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JHuderski@stsrstreamacademy.com
Alert!!! - All work must be emailed if we are remote for snow days.

If you have any questions, you can contact me at 
JHuderski@stsrstreamacademy.com

Remote Learners, Please copy notes!
Email jpg scans or photos of all notes, papers,
class projects and homework to
JHuderski@stsrstreamacademy.com

 Burgundy Group, Copy notes! Email notes and homework to me. 
Bring class projects to school and hand them in to homeroom teacher.  Please, don't hand in Multi-week projects until they are finished. Please pay attention during zoom classes. The same work
is expected of you as the fully remote and Blue group learners.

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May

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Zoom Class assignment for May 17
Illustration - 
I will read a passage from Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone,
and we will begin an illustration for it. 
End of Remote learning assignment for May 17

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April

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Zoom Class assignment for April 26- May 10
Anime Figure Background
In art zoom class on Monday, will sketch in a background that
goes with our anime Figure and color that with colored pencil on May 3.


End of Remote learning assignment for April 26 - May 10

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Zoom Class assignment for April 12-19
Anime Figure

Week 1: Draw and color a 6 - 8 inch tall anime figure.
You can copy one of these or find another one online.






End of Remote learning assignment for April 12 and 19

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Zoom Class assignment for March 29
Abstract Figure

Don't forget to have your magazine available!!!

Cut pictures from a magazine to create a weird figure.
You have to cut out 10 pictures:
A head, a body, 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 hands and 2 feet.
You can use any magazine pictures that you want - even body parts -
but they must be the right shape and sizes!
 (examples: a hamburger or a dogs head for a head,
a corn on the cob or a hot dog for a body,
golf clubs or tree branches for arms,
flowers or bracolli for hands,
shoes or soap for feet. 
As you cut out the pieces glue them to a piece of white copy paper with glue stick.
Cut out your figure and glue it to your abstract landscape.



End of Remote learning assignment for March 22 and 29th

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Zoom Class color assignment for March 1st and 15th
Abstract Landscape with color mixing - week 1

Step 1: Draw a simple landscape with strange shaped elements (clouds, trees, sun, etc).
Step 2: Outline in black permanent marker, black crayon,
black oil pastels or black colored pencil.

Abstract Landscape with color mixing - Week 2
Step 3: Use paint, oil pastel, colored pencils or crayons to color it in.
Use unusual colors to color in the elements. (unexpected...like a green sky).
Step 4: You must use all of the primary, secondary and
intermediate colors in your picture (12 colors in all).
 Step 5: You must mix the intermediate colors from the primary and secondary colors...
make red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet.





End of Remote learning assignment for March 1st and March 8th

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Zoom Class Remote learning assignment for February 22nd
Mixing the secondary and Intermediate colors

Have notebooks and oil pastels available during zoom class this week.
We will be mixing colors to color in the color wheels. Mix the intermediate colors
All notes should be handwritten, photographed and sent to me at
JHuderski@stsrstreamacademy.com this week.

End of Remote learning assignment for week of February 22nd

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Zoom Class Remote learning assignment for February 8th
Notes on Color Theory

Have notebooks available during zoom class this week.
We will be taking notes on color. I will not be attaching the notes to assignments anymore. If you don't take the notes during class for some reason, contact me at my email and ask for them and I will send you a copy. All notes should be handwritten, photographed and sent to me when they are finished at JHuderski@stsrstreamacademy.com


End of Remote learning assignment for week of February 8th


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Art Supply list

Grades 4 to 8 need an appropriately sized art box. Plastic shoe boxes are recommended because they are less expensive and they stack easily. Notebooks will be kept separately.
Mark ALL supplies, smock and notebook with child’s name and grade.  
     Please feel free to reuse all supplies until they are outgrown, dried out or used up!).

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Grades 4 and 5:
 4 sharpened pencils,
1 pink or white eraser,
a pencil sharpener, 4 oz.
Elmer's glue,
2 glue sticks,
a pack of 24 Crayola crayons,
an 8-10 pack of Crayola classic colors markers (broad line size),

a tray of 8 Crayola watercolors,



a 4oz. pack of Model Magic (any color)

a marble notebook and a t-shirt smock. 


A 16 pack pentel oil pastels,

(if you can find them online, they are cheaper and
take up less space than the Crayola oil pastels but Crayola are still the best!)

A 12 pack of colored pencils.



and a fine point black sharpie permanent marker,

Mark all supplies,
including t-shirt smock, paints, markers, oil pastels, pencils and notebook with your child’s name and grade. 

