One of my students showed me her new shirt one day last year that said "Art is my favorite class to Draw and Paint." I told her how cute it was and took a picture of her wearing it. She wore it almost every week to art class and I loved it! During sneak peak this year I asked her why she wasn't wearing my favorite shirt and her mom said she had outgrown it. I asked if I could have it to make a pillow out of it and she perked right up and told me that she was taking sewing classes and that she would make it for me. Well here it is! And it is SO special to me! She has a new shirt for this year's art class and I have already taken a picture of that one too! I MUSTACHE you a question.... Welcome to our art studio! I'm excited to share with you all the wonderful things that happen here in my little part of the world. Please take a look around...on the Tour page you can see a "tour" of my classroom. This year I have a "I MUSTACHE you a question" theme. There are mustaches every where! The bulletin board has pictures of artists with mustaches asking questions about art. I even have a sign that says "Please raise your hand if you mustache a question." And I have had a student raise her hand and say "Mrs. Avery, I mustache you a question, but I will SHAVE it for later". I also put on my glasses that have a mustache attached when we review the essential questions in our lessons. So far we are having a great time with it! As you can see, I have set up Art Galleries for each grade level K-5. If you click on the pages you can see what we are up to right now. Check back often! I have also set up a page that clearly states the standards for elementary art in our district. And lastly, I am working on moving the Mustang Museum over to this site so everything is in one place. You can follow this link www.mustangmuseum.shutterfly.com to see the other website until I can get it all sorted out. The Positively Perfect Purple Pencil...THE Pencil... ...is awarded every week to the best art class. Classes compete throughout the week by...listening and following directions, being the SMARTEST artists, and cleaning up and leaving the classroom ready for the next class. I have a team of 5th graders that deliver the pencil each Friday right after the winning class is announced. Not too long ago I ran into a former student that is about to graduate from college, and his first question was "Do you still have the pencil?" The pencil celebrated it's 17th birthday in August! I made it out of a carpet tube and each year it undergoes a face lift. It's 12 feet long and it takes two students to carry it. And in case you're wondering...NO it does not write :) |
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August 2016
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