Parents/Guardians: If your child does not have the required art supplies that was posted on our school’s website he/she can not participate in making the class project. For your convenience, I am posting the K-8 ART SUPPLY LIST below so you can double check with your student that he/she is prepared.
Art Supply List ‘20-’21 School Year *All supplies will need to be replenished as needed. Should we have to switch to remote learning, students will need to purchase newsprint paper (cheapest quality) to be used for practice sketches, 1 package or pad of white, 9×12 drawing paper, and 1 package of multi-colored construction paper.
1 labeled storage box or bag to contain all supplies
1 old shirt or smock
1 scissors
1 ruler
1 Elmer’s school glue (7.625 oz bottle)
1 large glue stick
2 #2 lead pencils
1 large eraser
1 small pencil sharpener
1 box colored pencils *Gr. K-3 (12 count box) *Gr. 4-8 (24 count box)
1 Crayola Washable Watercolor Set (8 pan set)
1 gallon-size Ziploc storage bag (to store the watercolor set in)
1 box, 24-color Crayons
1 (set of 10) Classic Color Broadline Markers *Fine-line markers are optional
1 fine, black Sharpie Marker *Gr. 4-8 only
**** “If any of these supplies were requested from your child’s homeroom teacher you do not need to make a duplicate purchase.”
Virtual Art Students: Please purchase the newsprint paper for sketching, white drawing and construction paper as well as the other art supplies listed above.
This Week in Art:
ECC — This week all classes will create a sheep out of paper plates, white pom poms, markers and crayons.
Kindergarten — will complete their Fall Scenes by drawing and coloring pumpkins and other details. They are learning so much and will practice these new skills many, many times throughout the school year.
Gr. 1 — our First Graders will practice the wet-on-wet watercolor technique as they paint the background of their patterned hot air balloon pictures.
Gr. 2 — will finish up their patterned landscapes using crayons to color in the newly formed spaces.
Gr. 3 — will be creating their Matisse paper cutout collages this week.
Gr. 4 and Gr. 5 — are finishing up the little details on their construction paper collages.
Middle School students are working on their Mask Collages fashioned after the miniature collage work of the Japanese artist Tanaka.
Keep Creating and Enjoy Your Week!
Mrs. E. Kerwin