Our Pre-K class students have been practicing painting skills with watercolor. We looked at the color wheel to identify which colors are next to each other. Hmmm, how is that like a rainbow? Our rainbow was a falling rainbow over drawings including rain drops, animals, and scribbles.
Grade 5/6 students are building 3-D mask forms using cardboard, paper tubes, newspaper, and cereal boxes. Building basic geometric forms such as a cone, cylinder, rectangle, etc and then shaping the form further they attach these to the cardboard surface of the mask. With each class period students are more comfortable with their new found skills in construction. Follow future blog posts to see our next steps. Art Grant The art department has received a grant from the Vermont Watercolor Society’s Out Reach Program “I CAN PAINT EDUCATION FUND.” This program donates artist grade supplies to public school children between the grades 3 through 12 by classroom on a first com first serve basis. Peacham School will receive 12 kits containing 10 colors of paint, a palette, 4 brushes, a spray bottle, pencil, kneaded eraser and pad of 140 lb paper. Artist grade materials are a joy to work with and I’m sure students will enjoy the privilege of working with these new supplies. Students will keep their kits with the hope they will continue to work further with watercolor painting at home. One group will be the given the kits, learning watercolor techniques, skills, and color theory over a 4-6 week period. Follow our work sessions and progress on this art room blog! |
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