Elementary Art

Welcome to Elementary Art : 2018-2019

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

-Genesis 1:1

Teaching Art to children is so rewarding and fun, but creating masterpieces can get pretty messy! Please make sure your child wears play clothes or brings an old shirt to slip on over their clothes to protect them on Art day. Also, be sure to visit our Art Gallery throughout the year to see if you can spot your child’s artwork on our website! This is a fantastic way for family or friends that live far away to see what their favorite young artist has been up to! And, if your child is crazy about art, they may be interested in some of the kid-friendly art contests I’ve posted links to below. I’m so ready to start creating with your kids again!

Mrs. Sandy

Meet Mrs. Sandy
Contact info: Text me at 731-616-6064 or email me at artatfaith@gmail.com

Mariam Putt (6th grade)- 2018 Color of Music Bravo Award winner.

Tanner Evans (2nd grade)- 2018 Relay for Life Luminaria contest winner, with Brooke Evans, Sandy Smith, and Ramona Mitchell.

Maddie Simms (2nd grade) 2017 Color of Music Prelude Award winner. Picture here with here award winning piece on display at Lebonheur in Jackson.

Art Schedule

Tuesday

8:40 – 9:25 1st

9:35 – 10:20 K

10:30 – 11:15 2nd

11:25 – 12:10 3rd

Thursday

8:30 – 9:20 4th

9:25 – 10:15 6th

10:30 – 11:20 5th

11:25—11:55 PreK

Homework and Class Information

Thursday 9/13-

Pre-K & Kindergarten– I sent a letter home this week telling you about an at-home art project called “Hey! Who Drew That Story?”. If your child was absent and didn’t receive a letter, you may read it here. Kindergarten projects are due Tuesday, October 2nd. Pre-K projects are due Thursday, October 4th. Feel free to email me with any questions!

1st-3rd grade- I sent a letter home with your students this week that gives the details of this years at-home, art research project called “My Artist Is…”. If your child was absent or did not bring home a letter, please email me so I can give you the name of your students assigned artist. Here is the link to the 1st-3rd grade letter. Please begin researching these as soon as possible! the due date for this project is Tuesday, October 2nd.

4th-6th grade- This week I sent home a letter with information about an at-home, art research project called “My Artist Is..” that will be due on Thursday, October 4th. If your child was absent or did not bring a letter home please e-mail me so I can give you the name of your students assigned artist. Here is a link to the letter. Please begin researching these as soon as possible! The due date for this project is Thursday, October 4th.

Thursday 9/6/18-

4th-6th grade- We had our first quiz in class today over the 8 Elements of Art, and I went over last weeks homework and discussed anything the students had questions on. I also introduced the students to the “My Artist Is…” at-home research project and presentation, I will be sending home (and posting on here) the due dates and information you and your students will need to complete the project. We also will be finishing our “My Hands” project next week. Please be sure your student is studying the completed workbook pages a little everyday so they are prepared for future quizzes and are able to use what they have learned on our projects!

Thursday 8/30/18-

4th-6th grade- Homework for this week IN ADDITION TO studying the completed workbook pages, is to complete workbook pages 18-21 and 27-31. DO NOT do pages 14-17 and 22-26. We will do these at a later time. If they have difficulty answering any of the questions they should give their best educated guess. They are encouraged to use the dictionary and discuss the questions with parents. We will go over these pages in class, so no worries if they are still unsure of an answer!

Thursday 8/23/18-

4th grade- We checked pages 10-13 and I explained and discussed these pages. We began our first project “My Hands”. HW for this week is to spend 10 min or so each day reading aloud and studying the workbook pages that we have completed and checked so far. (pages 8-13) This is a very important step to understanding and remembering (long term) this information so they can recall it for tests! This knowledge is also key to creating the projects that we will be doing this year!

5th & 6th grade- We discussed last weeks homework and began our first project “My Hands”. HW for this week is 1.) to make a list of 5 or 6 things that are important to who they are as a person. (Ex. the Lord, family members or friends, music, missions, a particular sport, pets…) and think on how they might represent this with a unique symbol. These symbols will be used for the next step of our project. 2.) spend 10 min or so each day reading aloud and studying the workbook pages that we have completed and checked so far. (pages 8-13) This is a very important step to understanding and remembering (long term) this information so they can recall it for tests! This knowledge is also key to creating the projects that we will be doing this year!

Thursday 8/17/18–

4th grade- I went over pages 8 & 9 in class making sure to give them the correct answers and explaining anything they weren’t clear on. HW for this week is to complete pages 10-13. We will go over this in class next week and hopefully we will also have time to begin our first project!

5 & 6 grade- I went over pages 8-13 in class, taking time to explain anything they did not understand. We didn’t get through all of the pages, so I am emailing photos of the answer sheets so the students can check their answers. Please be sure they make a note of anything they don’t understand and I will go over those things in class. Time permitting, we will begin our first project next week!

2018 Curriculum and Supply List

PreK-3rd grade students-

1: 2-pocket folder with brads
A 5×7 (head and shoulders only) photo of themselves

4th-6th grade students-

Elementary Art Student Workbook by Eric Gibbons(Amazon)
2: 2-pocket folders with brads (preferably one made out of paper)
A 5×7 (head and shoulders only) photo of themselves
14×20 Paper Portfolio (Example: Star Products Red Rope Version from Amazon or JoAnn Fabrics)

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Art Contests for Kids

Smarty Pants Magazine for Kids has an ever changing, monthly art contest for kids! Click on the link below and go to the menu options to find the latest contest!

https://smartypantsmagazineforkids.com

The Tennessee magazine has a monthly art contest for kids. Here is a link…

http://www.tnmagazine.org/category/contests/

Constitution Day Poster Contest

www.constitutionfacts.com/constitution-poster-design-contest/

Get to Know Contest

An Art, Writing, Photo, Video, and Music Contest

www.get-to-know.org/contest/us/

Free Kids Crafts Contest

www.freekidscrafts.com/contest/

Here is a sample of our Elementary Art Gallery…

2018 Color of Music Entries