Kindergarten Corn Syrup Painting

It becomes difficult to take pictures during our really messy project days, but today I managed to get a couple of our kindergarteners painting with corn syrup and finishing with glitter.  The syrup dries shiny!  (I added a little dish soap to aid in cleanup).

Information about WOW piece number 3 came home in communicators last week with report cards.  Students in grades 1-4 should be working on either a toy or a game for the art show with support from home.  These pieces will be for our art show and must include a typed artist statement.  An artist statement includes the student's name, grade level, teacher, a little bit about what their artwork is, how it was made, their favorite part(s) and how they could make their piece even better.  WOW piece #3 is due April 27th for the art show on the 28th.  Please do not submit early as I have limited storage for pieces.  Parents were to have emailed me by last Monday if they were not able to work on these at home.  Please let me know ASAP if this is an issue so I can make arrangements to help.

Kindergarten students will be creating artwork for the art show in class.  If you are able to assist in set up and/or cleanup during the show, please send me an email.  Thank you always for your support!

Rockford Art Museum Young Artist Show

We have submitted five pieces of artwork to the Rockford Art Museum's 74th Young Artist Show.  The following students will have artwork displayed:  Jordyn Calhoun, Aiden Doner, Ethan Baker, Aiden Savage and Ava Vanderweit.  Congratulations!  The show opening and awards are Sunday, April 12th from 1-3pm.  The show is on display April 12- May 17th.  Tuesday's are free admission to the museum!

Here is Ava with her amazing weaving, complete with feathers from one of her Dad's turkeys.

WOW Piece #2 Due March 6th

Just a reminder, WOW piece number 2 is due Friday with completed artist statement.  Artist statements must have complete sentences.  This applies for grades 1-4.  Thank you for your continued support!

Snow Paint is "snow" much fun!

Want a fun, cheap way to paint with your kids at home?  Snow paint!  You've seen it on Pinterest all over, so we tried it today.  Who better to try something new with?  Kindergarten!  It was "snow" much fun!  Students listened to The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats to tie literacy into our lesson.  We mixed equal parts of shaving cream (not gel) and drippy glue and painted with old paintbrushes.

At another studio, we made snowflakes with ripped aluminum foil.  Great fine motor practice!  Plus they handled the liquid glue beautifully!

We are so happy to get back into the routine and what better way to start the week than with art!

Kindness Club Meeting

Today we decided to bombard the elementary school bathrooms with positive notes abut being kind!  It was a mission to place them without getting caught!

What a fun way to surprise our students and staff!

We love watercolor resist painting!

A few classes have earned a portion of the painting studio to open today!

Some students explored mixing colors and using watercolor pencils as well.  They were too engaged to notice me.  Wow!

Purple Week!

Kindergarten students created purple shape artwork today after hearing, Harold and the Purple Crayon.

Some grades are earning new studio openings this week!  Looking forward to adding choice painting studio!