Here we are at the nearing the end of another school year. Each year goes faster and faster. As students are winding up the year I just want to say what a great year we have had and I will miss the students over the summer. I am already planning new projects for the upcoming year. Over the summer, I encourage you to include art in your summer activities. Here are a few suggestions of summertime art:
1. While planning your vacations, look up art museums or galleries that near your vacation destinations.
2. Not leaving the area, try a staycation and go to the Nelson Atkins museum, see the Monet Waterlilies.
3. Go to a ceramic shop and make a family project.
4. Mahoney State Park in Nebraska is a great place to camp and they have an awesome craft lodge to make ceramic, wood and leather projects
5. Checkout Parents Magazine for some great local art daycamps.
6. The Nelson Atkins Museum offers kids workshops in painting, printmaking and sculpture.
7. Go to the Lake and make sandcastles!
8. Make hair braids and friendship bracelets.
9. ExploreHallmark Cards Visitor Center and Kaleidoscope.
10. When its hot outside, cool down with some indoor arts and craft projects.
As for what is going on in classes, 5th graders are currently working on creating idioms in clay. They have been very creative in the process. This coinsides with the Surrealism unit. We talked about the art of Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. We have also started American Regionalism and America's most famous painting American Gothic by Grant Wood. Students will be drawing parodies inspired by this famous painting.
6th Grade All year students are making large Chinese parade dragons. They are turning out amazing! We plan to have them completed to share for the musical intermissions.
6th Grade Rotation students have also been working on Chinese art. They learned about Chinese brushpainting and made bookmarkers as well. They will also make a Chinese lucky cat out of clay too.
Enjoy this last month of school and have a wonderful summer.
Mrs. Reynolds
