FIRST GRADE SNOWMEN

"If I was a Snowman at night, I would..."

 

The First Graders made the classic torn paper pieces snowman with a twist...instead of a orange carrot nose, we made RAINBOW colored noses! They also got to paint with metallic water paints on the black paper background; which gave a very blustery effect at night!  Brrrr!

They then interestingly answered the question of what they would do if they were a snowman at night. 

 

Very cute First Graders! Well done!

 

 

THIRD GRADE

 

Chinese New Year Lanterns

 

The Third Graders learned about the Chinese Culture and their traditions of celebrating the new year. They looked at some of the lanterns used during this time and how light is an important symbol to them.

They created their own beautiful lanterns from paper, gems and tissue streamers.  Well done Gang!

Happy New Year!

 

SECOND GRADE ART

Chinese New Year Tissue Cherry-Blossom Branches

 

The Second Graders learned about the Chinese Culture and traditions of their New Year.

We created a watercolor full moon-lit background with an oil pastel branch.  Then they carefully arranged and glued pink tissue blossoms. Well done!

 

Fabulous!

 

FOURTH GRADE ART!

Native American Tapestry

The Fourth Grade (and Third Grade:following blog post) explored Michigan's Native American Culture; including their visual language or art symbols.  The students drew their own, modern day symbols for objects of our times to use in their art project.  Can you imagine what the people of The Chippewa Tribe would think of our symbols for iPods, gaming systems and pizza?!

 

They then created a tapestry that had to include a woven portion, a sewn portion, a fringed edge portion and cut leather pieces; along with their drawings of modern day symbols.

The photos below are in the earlier classes...they are working HARD!

Make sure you check the final art pieces in the Art Show in May.

 

A special "Thank You" to all the parents who have donated items for us to use in our art projects this year....Especially, THE LEATHER SAMPLE PIECES!!! Thank you for sharing and God Bess.

 

THIRD GRADE

Native American Tapestry

This past Autumn, the Third Grade Students explored Michigan's Native American Culture.

We then made our own visual language to describe modern day symbols...I wonder what the Chippewa peoples would make of our symbols for pizza, iPods and nail polish!?

 

The students then created their own Native American Tapestry.  They were required to include a woven portion, a sewn portion, a fringe portion on the edge and cut leather; in addition to their personally designed symbol drawing.

Well done Gang!

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(A special thank you to all the parent donations throughout the year..especially the LEATHER SAMPLE PIECES!! You are so kind to share! God Bless.)

 

Notice the leather pieces...the eyes and mouth in the above tapestry.