Welcome to PreK & K-8 Art!
Your child will be bringing home a Parent Information Sheet or Art Contract after his/her first day of art class. This sheet will outline important information your child will need to know for art class. *Grade 3-8 students will be required to have this contract signed by a parent and returned back to me at their next class.
Please visit my Class Notes/Bog (in “K-8 Parents/Class Notes/Specials” on the school website) every two weeks to catch a glimpse of what your child is doing in art class. You will find information regarding our latest project, up-coming events, important dates, possible homework assignments, art contests, and art-related links.
All students in K-8 should have a smock or old shirt. Older students may keep this in their lockers.
All students will need to bring a pencil to class. Students in Gr. 3-8 will need their Chrome books and planner as well. They will receive important announcements, homework assignments etc. as well as reference information and videos related to our lessons.
Middle School Students will be making an Art Journal (out of a cereal box they have brought in for homework) where they will be given a prompt to make a drawing. This Art Journal should be kept in their locker when not used for class. If the Art Journal is taken home to complete an art assignment, it should be brought back to school by the assignment due date.
All completed student art work/projects are kept in Class Folders at school until they are returned to the students after the Fine Arts Festival (first week of June).
Should you have any questions you can email me at [email protected] or call the school office, leave a message, and I will be happy to get back to you by the next day.
I am looking forward to a fun and creative year with all my classes!
~ Mrs. Ellen Kerwin
9/12 ~ I will be meeting with Grades 3,4,5 and 7 for their first day. We will discuss rules and procedures. Homework for Grade 7 — bring in an empty cereal box and have art contract signed. Grades 3,4 &5 should also have their art contract signed by a parent and brought back to me.
9/13 ~ Kindergarten will be learning the “Larry the Line” poem to reinforce different line names. We will learn how to DRAW shapes and practice this several times. The Second Grade will be drawing an Autumn Activity picture. This will be colored in and students will add fall covered leaves using a sponge paint technique. Eighth graders will be cutting up their cereal boxes to make a ART DRAWING JOURNAL. They will receive drawing assignments in their journal 2-3 times per trimester.
9/14 ~ First grade will color in their Rainbow Fish pictures using oil pastels. *Please make sure your child has a smock. PREK (Ms. T’s class) will make a Apple Tree picture using tissue paper and crayons. The Sixth Grade class will also make their Drawing Journals using their cereal boxes brought from home. Finally Art Elective class will meet for the first time. They will start canvas painting using acrylic paint. *** smocks are a must!