A Few More Pics

 A few years ago, a parent donated a ton of these boxes and that year I had the 4th and 5th graders paint them for keepsakes. This is the first year I could do it again, what a fitting year to do it! These are a few samples and pics of the kids in action. Initially they were confused and didn't get the idea that the box was for them as a keepsake. I think this was because we started it right after mother's day, but they got into the groove and created unique designs.

And this was painted by Norah who is an amazing young artist.

Corona Virus Year

 We made it! This crazy year has come to an end and we only missed one week of school thanks to the governor. I think it was a great decision to keep our schools open and I was determined to keep the art program working as per usual. That meant I had to be creative and have a lot of paint brushes and individual paints because the kids couldn't share materials. So, I bought a ton of cake tempera paint, thanks to the Waterlefe Artist's Guild's very generous $2000.00 donation and I washed a lot of brushes. We started painting on day 1. As the year progressed and it became more and more obvious that the virus was not transmitted from surfaces, we were able to  lighten up a bit. Most grade levels brought their own art supplies and this helped because all supplies that were shared had to be sprayed with disinfectant between use. It made me reflect on how many germs were normally exchanged in my class. I shutter to think, I wish I could say post-corona, but we shall see.

 

 

Art During COVID or getting back to normal

 

Online Learning Continued

Suhanna 3rd grade

Kimber 1st grade

Bryce 5th grade

Sasha 2nd grade

Jaiden 4th grade

Katie Kindergarten