African instruments

This week students are enjoying learning about West Africa and the music and instruments that are played there.

Masterpieces of the Month for Feb. 2016

Our Masterpieces of the Month for Feb. 2016 are Libby Kendall and La'Khiya Legat. Libby created a textured panda, and La'Khiya created a textured bug.

Ice House Reception 2016

This year's district-wide art show had a wonderful turnout! The Ice House was packed with art lovers of all ages, as you can see from the pictures below. 

Kash in front of his collage.

Mr. Sullivan heading into the exhibit.

Mrs. Dillon (me) talking with some parents about their child's artwork.

Artwork exhibit.

Artwork. 

Ric Watson, Ice House director, speaking with me about the exhibit.

The reception area.

Aidan in front of his self-portrait.

The reception area.

Brooklyn, along with her cousin Canaan, in front of the artworks from Central.

Cade, with his sister Carly, in front of his impressionistic painting. 

Jump Rope for Heart 2016

This week, students began work on their Jump Rope for Heart poster contest. As you can see here, students are working really hard to create the best artwork.

Learning the Beat

On our first day back after a nice wintery, snowy break, students are practicing their steady beats using maracas and animal clackers.

Masterpieces of the Month for January 2016

For January 2016, our Masterpieces of the Month were created by Kannon Bruce, a kindergarten student, and Kalynn Hodges, a 1st grader. Kannon created a Color Scheme Dog, and Kalynn designed a Neutral Color Scheme Tree.

  

Colors Unit

This week, students are learning all about colors and schemes (primary, secondary, warm, cool, and neutral). Here you can see all the fun projects the students have been working on using color schemes.