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June - Illustration
*Artist of the Month - Eric Carle

Classwork - We will make an illustration using cut paper.


The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

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Student Artists of the Month:


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September: Lines and Shapes/Abstractions
*Artist of the month: Henri Matisse

King's Sadness
collage by Henri Matisse​​​​​​


Red Interior
painting by Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse, an early 20th Century artist was known for his brightly colored, intricate collage artworks, as well as his Paintings. Check out his work on Google images!

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Homework: Draw lines to divide a page of your art notebook into 6 sections each. Draw shapes in each section: Use one of the new shapes we practiced in our notes this year (pentagon, hexagon or octagon). Use 4 other regular shapes (circle, square, triangle, oval, rectangle). Use one irregular shape. Make each shape that you chose into a drawing. (example: Make a triangle into a christmas tree with decorations). Color all drawings with crayons or colored pencils. No markers in notebook. (Due September)

Class project: Abstract symmetrical watercolor resist 


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Student Artists of the Month:
Symmetrical abstract painting

October/November - Abstract Portraits
*Artist of the month: Margo Humphrey

  
Her Life was Written Across Her Face
Collage/painting by Margo Humphrey

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October - Abstract Portraits
*Artist of the month: Margo Humphrey, Pablo Picasso
Class project: Abstract self-portrait

 Homework: Look in a mirror or at a photo, and try to copy a realistic portrait of yourself: head, neck, hair and shoulders, eyes ears nose and mouth on computer copy paper, Color with colored pencils.

  
Her Life was Written Across Her Face
Collage/painting by Margo Humphrey


A Cubist portrait by Pablo Picasso

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Student Artists of the month: Abstract self-portrait collage

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November/December - 3D Art/Crafts
*Art of the month: Scottish Tartans


Cunningham Clan Tartan

Art of the month: weaving/Scottish Tartan patterns
Class Project: Weave and decorate a placemat from construction paper...decorate with markers and colored pencils. Make a Christmas ornament from clay

Nopvember Homework: 
 Bring in an already made craft object or sculpture that reflects your heritage (African, Irish, French, Polish, Italian, Indian, Philippine, Chinese, Caribbean, Hispanic, etc.) Write a short explanation on an index card of what the craft is called, what it is used for or what it means, what nation it comes from, and how it is made. Be prepared to give a presentation to the class.


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Students of the month: Everyone 

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December/January 3D Art: Sculpture
*Artist of the Month: Carl Wright

Class Project: We will  draw and model 3D shapes
with pencil and modeling clay and make an
abstract sculpture from Play-doh.


Carl Wright, a 20th Century, abstract sculptor carves his sculptures
from stone. His work is known for its fluidity and motion and is exhibited in several major cities around the world. This piece is called "Journey."

 Homework for January:
 Use clay to make objects for each of the 3D shapes. You can combine 2 or more shapes in one object. Example: use a rectangular prism and a triangular prism to make a house. Decorate with different colors.



Abstract sculpture "Journey"
by Carl Wright
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Student Artist of the Month

EVERYONE!

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February: Color Theory/Still Life/Color values
*Artist of the Month: Georges Seurat
Class project: Make an abstract painting using Primary, secondary and Intermediate colors as a background for our abstract figure.

Homework: Color in the handout for the Intermediate color wheel. Use Crayons, oil pastels or colored pencils. Make sure you use the correct colors. You do not have to mix the secondary and primary colors. Mix colors to make the intermediate colors
red and orange = red orange,
yellow and orange = yellow orange,
blue and green = blue green,
yellow and green = yellow green,
red and violet = red violet, and
blue and violet = blue violet 

A Sunday Afternoon on the jette
by Georges Seurat

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Student Artists of the Month: Intermediate color mix Abstract



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March/April - Drawing the figure - Cubism
*Artist of the Month: Pablo Picasso
Class Project: Abstract Figure and
anime figure drawing
Homework: Use these links and do the lesson.
How to draw a Manga female body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DIT1BLCV7U
and 
How to draw a classic superhero body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6eLUFOz-RE

Musicians by Pablo Picasso

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Student Artists of the Month:

Abstract Figure and background
 
     

Anime Figure and background


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May - Landscape Art, Perspective
*Artist of the Month: Paul Cezanne 
Class project: Create a "neighborhood" landsape
where your anime figure can live.


Mont St. Mary by Paul Cezanne

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Student Artists of the Month: