nd Grade	Kempsey-1^st Grade
		Potts-Kdg

Rotation Days 6-10
Friday January 15th – Friday January 22^nd

No School Monday Jan. 18^th-Teacher In-Service

Kindergarten-
Smith-The students will learn how to properly care and use paint and paintbrushes. They will review how to mix colors. They will mix yellow and blue to make green paint. They will paint their entire paper green. They will then practice drawing an evergreen tree.

Green and Potts- They will review how to draw the basic parts of the face. They will learn how to arrange and place the parts of the face and practice drawing faces. They will use a mirror to draw a self-portrait of themselves using the guidelines and techniques practiced.

1st Grade-
The students will follow along to create abstract tree in the style of Klimt. They will add details by creating interesting patterns, coloring in and then adding gold glitter.

2nd Grade-
The students will review symmetry and pattern and then complete packet. The students will be introduced to the Ancient Greek culture. They will learn facts about Greek life art and architecture. They will practice patterns found on Greek pottery. They will practice drawing Greek vases.

3rd Grade-
The students will then be introduced to Asymmetry. They will practice Asymmetry using the white boards and then complete Asymmetry Packet. The students will follow along to create winter scene out of chalk that has Asymmetrical Balance.

4th Grade-
The classes will review the Principles of Design and finish the Principles of Design Packet. They will learn requirements and then work on their Principles of Design project.

5th Grade-
The students will review requirements for circular yarn weaving project, finish creating the warp for their project, and then begin weaving using yarn. If students finish their weaving they will have the opportunity to create additional weavings for extra credit.

6th Grade-
The students will review one-point perspective. The students will follow along to create a room that is in one-point perspective. If time allows they will be introduced to Surrealism and view various examples.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Below is my schedule of classes and what rotation days they will have art.

Days 1 and 6	Days 2 and 7	Days 3 and 8	Days 4 and 9	Days 5 and 10
Ney-6^th Grade	Nestor-4^th Grade	Gierka-4^th Grade	Reiniehl-4^th Grade	Weist-5^th Grade
Selgrade-3^rd Grade	Kessler-6^th Grade	Smith-3^rd Grade	Bound-6^th Grade	Rau-2^nd Grade
Piatt-1^st Grade	Schalles-2^nd Grade	Walsh-5^th Grade	Laudeman-3^rd Grade	Green-Kdg
Smith-Kdg	Bridy-1^st Grade	Dinich-2^nd Grade	Kempsey-1^st Grade
		Potts-Kdg

Rotation Days 1-5
Friday January 8th – Thursday January 14th

Kindergarten-
Smith-The students will review the primary colors. They will review how to properly trace shapes, then trace and color in shapes using the primary colors. They will cut out and glue down black strips to create an artwork in the style of Mondrian.

Green and Potts- They will review how to draw the basic parts of the face. They will learn how to arrange and place the parts of the face and practice drawing faces.

1st Grade-
The students will review information about the artist Gustav Klimt and his use of pattern. They will practice patterns used by Klimt. The students will follow along to create abstract tree in the style of Klimt.

2nd Grade-
The students will be introduced to the Ancient Greek culture. They will learn facts about Greek life art and architecture. They will learn about symmetry and pattern and then complete packet.

3rd Grade-
The students will then be introduced to Asymmetry. They will practice Asymmetry using the white boards and then complete Asymmetry Packet.

4th Grade-
The class will be introduced to the Principles of Design and then begin Principles of Design Packet. If the packet gets finished, they will begin Principles of Design project.

5th Grade-
The students will review requirements for circular yarn weaving project, finish creating the warp for their project, and then begin weaving using yarn.

6th Grade-
The students will review one-point perspective. The students will follow along to create various shapes in perspective. They will complete perspective worksheet.

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Understanding and Application of Key Concepts	The student does not demonstrate understanding of key concepts, artists/artwork or vocabulary. The student does not apply any concepts to the assignment.	The student shows some understanding of key concepts, artists/artwork, or vocabulary. The student does not properly apply knowledge to assignment.	The student understands the concepts, artist/artwork, and vocabulary being taught and successfully applies them to the assignment.	The student demonstrates understanding beyond proficiency. The student applies knowledge from current and previous lessons.
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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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