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Art Supply list can be found at bottom of page. Scroll down to find homework assignments, Class project descriptions, Student Artwork and artwork by the artist of the Month...

Attn: Art Supplies
Please replenish any art supplies that have gone missing...particularly crayons and markers!

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May - Landscapes/Landscape elements
Artist of the month - Claude Monet

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Japanese Bridge by Claude Monet

In May, we'll explore landscapes, talk about
the elements found in a landscape
and draw and color a picture of our neighborhood!
Maybe you love Impressionism...nows the time to share that love
with your child by spending time with the work of 19th Century, Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet!

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Students of the month:

Journal Sheet of Landscape Elements

My Neighborhood

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June - Illustration
Artist of the month - Maurice Sendak

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Max from "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

For June, we will bring everything we've learned together 
(lines and shapes, figures, landscapes, faces, things) to make an illustration for "Where the Wild Things Are."
You can watch a video reading of this book at Youtube, and see other Sendak illustrations at Google.

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Student Artists of the Month:

Illustrations
 

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September

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September - Lines and Shapes 
Artist of the month: Piet Mondrian
 

Composition by Piet Mondrian

This month we will continue drawing and recognizing our lines
and shapes. We will make drawings from shapes and draw an autumn, "warm color" artwork made from straight lines that criss cross to make shapes.

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Student Artists of the Month:

Shape drawings:
Elias                                 Lia
      


Autumn Abstract
Alessia                             Vincent
     
Frank                                    Presley
  

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October: Faces and Portraits 
Artist of the Month: Diego Rivera

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Self-portrait by Diego Rivera

We will be drawing a family self-portrait and practice
drawing expressions on emojis and Monsters for Halloween!

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Student Artists of the Month:

Me and my Family
Olivia                      Joshua                    Matthew                Micayla
      

emojis
Elias                      Ella                       Madison D             Madison J
      
Self-portraits
Marquis                  Ryan                         Emma                    Michael
      

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November/December: Crafts
Art of the Month: Native American

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For November we will make a hand turkey Thanksgiving card
(complete with feathers and seeds!)

For December, we will make a Christmas Tree craft ornament and talk about how crafts are made.
Google Native American Craft

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Student Artists of the Month:

November
Thanksgiving Turkeys:


December
Christmas Ornaments:

Everyone!

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January: 3D Shapes
Artist of the month: Michelangelo

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This month we will draw 3D shapes, model with clay and play dough and use clay to explore color mixes as well.
Google Michelangelo! 

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Student of the month:

Journal drawing of 3D shapes
Jae                           Savannah               Mia
        

Giada                       Madison J                    Hailey
    
Clay Painting

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February-Color Mixing
Artist of the month: Vincent Van Gogh
 
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Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh



Basic Color wheel:
Primary and Secondary colors


Colors of the Spectrum (rainbow)

This month we will paint a color wheel, mixing the secondary colors and continue to learn about how colors interract.
Google Vincent Van Gogh!
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Student Artists of the Month:

Journal sheet of Color wheels and Rainbows

Rainbow Painting


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March/April- The Figure
Artist of the month: Walt Disney
 
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Original Mickey Mouse by Walt Disney 1930s

Mickey Mouse 2000

Stick figures in action!

This month we'll learn how to draw stick figures in Motion
and we'll make a figure out of sticks.
Google Disney Cartoons!

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Student Artists of the Month:

Stick figure Journal Sheet

Stick People Painting

Art Supplies

Grade 1: 4 sharpened pencils,
a sharpener and 1 pink or white eraser,

4 oz. Elmer's glue,
a glue stick,

A pack of 8 Crayola crayons
(red, yellow, blue, green, orange purple,black and brown),

A 4 pack of play dough


A pack of 8 to 10 Crayola classic broad line washable markers


 and a t-shirt smock.

Mark all supplies, including
smocks with your child’s name and grade.