Grade 4

Students in grade 4 will be learning about pattern in a different culture. They will look at Ndebele Dolls from South Africa. You can view the powerpoint that introduces them by clicking on the link below

http://cce.leesummit.k12.mo.us/lwelling/power%20points.htm

Students will begin the year with a study of the art element of LINE during September. Stay tuned to see some awesome artwork in the coming weeks.





















Check out the pictures of the examples of the angry birds the students got to make. Go to the home page to see them.







Comments about Art by 4G...
Johna- I like the big weaving that we did.

Carolina I liked the weaving and flip flops! :)

Khyati-  I liked making the people and decorating them to put up

Matilda- the weaving was my favorite and i liked the pumpkins-it made me feel like a real artist.


Comments from 4H...
Ishaan- I  liked the opart and the pumpkin.
Sophia- The weaving was super fun i ended up making three.
Megha- I loved the weaving and the opart because it was so much fun.
penelope- i liked doing the flip flops  and i  can not wait for angry bird week!
Snigdha- I loved the weaving and the flip flops!
Fiona- I don't know what my favorite was everything was so much fun !!
Danielle-I loved the flip flops and weaving

ANGRY BIRDS WEEK COMING TO THE MAY WATTS ARTROOM
May 21-25

Classes who have earned points for good work and behaviour will be enjoying some 3d/form lessons creating some of the angry birds. We will be using craft foam scraps, paper towel rolls, clay, balloons, etc. to create some of those birds. Students will learn to create these figures in various types of 3d sculptures. A lot of fun taking a 2d picture and turning it into a 3d form.


We are springing into the art element of FORM for the next couple of weeks. All classes will be making shoes as their 3d form lesson.  Fourth grade used craft foam to create these fabulous flip flops and sandals.

During the month of October/November, the students will be studying SHAPE. The students learned about organic and geometric shapes. They made a symmetrical design of fall leaves (organic shapes). They painted rubber stamps of various leaves with metallic paint. Then printed the leaf shape on paper.   The first week of November, they will learn about Cubism and the artist Pablo Picasso.

 

This is our final project on our line unit.  Students used Model Magic Clay and make the base of their sculpture.  They took pipecleaners and did a variety of line types with them.  They were encouraged to repeat some of those lines. 

During the month of September, the students will be studying LINE. To create these OPTICAL ART pictures, they needed 1. horizontal, vertical and wavy lines. 2. Repetition of those lines 3. neatly colored in an AB pattern.  A dark color with a light color to create contrast.  This is work from 4c the students who sit at yellow table.

 




Aug.22-26th

For the first week of Art, all students designed a paper graphic t-shirt.  They drew examples of our cool tools, that we use weekly,  from our school wide PBIS program.

http://www.pbis.org/   for more info.


Posted below are some t-shirt designs by 4H.  All students t-shirts will eventually  be displayed during the year on the office hallway bulletin board, as their class earns their gold tickets for the week.

Feb. 20th - Here is a sampling of the wonderful artwork the students did.

Feb. 7-11


Students will be working on a picture for the school's Square Art Fundraiser.







ART CLASSES 2ND QUARTER   –PICASSO & MATTISE UNIT

Packets of student work will go home the week of Dec. 13th

This past quarter all the students have been learning about the artists Henri Mattise and Pablo Picasso.  They watched a video of a reading of the book “When Pigasso met Mootise.” Then we did some online activities as a class.  (All of this and LOTS more) is available on my blog 

Go back to the home page to view the links. 

Each grade level did different lessons on these artists.   Please take time to share this packet with your child and talk about it.  You may want to hang up some of the pictures, get them framed, and send or give them to other relatives. 

Ms. Sue Hemmens—

May Watts Art Teacher for 22 years

MATISSE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

· Student  cut out an interesting black frame area

· Student made a symmetrical or asymmetrical design

·  with organic shapes using tissue paper

· All the pieces of tissue are glued down firmly

· Student created a Matisse style design

MATTISE FACE

· Student drew a realistic face

· Student drew facial features (eyes, etc) in correct place

· Student painted neatly

· Student painted with colors in the style of Matisse

PICASSO CUBISM PICTURE—3 musicians

· Student made a musician Picasso style

· Student used geometric shapes and a variety of papers

· Musician stays glued together

· Student includes their musician in the group picture

· Group decorated black paper

·  

 EVALUATIONS OF ART WORK GRADE 5

Characteristics of the fifth grade child in Art..

