March

First Grade

First graders learned about Impressionism and looked at Claude Monet's work. Students were inspired by Monet's Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge, and created their own impressionist bridges. 

"Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge"

First graders also learned about Abstract art. We looked at work by Wassily Kandinsky, especially his "Concentric Circles". Students created their own Kandinsky inspired abstract trees. 

And the clay monsters were finally fired. Students used acrylic paint to add color to their awesome clay monsters. 

Second Grade 

The cups were melted from the Chihuly project and second graders assembled their sculptures. Each class designed and built a melted cup sculpture, and all the sculptures were combined to create a collaborative Chihuly inspired sculpture. 

Chihuly's Sculpture

2nd Grade's Sculpture

3rd Grade

Third graders glazed their Claes Oldenburg clay food pieces. They will soon be fired and ready to display! Third graders learned about stained glass and silhouettes this week. Each student chose an Olympic athlete's silhouette. Using a light box, students each created their own silhouette. Then students created a stained glass background for their silhouette using either warm or cool colors. 

Third graders are also enjoying working in their sketchbooks. Each class begins with a "warm up" and students draw in their sketchbooks.

4th Grade 

Fourth graders completed their Russian Architecture drawings. After completing their drawings, students cut out and attached them to their watercolor skys.

Fourth graders also learned about Indigenous Australian Dot Paintings and created their own. 

Fifth Grade

Fifth graders learned how to draw in one-point perspective. This means that all lines meet at one vanishing point on a horizon line. Students designed their one-point perspective cities.

Fifth graders also learned about Op Art and value. Students learned how to use shading and different values in their work to create dimension and add depth. 

Students created their own Op Art or optical illusions using rulers and sharpie markers. Then students added value to their optical illusions by shading with colored pencils.