Miss Allen and I have been very busy in the art room! Kindergarten has been learning about vegetables and creating some very beautiful drawings. They are in the process of painting the backgrounds. Please make sure to ask them about which vegetables are their favorite!
1st grade has been learning about the artist Albrecht Durer. He lived almost 500 years ago! We are creating animals with many patterns and learning about warm and cool colors too! We should be finishing them soon, please look for them and hang them in a very important place!
2nd graders just finished learning about mushrooms and snails. The children drew some very beautiful art works and even made a clay snail! We hope they got home safe with your child!
3rd graders are in the process of finishing their owl art works. They are beautiful, each and every student did an excellent job!
4th grade is working on an art work similar to the artist Gustav Klimt. He used real gold leaf in his art works! We painted paper with gold paint to simulate gold leaf! Now we are working on adding patterns and even "doodles" to our paper! Please have your children tell you about Mr. Klimt!
5th grade has finished learning about illusions in art and now we are working on a portrait in the "folk art" style. We are recycling cardboard by painting on it! The artist, Howard Finster was a very famous Georgia folk artist, and we learned that he created a "Paradise Garden" . Paradise Garden is a maze of buildings, sculptures and displays. The Gardens were built from found objects and recycled materials ranging from bottles, bathtubs, bicycle frames and cast-off jewelry. How interesting!
1st grade has been learning about the artist Albrecht Durer. He lived almost 500 years ago! We are creating animals with many patterns and learning about warm and cool colors too! We should be finishing them soon, please look for them and hang them in a very important place!
2nd graders just finished learning about mushrooms and snails. The children drew some very beautiful art works and even made a clay snail! We hope they got home safe with your child!
3rd graders are in the process of finishing their owl art works. They are beautiful, each and every student did an excellent job!
4th grade is working on an art work similar to the artist Gustav Klimt. He used real gold leaf in his art works! We painted paper with gold paint to simulate gold leaf! Now we are working on adding patterns and even "doodles" to our paper! Please have your children tell you about Mr. Klimt!
5th grade has finished learning about illusions in art and now we are working on a portrait in the "folk art" style. We are recycling cardboard by painting on it! The artist, Howard Finster was a very famous Georgia folk artist, and we learned that he created a "Paradise Garden" . Paradise Garden is a maze of buildings, sculptures and displays. The Gardens were built from found objects and recycled materials ranging from bottles, bathtubs, bicycle frames and cast-off jewelry. How interesting!
I am so happy to have a wonderful student teacher this fall! Her name is Emily Allen and she is from KSU. I am sure your students will tell you that she is a fabulous teacher! She helped put together our "Magnificent, Mono-toned Self-portrait Mural" outside the art room. Please stop by and see all the fun faces here at Dowell!
Please keep checking below for more contests that you can enter!!
Please keep checking below for more contests that you can enter!!
Another contest!!!
Contest Details
SUBMIT ENTRIES AT: artsonia.com/space
ENTRY DEADLINE: November 15, 2013
PRIZES AND EXPOSURE! Winner Categories -- 24 Total Winners / 25 Awards:
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners (24 total) representing each age category.
- One Space Foundation Achievement Award.
- All entries will be publicly displayed in the online Space Foundation art gallery on Artsonia.com and Winners will be showcased on the Space Foundation website.
- Public, private and homeschool students are eligible from all nations.
- Teachers/instructors/homeschool teachers must submit artwork on behalf of their students.
- The contest is free to enter.
- Winners will be notified by no later than January 15, 2014.
- Original artwork should be uploaded in high-resolution digital format for reproduction and display.
- The Space Foundation will then maintain ownership of the digital artwork and the right to use the digital images of the artwork for display and promotion.
Here are some interesting contests students may be interested in:
www.wildlifeforever.org/contest/rules and www.celebratingart.com also, PTA Relections!! PTA.org/Relections
www.wildlifeforever.org/contest/rules and www.celebratingart.com also, PTA Relections!! PTA.org/Relections
Please read the interesting statistics below on Art Education!!
I am so sorry if you have looked at my blog and it was missing the info below...for some reason it did not post, so here it is!
I am so sorry if you have looked at my blog and it was missing the info below...for some reason it did not post, so here it is!
What we don’t see when we look at a piece of student artwork hanging on the wall:
-The thoughtful judgments made by students about qualitative relationships. Unlike
much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it is
judgment rather than rules that triumph.
-How students learn that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.
-What we don’t see are the multiple perspectives celebrated through art. One of the
biggest lessons being that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
-And - How students learn that in complex forms of problem solving purposes are
seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity.
-Yes - Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the
unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.
-What we don’t see is that the arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form nor numbers exhaust what we can know and express. The limits of language do not define the limits of student cognition.
-What we don’t see is how the arts enable all human beings to experience what we can
only experience through creative, imaginative and innovative thinking - helping students to discover the range and variety of what they are capable of feeling.
-What we don’t see is how students learn through the arts that small differences can
have large effects. The arts traffic in subtleties.
-And what we don’t see is how students learn to think through and within a material -
Because all art forms employ some means through which images become real.
-What we don’t see are the ways that the arts have affected children and youth the world over and through many generations - opening their eyes, their minds and their hearts to perspectives that complement and often range far beyond learning in other core subjects.
-Yes – the arts nurture unique ways for all of us to think and work together, try new
ideas, and assess our risks on investments. And these are the exact skills that business and workforce development leaders are calling for in graduates.
