April 25

Today we painted our clay!

1st Grade - We painted our penguins with black and orange.  It was great to see them think about the details of a penguin.

2nd Grade - We painted our turtles green.  They look fabulous.

4th Grade - We painted our owls.  They used lots of colors, and it was a fun project.

6th Grade - We painted the dessert of their choosing.  Wow!  They are really amazing.  Some of their details are really fantastic!

Look for the projects to come home at the end of this week!

April 18

Today we finished our collages. We used colored paper, painted paper, oil pastels, and other materials to make these art projects.

3rd Grade - We finished our cupcakes and added lots of details. They look delicious!

5th Grade - We finished our cityscapes. They will be hanging on our Wildcat Art Wall during the month of May so you can come and see their great work!

April 11

Today we began using clay(Crayola Model Magic). We have great projects, and the children loved them. I loved seeing their work!

1st Grade - We made penguins. I can't wait for them to paint them. They are so excited.

2nd Grade - We made turtles. They look fantastic!

4th Grade - We made owls. They are fabulous!

6th Grade - We made desserts. They were able to choose a kind of dessert and make it out of the clay. We had cake, donuts, pie, and lollipops along with lots of other dessert ideas. Yummy!

March 28

Here is what we did today:

Kindergarten - We used simple shapes to draw an alligator and a giraffe. I love artwork done by kindergarten students!

3rd Grade - We began a collage of three cupcakes. Next time, we will add more details. They look good enough to eat!

5th Grade - We watercolored a background for a cityscape that we will be finishing next time. We also finished coloring our turtles using oil pastels and then used liquid watercolor to paint the background. The turtles look great!

March 21

This is what we did today:

First Grade - We used liquid watercolor to paint the background of our snakes. They are very colorful!

Second Grade - We drew a very simple zebra. Then we used liquid watercolor to paint the background. We added salt to the wet paint, and it made cool textures in the paint. They look fantastic!

Fourth Grade - We finished coloring our parrots with oil pastels. Then we used liquid watercolor to paint the backgrounds. They are bright and beautiful!

Sixth Grade - We finished drawing our chameleons, and then we began painting. We used liquid watercolor and added some salt and rubbing alcohol to the wet paint. The chameleons are bright and colorful and wonderful! After they finished their chameleon, they painted the background.

March 14

Here is what we did today:

3rd Grade - We used liquid watercolor to paint the spots of our giraffe along with the background. We added salt and rubbing alcohol to the wet paint to get some neat textures. They look fantastic. They will be hanging on the Wildcat Art Wall for April.

5th Grade - We used oil pastels to draw a turtle. Then we began coloring the turtles. Next time, we will paint the backgrounds using liquid watercolors.

Come See Our Murals!

I hope you will stop by the school during Parent Teacher Conferences or another time soon to see our murals!

The mural for kindergarten, first, second, and third grades is across from the kindergarten room. It is called "Outside Our Window," and it shows what we can see. All of the artwork is done "Eric Carle" style. We painted paper and added some cool textures to the paint. Then we cut out the paper to make the artwork. Then we added details with oil pastels and more painted paper. Come and see our beautiful work!!!

The mural for fourth, fifth, and sixth grades is across from the library. It is called "Once Upon A Time," and it shows a fairy tale land. The fourth grades students painted portraits of kings and queens. The fifth and sixth grade students painted projects "Eric Carle" style. They also used the painted paper and oil pastels to design their project. Fifth grade students were the artists of the dragons, and sixth grade students were the artists of the castles. Please celebrate your child's work and come and see it!!