• love being designers-doing an actual assignment to design clothing, furniture, a house, etc.
• interested in learning new tools and techniques; capable of working with almost any material
• some lose confidence in their artistic ability because their drawings are not "real" enough or thik their classmates projects are better
• giftedness in art becomes more apparent at this age when children who love art and will devote long hours to doing it
• able to concentrate for much longer periods of time

April - Papier Mache Bugs

Blowing up balloons and goopy paste....what more could a fourth grader want?  Students worked with a partner and covered their balloon with paper toweling and papier mache paste.  When they return after spring break,  we will pop the balloons and cut them in half.  Students will then add wings, etc. and cover their bug with tissue paper.  What kind of bugs will they create?  

Here are some of the wonderful pictures the kids did for the Square 1 Art Project.  I even used the new document camera to take the pictures.

Feb. 7-11

Students will be working on a picture for the school's Square Art Fundraiser.


ART CLASSES 2ND QUARTER   –PICASSO & MATTISE UNIT
Packets of work sent homethe week of Dec.. 13th.  This past quarter all the students have been learning about the artists Henri Mattise and Pablo Picasso.  They watched a video of a reading of the book “When Pigasso met Mootise.” Then we did some online activities as a class.  (All of this and LOTS more) is available on my blog.  Go back to the HOME page for more.

Each grade level did different lessons on these artists.  Please take time to share this packet with your child and talk about it.  You may want to hang up some of the pictures, get them framed, and send or give them to other relatives.  Enjoy

EVALUATIONS OF ART WORK GRADE 4

MATISSE FACE

· Student drew a realistic face with features in the right place

· Student made a variety of patterns surrounding the face

· Student colored the picture neatly  and with a variety of colors

MATTISE PARTNER CUTOUT PICTURE

· Student worked equally with their partner

· Student used only organic shapes

· Student  had  a theme in mind (ex. Under the sea)

· All shapes stayed glue down

 PICASSO CUBISM PICTURE

· Student made three different shapes for faces

· Student made a front and side view on each

· Student made features  and their placement in the style

       of Picasso

· Student colored heavily and neatly

Characterisitcs of the fourth grade child in Art..

• are developing a sense of humor, love comics and cartoon characters
• can develop feelings of inferiority about their lack of ability to draw what they see.
• compare their work to that of their peers
• open to viewing different art styles and do not yet judge if something is good or bad

For the first week of Art, all students designed a paper graphic t-shirt.  They drew examples of our cool tools, that we use weekly,  from our school wide PBIS program.

http://www.pbis.org/   for more info.


Posted below are some t-shirt designs by 4H.  All students t-shirts will eventually  be displayed during the year on the office hallway bulletin board, as their class earns their gold tickets for the week.









Feb. 20th - Here is a sampling of the wonderful artwork the students did.

Feb. 7-11


Students will be working on a picture for the school's Square Art Fundraiser.







ART CLASSES 2ND QUARTER   –PICASSO & MATTISE UNIT

Packets of student work will go home the week of Dec. 13th

This past quarter all the students have been learning about the artists Henri Mattise and Pablo Picasso.  They watched a video of a reading of the book “When Pigasso met Mootise.” Then we did some online activities as a class.  (All of this and LOTS more) is available on my blog 

Go back to the home page to view the links. 

Each grade level did different lessons on these artists.   Please take time to share this packet with your child and talk about it.  You may want to hang up some of the pictures, get them framed, and send or give them to other relatives. 

Ms. Sue Hemmens—

May Watts Art Teacher for 22 years

MATISSE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

· Student  cut out an interesting black frame area

· Student made a symmetrical or asymmetrical design

·  with organic shapes using tissue paper

· All the pieces of tissue are glued down firmly

· Student created a Matisse style design

MATTISE FACE

· Student drew a realistic face

· Student drew facial features (eyes, etc) in correct place

· Student painted neatly

· Student painted with colors in the style of Matisse

PICASSO CUBISM PICTURE—3 musicians

· Student made a musician Picasso style

· Student used geometric shapes and a variety of papers

· Musician stays glued together

· Student includes their musician in the group picture

· Group decorated black paper

·  

 EVALUATIONS OF ART WORK GRADE 5

Characteristics of the fifth grade child in Art..

• love being designers-doing an actual assignment to design clothing, furniture, a house, etc.
• interested in learning new tools and techniques; capable of working with almost any material
• some lose confidence in their artistic ability because their drawings are not "real" enough or thik their classmates projects are better
• giftedness in art becomes more apparent at this age when children who love art and will devote long hours to doing it
• able to concentrate for much longer periods of time