-And as we consider the tremendous challenges before us - it is vital that we invest in
models of teaching and learning that fully develop the promise of human potential
offered by our nation’s youngest citizens - The arts' position in the school curriculum
symbolizes to students what adults believe is important.
-The visual arts are all about perspective and nuance – and in a world that is
increasingly polarized, with more and more people inclined to see issues as black andwhite, it is imperative that we raise future generations to be able to see the many shades of grey. The arts and arts educators are indispensable to accomplishing this lofty and critical goal.
Deborah B. Reeve
US Department of Education Remarks
October 12, 2012
-The thoughtful judgments made by students about qualitative relationships. Unlike
much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it is
judgment rather than rules that triumph.
-How students learn that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.
-What we don’t see are the multiple perspectives celebrated through art. One of the
biggest lessons being that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
-And - How students learn that in complex forms of problem solving purposes are
seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity.
-Yes - Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the
unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.
-What we don’t see is that the arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form nor numbers exhaust what we can know and express. The limits of language do not define the limits of student cognition.
-What we don’t see is how the arts enable all human beings to experience what we can
only experience through creative, imaginative and innovative thinking - helping students to discover the range and variety of what they are capable of feeling.
-What we don’t see is how students learn through the arts that small differences can
have large effects. The arts traffic in subtleties.
-And what we don’t see is how students learn to think through and within a material -
Because all art forms employ some means through which images become real.
-What we don’t see are the ways that the arts have affected children and youth the world over and through many generations - opening their eyes, their minds and their hearts to perspectives that complement and often range far beyond learning in other core subjects.
-Yes – the arts nurture unique ways for all of us to think and work together, try new
ideas, and assess our risks on investments. And these are the exact skills that business and workforce development leaders are calling for in graduates.
-And as we consider the tremendous challenges before us - it is vital that we invest in
models of teaching and learning that fully develop the promise of human potential
offered by our nation’s youngest citizens - The arts' position in the school curriculum
symbolizes to students what adults believe is important.
-The visual arts are all about perspective and nuance – and in a world that is
increasingly polarized, with more and more people inclined to see issues as black andwhite, it is imperative that we raise future generations to be able to see the many shades of grey. The arts and arts educators are indispensable to accomplishing this lofty and critical goal.
Deborah B. Reeve
US Department of Education Remarks
October 12, 2012
Welcome back! 2013-2014
I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer. There are some great things happening at Dowell this year. Check out the PTA newsletters for all the special events! I will keep you informed about Arts Night this school year, which is in April. Check back often for updates! We are going to have creatively fun and fabulous year. Please read the interesting statistics below on Art Education!!
I am so sorry if you have looked at my blog and it was missing the info below...for some reason it did not post, so here it is!
Happy Rainy February! Please take note of all the wonderful up-coming events below!!
Coming Up at Dowell.....
PICTURE DAY Tomorrow, February 13th
IMOM February 14th from 7:15am to 8:00am
STUDENT HOLIDAY / TEACHER FURLOW DAY March 15th
TASTE OF DOWELL
February 21st from 6pm to 7:30pm
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR March 1st - 8th from 7:15am to 3pm with extended hours on the 5th and 6th until 6pm.
SPLOST / PTA MTG / ART NIGHT March 14th from 5pm to 7pm
PICTURE DAY Tomorrow, February 13th
IMOM February 14th from 7:15am to 8:00am
STUDENT HOLIDAY / TEACHER FURLOW DAY March 15th
TASTE OF DOWELL
February 21st from 6pm to 7:30pm
SCHOLASTIC BOOKFAIR March 1st - 8th from 7:15am to 3pm with extended hours on the 5th and 6th until 6pm.
SPLOST / PTA MTG / ART NIGHT March 14th from 5pm to 7pm
I hope everyone is having a nice January! We are well on our way in preparing for Dowell's Art Show in March! All art work must be completed 3 weeks before our show on the 14th. I am very excited for you to see all the wonderful projects that we have been working on. 5th graders are in the process of painting wonderful sunflowers with tempera. 4th grade is finishing up "western landscapes" and soon will begin oil pastel folk art landscapes for Arts Night. 3rd grade is currently working on "owls" with color pencils and gel markers. 2nd grade is just about finished with beautiful red cardinals in the snow. 1st graders are learning about a Pop artist who loves to paint "hearts", we will be painting them also! And last, but, not least K has been finishing up a self-portrait and soon will begin a cut paper owl with "special" printed wings! Mark your calendars for March 14th! Also please see the info below for Cosmic Bowling.
Cosmic Bowling Cosmic bowling night will be THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th. Bring your family and friends for a night of fun, food, and bowling!!! 5:30-8:00 pm When you aren’t bowling, you may purchase concessions in the cafeteria. Tickets may be purchased for 50 cents and used to buy pizza (3 tickets), cotton candy, popcorn, and drinks (1 ticket each). It’s only $1 per bowler! If you would like to guarantee yourself a lane, be sure to preorder your tickets and return your form. Please make checks payable to Dowell Elementary. Session preferences will be assigned on a first come first serve basis, so get your order in fast! Walk up bowling will also be available on the night of the event and will be available at 5:30 or until all lanes are filled. *Be sure to arrive on time as to not miss your session. If you are not on time, your place may be given away. Please remember all children must be accompanied by an adult. It’s going to be a great night! We hope to see you there!