Art Volunteers from Mrs. Stormes
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
What we are working on....
Currently in the art room,
Kindergarten is working on creating winter trees. We are learning about color mixing to make our green paint. We will be cutting out our trees to make a collaged image. The final step will be adding in snow!
First grade is working on creating winter landscapes. We watched a video about Grandma Moses and talked about her landscape paintings. We are working on creating a collaged landscape using the cool colors. We will be adding in objects and talking about the relative size of objects in space. Our final step will be adding in snow!
Second grade is learning about Vincent van Gogh and still-lifes. We read the book Camille and the Sunflowers and looked at work by van Gogh. We are currently sketching our sunflower still life. Soon, we will trace our still life with Sharpies and begin painting them. I hope to have these finished before Christmas break, but they always take longer than expected. However, they are usually very impressive when they are done!
Third through Sixth are continuing their studio work. We recently opened the painting station and the students are learning a variety of painting techniques. Since the end of the trimester is quickly approaching, many students are handing in WOW pieces. Our WOW pieces include an artist statement. Many students have been furiously working on typing their artist statements during the last few classes!
If you stop by Leib, please take the time to look at the art hanging around our school. Many of the students's WOW pieces are hanging up around our building, as well as kindergarten's fall trees, first grade's texture paintings and second grade's Mondrian art.
Kindergarten is working on creating winter trees. We are learning about color mixing to make our green paint. We will be cutting out our trees to make a collaged image. The final step will be adding in snow!
First grade is working on creating winter landscapes. We watched a video about Grandma Moses and talked about her landscape paintings. We are working on creating a collaged landscape using the cool colors. We will be adding in objects and talking about the relative size of objects in space. Our final step will be adding in snow!
Second grade is learning about Vincent van Gogh and still-lifes. We read the book Camille and the Sunflowers and looked at work by van Gogh. We are currently sketching our sunflower still life. Soon, we will trace our still life with Sharpies and begin painting them. I hope to have these finished before Christmas break, but they always take longer than expected. However, they are usually very impressive when they are done!
Third through Sixth are continuing their studio work. We recently opened the painting station and the students are learning a variety of painting techniques. Since the end of the trimester is quickly approaching, many students are handing in WOW pieces. Our WOW pieces include an artist statement. Many students have been furiously working on typing their artist statements during the last few classes!
If you stop by Leib, please take the time to look at the art hanging around our school. Many of the students's WOW pieces are hanging up around our building, as well as kindergarten's fall trees, first grade's texture paintings and second grade's Mondrian art.
Artsonia Christmas Items!
Artsonia offers Christmas items!
If you are interested, Artsonia offers Christmas items with your child's artwork. These items can make great gifts from your child. Personally, I purchased Christmas ornaments with my children's art on it last year as presents for the grandparents. I loved them, such a great keepsake. I plan to do it again this year. I love ornaments that mean something! So, I thought I would share. I can't be the only one that loves a memento of what my kids have made!
So, I know most of what we have done this year isn't very winter or Christmas related. K and 1s are working on winter trees and landscapes right now. If you have request and your child is in grades 3-6, let your child know. They have free choice during studio time. They can make something to fulfill your requests. :) If your child is younger, I will be posting their winter items as soon as possible, but I can't guarantee it will be soon enough.
One alternative to using the work that I post, is posting work your child makes at home. You can photograph it and upload it yourself. It super easy if you download the free artsonia app for your phone or iPad.
Happy Shopping!
If you are interested, Artsonia offers Christmas items with your child's artwork. These items can make great gifts from your child. Personally, I purchased Christmas ornaments with my children's art on it last year as presents for the grandparents. I loved them, such a great keepsake. I plan to do it again this year. I love ornaments that mean something! So, I thought I would share. I can't be the only one that loves a memento of what my kids have made!
So, I know most of what we have done this year isn't very winter or Christmas related. K and 1s are working on winter trees and landscapes right now. If you have request and your child is in grades 3-6, let your child know. They have free choice during studio time. They can make something to fulfill your requests. :) If your child is younger, I will be posting their winter items as soon as possible, but I can't guarantee it will be soon enough.
One alternative to using the work that I post, is posting work your child makes at home. You can photograph it and upload it yourself. It super easy if you download the free artsonia app for your phone or iPad.
Happy Shopping!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
ColorCycle!
Leib is proud to participating in Crayola's ColorCycle program. ColorCycle is a program that recycles plastic markers and turns them into fuel! We will be collecting dried out plastic markers in the art room. After we get enough markers to fill a box, we will ship them to Crayola for recycling! 
http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle.aspxIf you have any dried out markers at home, please send them in and we will add them to our ColorCycle box! We can recycle any type of plastic marker, including dry erase and highlighters, and any brand, not just Crayola!
Artsonia!
Leib's Artsonia Gallery is up and running! Students, that have chosen to display their artwork, have their work photographed and uploaded to the Artsonia webpage. If you have already registered your child, you will get an email directly from Artsonia when a new work is published. If you have not yet registered, you will be getting a slip of paper with your child's Artsonia information on it. When you receive the paper, we would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to register. All registration requires is an email address. Your registration will help save paper and save the planet!
If you would like to register and have not yet received your paper slip, you can email me, Mrs. Stormes, the email address you would like to use. I will enter your email under your student's account for you!
If you would like to register and have not yet received your paper slip, you can email me, Mrs. Stormes, the email address you would like to use. I will enter your email under your student's account for you!
Studio Work
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