A GARDEN OF ART with Ms. Hemmens: 9/30/12

May Watts Art Program

My name is Ms. Sue Hemmens and I am the art teacher here at May Watts. This will hopefully explain what your child does in Art Class. I feel it is an important part of your child's education. I incorporate the State and National Standards for Art Education in the lessons. In elementary school, we concentrate heavily on the Elements and Principles of Design. We also learn various techniques and work on fine motor skills while working on our projects. Concepts build upon each other as students progress through each grade level. In the upper
grades, the techniques and processes become more difficult and we work on our projects in more depth. For third through fifth graders, writing and self-assessment are integral parts of the learning process as the students reflect and evaluate each finished project.

I always stress to Do their personal Best. They know they do not have to be perfect or worry that their art isn't acceptable.

Artwork will go home at the end of each Unit/month. You will receive all the work that the child has done. The first month we concentrate on the element of LINE. So at the end of Sept. (approximately) they will bring all their work. (Unless it is hanging on a bulletin board, the child was absent, or I have kept the work for the Fine Arts Festival in May)

The Elements of Art are LINE, SHAPE, PATTERN, TEXTURE, COLOR, VALUE, SPACE, and FORM. These are the things that artists use to create Art. Principles of Design are : Movement, balance, emphasis, rhythm, contrast, proportion, and unity.

Thank you for taking time to read this, feel free to email me with any questions or comments.

I hope your student has a good year in ART class.

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