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A lot has gone on since my last update...
5th grade just finished working on a 2-part project involving
line design and stippling. They looked at the French artist Georges Seurat who painted using
pointillism or
stippling.

4th Grade finished their
warm/cool color silhouettes, created a
radial snowflake weavings, and has
been studying North Carolina native Romare Bearden's collages in honor
of Black History Month. They created portrait
collages using
textured wall paper!
Warm or cool color silhouette:
[Warm]
Weaving:

Collages:
By Bearden:

By our 4th graders:

3rd grade created snowflake
prints using handmade
stamps and ink! They also studied Faith Ringgold story quilts in honor
of Black History Month and created their own story quilts using fabric
borders and markers. We also read her book
Tar Beach.
Snowflake prints:

Faith Ringgold's Tar Beach:

Our Story Quilts:

3rd grade is currently working on origami!
Winter Bulletin Board:

2nd grade completed
positive and negative space
trees using lines and patterns! They have also been studying the same
artist as 4th grade, Romare Bearden, to create music inspired
collages using
movement and
rhythm.
Trees:

Collages:

1st grade and Kindergarten have both been working on similar projects.
They created
color wheels using their
primary colors
and color mixing! We read
Mouse Paint, and our color wheels are
inspired by the story. They also created squish symmetry paintings, AND
created snakes for Chinese New Year. Some classes also had a chance to
learn about
background and create hearts using
oil pastels based on Jim Dine's art.
Primary Colors and color mixing:

Chinese New Year Snake Puppets:

Jim Dine's Hearts:

Kindergarten hearts: