Beginning in 2013-2014 school year, I started a tradition with the out-going 5th grade class. They would work together to create a collaborative art piece which is permanently displayed in the school. Following the renovation, many of our halls were bare and desperately needed a splash of color. The next few posts will review the past projects in case you are unfamiliar with them.
The 5th Grade classes of 2016-2017 completed a tessellation. A tessellation is a shape that can be repeated over and over. It interlocks with itself without overlapping or leaving any gaps. We created tessellations by starting with a cardstock square. We cut some designs on 2 sides and taped them to opposite sides. This would become a stencil to trace again and again. I wish I had my original project, but I remember it looking like an elephant. Below, is a video that is uses similar steps to create a tessellation. I discovered a Viking tessellation by French Artist, Alain Nicolas. I wrote to him requesting permission to use his design for our project. He granted permission and sent me a pdf file of a single Viking. Each student colored a single Viking using colored pencils. I encouraged them to use heavy, medium, and light pressure to create a change in value and make the Vikings appear more 3-dimensional. We had practiced this technique in a past lesson drawing Nutcrackers. Each individual Viking was cut out to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. The Vikings were glued and mounted onto a piece of wood. The piece was sealed with clear acrylic. The final project is displayed at the end of the long hallway before you turn towards the gym and library. As you are walking from a distance, you notice the large Viking. As you get closer, you notice the smaller Vikings. The students loved searching for their individual Vikings in the finished piece, which we titled "We Are Vikings". Thank you, Mr. Nicolas, for allowing us to use your Viking tessellation.
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Beginning in 2013-2014 school year, I started a tradition with the out-going 5th grade class. They would work together to create a collaborative art piece which is permanently displayed in the school. Following the renovation, many of our halls were bare and desperately needed a splash of color. The next few posts will review the past projects in case you are unfamiliar with them. The 5th Grade classes of 2015-2016 completed string art. The design was also inspired by our state song--Steven Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home". Below are pictures of our final project. The art is on display in the front lobby above the counseling office window.
Beginning in 2013-2014 school year, I started a tradition with the out-going 5th grade class. They would work together to create a collaborative art piece which is permanently displayed in the school. Following the renovation, many of our halls were bare and desperately needed a splash of color. The next few posts will review the past projects in case you are unfamiliar with them.
The 5th Grade classes of 2014=2015 completed 4 canvases with acrylic paint. This project was inspired by pop art by Andy Warhol. This art is displayed in the front office above the visitor's chairs. Beginning in 2013-2014 school year, I started a tradition with the out-going 5th grade class. They would work together to create a collaborative art piece which is permanently displayed in the school. Following the renovation, many of our halls were bare and desperately needed a splash of color. The next few posts will review the past projects in case you are unfamiliar with them. The 5th Grade classes of 2013-2014 completed 3 canvases with acrylic paint. The art was inspired by projects the students were completing individually in class. We were creating art with rotational symmetry. There are hidden words in each of the canvases below. Can you find the words? If you are having trouble, try this trick before giving up. Pretend the circle is a pizza, isolate one slice, and read from the outside moving towards the center. If you still can't see it, I have revealed the words below. The words are "CEDAR", GROVE", and "VIKINGS". The canvases are displayed in our front lobby above the main doors and below some windows. We have some beautiful architecture and skylights in the front lobby but people rarely stopped to admire it. Now, the artwork catches your attention and draws your eye upward. It was a wonderful improvement to the aesthetics of our new building with bland cream colored walls.
We surprised Mrs. Terry with a little celebration today. Her class prepared a song, The words were rewritten to the melody of her favorite song--"A Sailor Went To Sea". They gifted her a painted canvas featuring each of their thumbprints. She has a new Retirement Manual; each student filled out a page suggesting things she should do in retirement. She was also gifted her very own ukulele. She had been borrowing one of the school instruments and learning how to play. Now she has her very own and a hobby to keep her occupied during retirement.
Mrs. Terry, you have touched the lives of many students over your 32 years teaching. You are very loved and will be missed dearly. Don't forget to come back and sub, sub, sub! Happy retirement!
Today, I left this note for each of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. Can you decipher it? KPREP testing begins Monday!
Mrs. Huckabee’s Kindergarten class is practicing lateral spatial awareness while dancing the Patty Cake Polka. Spatial awareness is the ability to understand and interact with the environment around you. Lateral spatial awareness is determining left from right. Developing these skills also improves other areas such as math and visual perception. Of course, I don’t tell the kindergarteners all of this. They think we are just having fun doing a dance. ?
This week, first grade is learning that Bojangles means more than fried chicken! May 25th is National Tap Dance Day to honor Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. We read a book called “Rap a Tap Tap” and learned a few tap dancing steps. Mrs. Newberry’s class is featured in this video.
Mrs. Lowe’s 2nd grade class enjoyed a singing game called Bells In the Tower. This game secretly reinforces lots of musical concepts. One group played melody on the xylophones, one group played harmony on the ukuleles, while another group played the game.
Mrs. Fightmaster’s 1st graders enjoyed dancing to Pop Goes the Weasel!
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